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Pentium 4 HT 531 vs Xeon E5502


Description
The 531 is based on NetBurst architecture while the E5502 is based on Nehalem.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 531 gets a score of 8.9 k points while the E5502 gets 22.3 k points.

Summarizing, the E5502 is 2.5 times faster than the 531. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
f41
106a5
Core
Prescott
Gainestown
Architecture
Base frecuency
3 GHz
1.867 GHz
Socket
LGA 775
LGA 1366
Cores/Threads
1/2
2 /2
TDP
84 W
80 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8+8 kB
64 kB
Cache L2
1024 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
0 kB
4096 kB
Date
2004
March 2009
Mean monothread perf.
7.95k points
11.3k points
Mean multithread perf.
8.95k points
22.28k 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
531
E5502
Test#1 (Integers)
2.1k
4.76k (x2.26)
Test#2 (FP)
3.33k
3.15k (x0.94)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1.6k
1.94k (x1.21)
Test#1 (Memory)
0.91k
1.45k (x1.59)
TOTAL
7.95k
11.3k (x1.42)

Multithread

531

E5502
Test#1 (Integers)
1.89k
9.48k (x5.01)
Test#2 (FP)
4.23k
6.3k (x1.49)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1.93k
3.86k (x2)
Test#1 (Memory)
0.89k
2.64k (x2.96)
TOTAL
8.95k
22.28k (x2.49)

Performance/W
531
E5502
Test#1 (Integers)
23 points/W
118 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
50 points/W
79 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
23 points/W
48 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
11 points/W
33 points/W
TOTAL
106 points/W
278 points/W

Performance/GHz
531
E5502
Test#1 (Integers)
701 points/GHz
2549 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1111 points/GHz
1685 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
534 points/GHz
1038 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
305 points/GHz
779 points/GHz
TOTAL
2650 points/GHz
6051 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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