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Core 2 Quad Q9550 vs Xeon E5504


Description
The Q9550 is based on Core architecture while the E5504 is based on Nehalem.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the Q9550 gets a score of 49 k points while the E5504 gets 42 k points.

Summarizing, the Q9550 is 1.2 times faster than the E5504 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
1067a
106a5
Core
Yorkfield
Gainestown
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.833 GHz
2 GHz
Socket
LGA 775
LGA 1366
Cores/Threads
4/4
4 /4
TDP
95 W
80 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
128+128 kB
64 kB
Cache L2
12288 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
0 kB
4096 kB
Date
March 2008
March 2009
Mean monothread perf.
17.29k points
10.92k points
Mean multithread perf.
48.98k points
41.95k points

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
E5504
Test#1 (Integers)
3.28k
4.57k (x1.39)
Test#2 (FP)
7.28k
3.07k (x0.42)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.83k
1.85k (x0.65)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.9k
1.43k (x0.37)
TOTAL
17.29k
10.92k (x0.63)

Multithread

Q9550

E5504
Test#1 (Integers)
11.72k
19.07k (x1.63)
Test#2 (FP)
24.91k
12.52k (x0.5)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
9.77k
7.97k (x0.82)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.57k
2.39k (x0.93)
TOTAL
48.98k
41.95k (x0.86)

Performance/W
Q9550
E5504
Test#1 (Integers)
123 points/W
238 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
262 points/W
157 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
103 points/W
100 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
27 points/W
30 points/W
TOTAL
516 points/W
524 points/W

Performance/GHz
Q9550
E5504
Test#1 (Integers)
1159 points/GHz
2287 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2568 points/GHz
1535 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1001 points/GHz
926 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1375 points/GHz
713 points/GHz
TOTAL
6103 points/GHz
5460 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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