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Xeon E5506 vs Ryzen 5 3500U


Description
The E5506 is based on Nehalem architecture while the 3500U is based on Zen+.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the E5506 gets a score of 90.4 k points while the 3500U gets 149.2 k points.

Summarizing, the 3500U is 1.7 times faster than the E5506 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
106a5
810f81
Core
Gainestown
Picasso
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.133 GHz
2.1 GHz
Boost frecuency
2.133 GHz
3.7 GHz
Socket
LGA 1366
BGA-FP5
Cores/Threads
4 /4
4/8
TDP
80 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
64 kB
4x64+6x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
4x512 kB
Cache L3
4096 kB
4096 kB
Date
March 2009
January 2019
Mean monothread perf.
9.97k points
36.64k points
Mean multithread perf.
90.45k points
140.97k 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
E5506
3500U
Test#1 (Integers)
1.21k
3.24k (x2.69)
Test#2 (FP)
2.75k
13.16k (x4.78)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1.94k
4.41k (x2.27)
Test#1 (Memory)
0.78k
3.32k (x4.25)
TOTAL
6.68k
24.12k (x3.61)

Multithread

E5506

3500U
Test#1 (Integers)
12.25k
12.95k (x1.06)
Test#2 (FP)
25.55k
57.84k (x2.26)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
17.1k
21.05k (x1.23)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.01k
3.51k (x0.7)
TOTAL
59.9k
95.36k (x1.59)

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
E5506
3500U
Test#1 (Integers)
4.48k
11.98k (x2.68)
Test#2 (FP)
2.99k
15.85k (x5.29)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1.81k
4.53k (x2.51)
Test#1 (Memory)
0.69k
3.29k (x4.75)
TOTAL
9.97k
35.65k (x3.57)

Multithread

E5506

3500U
Test#1 (Integers)
41k
48.28k (x1.18)
Test#2 (FP)
28.17k
74.19k (x2.63)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
17.4k
23.29k (x1.34)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.88k
3.47k (x0.89)
TOTAL
90.45k
149.23k (x1.65)

Performance/W
E5506
3500U
Test#1 (Integers)
513 points/W
3219 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
352 points/W
4946 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
217 points/W
1553 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
48 points/W
231 points/W
TOTAL
1131 points/W
9949 points/W

Performance/GHz
E5506
3500U
Test#1 (Integers)
2099 points/GHz
3238 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1404 points/GHz
4283 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
847 points/GHz
1224 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
325 points/GHz
890 points/GHz
TOTAL
4675 points/GHz
9634 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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