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Pentium D 950 vs Xeon E5504


Description
The 950 is based on NetBurst architecture while the E5504 is based on Nehalem.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 950 gets a score of 7.3 k points while the E5504 gets 42 k points.

Summarizing, the E5504 is 5.8 times faster than the 950. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
f64
106a5
Core
Presler
Gainestown
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.4 GHz
2 GHz
Socket
LGA 775
LGA 1366
Cores/Threads
2/2
4 /4
TDP
130 W
80 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
16+8 kB
64 kB
Cache L2
4096 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
0 kB
4096 kB
Date
January 2006
March 2009
Mean monothread perf.
8.73k points
10.92k points
Mean multithread perf.
7.34k 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
950
E5504
Test#1 (Integers)
2.36k
4.57k (x1.94)
Test#2 (FP)
3.74k
3.07k (x0.82)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1.76k
1.85k (x1.05)
Test#1 (Memory)
0.86k
1.43k (x1.66)
TOTAL
8.73k
10.92k (x1.25)

Multithread

950

E5504
Test#1 (Integers)
4.34k
19.07k (x4.4)
Test#2 (FP)
1.91k
12.52k (x6.57)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
0.75k
7.97k (x10.6)
Test#1 (Memory)
0.35k
2.39k (x6.87)
TOTAL
7.34k
41.95k (x5.71)

Performance/W
950
E5504
Test#1 (Integers)
33 points/W
238 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
15 points/W
157 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6 points/W
100 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
3 points/W
30 points/W
TOTAL
56 points/W
524 points/W

Performance/GHz
950
E5504
Test#1 (Integers)
695 points/GHz
2287 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1101 points/GHz
1535 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
518 points/GHz
926 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
253 points/GHz
713 points/GHz
TOTAL
2567 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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