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Xeon E5506 vs Core i5-6500


Description
The E5506 is based on Nehalem architecture while the i5-6500 is based on Skylake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the E5506 gets a score of 59.9 k points while the i5-6500 gets 85 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-6500 is 1.4 times faster than the E5506 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
106a5
506e3
Core
Gainestown
Skylake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.133 GHz
3.2 GHz
Boost frecuency
2.133 GHz
3.6 GHz
Socket
LGA 1366
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
4 /4
4/4
TDP
80 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
64 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
4096 kB
6144 kB
Date
March 2009
September 2015
Mean monothread perf.
9.97k points
53.7k points
Mean multithread perf.
90.45k points
179.44k 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
i5-6500
Test#1 (Integers)
1.21k
3.46k (x2.87)
Test#2 (FP)
2.75k
14.61k (x5.3)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1.94k
4.66k (x2.4)
Test#1 (Memory)
0.78k
6.99k (x8.96)
TOTAL
6.68k
29.71k (x4.45)

Multithread

E5506

i5-6500
Test#1 (Integers)
12.25k
12.52k (x1.02)
Test#2 (FP)
25.55k
51.13k (x2)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
17.1k
17.41k (x1.02)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.01k
3.9k (x0.78)
TOTAL
59.9k
84.96k (x1.42)

Performance/W
E5506
i5-6500
Test#1 (Integers)
153 points/W
193 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
319 points/W
787 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
214 points/W
268 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
63 points/W
60 points/W
TOTAL
749 points/W
1307 points/W

Performance/GHz
E5506
i5-6500
Test#1 (Integers)
565 points/GHz
960 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1291 points/GHz
4057 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
910 points/GHz
1294 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
366 points/GHz
1942 points/GHz
TOTAL
3132 points/GHz
8253 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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