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Core 2 Quad Q9550 vs Core i5-4570


Description
The Q9550 is based on Core architecture while the i5-4570 is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the Q9550 gets a score of 49 k points while the i5-4570 gets 120.7 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-4570 is 2.5 times faster than the Q9550 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
1067a
306c3
Core
Yorkfield
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.833 GHz
3.2 GHz
Boost frecuency
2.833 GHz
3.6 GHz
Socket
LGA 775
LGA 1150
Cores/Threads
4/4
4/4
TDP
95 W
84 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
128+128 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
12288 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
0 kB
6144 kB
Date
March 2008
September 2013
Mean monothread perf.
17.29k points
43.56k points
Mean multithread perf.
48.98k points
161.61k points

Non-optimized benchmark
The benchmark in Mode 0 (FPU) measures cpu performance with non-optimized software. It uses the basic µinstructions from the i386 architecture with the i387 floating point unit. This mode is compatible with all CPUs so it's practical to compare very different CPUs
Monothread
Q9550
i5-4570
Test#1 (Integers)
2.6k
4.16k (x1.6)
Test#2 (FP)
6.67k
10.33k (x1.55)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.72k
4.74k (x1.74)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.43k
4.33k (x0.98)
TOTAL
16.42k
23.56k (x1.43)

Multithread

Q9550

i5-4570
Test#1 (Integers)
9.92k
16.5k (x1.66)
Test#2 (FP)
25.37k
41.12k (x1.62)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
10.31k
18.71k (x1.81)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.37k
7.43k (x2.21)
TOTAL
48.96k
83.76k (x1.71)

SSE3 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode I (SSE) is optimized for the use of SIMD instructions with 128 bits register and the SSE set up to version 3. Nearly every modern CPU has support for this mode.
Monothread
Q9550
i5-4570
Test#1 (Integers)
3.28k
12.82k (x3.91)
Test#2 (FP)
7.28k
11.4k (x1.57)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.83k
5.03k (x1.78)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.9k
4.27k (x1.1)
TOTAL
17.29k
33.53k (x1.94)

Multithread

Q9550

i5-4570
Test#1 (Integers)
11.72k
50.8k (x4.33)
Test#2 (FP)
24.91k
45.22k (x1.81)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
9.77k
19.84k (x2.03)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.57k
4.85k (x1.88)
TOTAL
48.98k
120.71k (x2.46)

Performance/W
Q9550
i5-4570
Test#1 (Integers)
123 points/W
605 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
262 points/W
538 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
103 points/W
236 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
27 points/W
58 points/W
TOTAL
516 points/W
1437 points/W

Performance/GHz
Q9550
i5-4570
Test#1 (Integers)
1159 points/GHz
3562 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2568 points/GHz
3166 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1001 points/GHz
1398 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1375 points/GHz
1186 points/GHz
TOTAL
6103 points/GHz
9313 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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