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Xeon E3-1220 v3 vs Core 2 Quad Q9550


Description
The E3-1220 v3 is based on Haswell architecture while the Q9550 is based on Core.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the E3-1220 v3 gets a score of 76.1 k points while the Q9550 gets 49 k points.

Summarizing, the E3-1220 v3 is 1.6 times faster than the Q9550 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306c3
1067a
Core
Haswell-WS
Yorkfield
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.1 GHz
2.833 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.5 GHz
2.833 GHz
Socket
LGA 1150
LGA 775
Cores/Threads
4 /4
4/4
TDP
80 W
95 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
64 kB
128+128 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
12288 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
0 kB
Date
June 2013
March 2008
Mean monothread perf.
39.16k points
17.29k points
Mean multithread perf.
140.76k points
48.98k 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
E3-1220 v3
Q9550
Test#1 (Integers)
3.45k
2.6k (x0.75)
Test#2 (FP)
9.96k
6.67k (x0.67)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.26k
2.72k (x0.64)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.27k
4.43k (x1.04)
TOTAL
21.94k
16.42k (x0.75)

Multithread

E3-1220 v3

Q9550
Test#1 (Integers)
14.01k
9.92k (x0.71)
Test#2 (FP)
37.68k
25.37k (x0.67)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
17.05k
10.31k (x0.6)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.35k
3.37k (x0.46)
TOTAL
76.09k
48.96k (x0.64)

Performance/W
E3-1220 v3
Q9550
Test#1 (Integers)
175 points/W
104 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
471 points/W
267 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
213 points/W
109 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
92 points/W
35 points/W
TOTAL
951 points/W
515 points/W

Performance/GHz
E3-1220 v3
Q9550
Test#1 (Integers)
985 points/GHz
917 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2845 points/GHz
2356 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1217 points/GHz
959 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1220 points/GHz
1565 points/GHz
TOTAL
6268 points/GHz
5797 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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