Xeon E5506 vs Core i7-8550U
Description
The E5506 is based on Nehalem architecture while the i7-8550U is based on Kaby Lake.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the E5506 gets a score of 90.4 k points while the i7-8550U gets 127.9 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-8550U is 1.4 times faster than the E5506 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the E5506 gets a score of 90.4 k points while the i7-8550U gets 127.9 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-8550U 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
806ea
Core
Gainestown
Kaby Lake-R
Base frecuency
2.133 GHz
1.8 GHz
Boost frecuency
2.133 GHz
4 GHz
Socket
LGA 1366
BGA1356
Cores/Threads
4 /4
4/8
TDP
80 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
64 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
4096 kB
8192 kB
Date
March 2009
August 2017
Mean monothread perf.
9.97k points
64.2k points
Mean multithread perf.
90.45k points
166.12k 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
i7-8550U
Test#1 (Integers)
1.21k
3.91k (x3.24)
Test#2 (FP)
2.75k
15.98k (x5.8)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1.94k
5.11k (x2.63)
Test#1 (Memory)
0.78k
11.05k (x14.15)
TOTAL
6.68k
36.05k (x5.4)
Multithread
E5506
i7-8550U
Test#1 (Integers)
12.25k
11.76k (x0.96)
Test#2 (FP)
25.55k
50.15k (x1.96)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
17.1k
16.76k (x0.98)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.01k
4.17k (x0.83)
TOTAL
59.9k
82.84k (x1.38)
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
i7-8550U
Test#1 (Integers)
4.48k
12.93k (x2.89)
Test#2 (FP)
2.99k
20.59k (x6.88)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1.81k
5.41k (x2.99)
Test#1 (Memory)
0.69k
10.48k (x15.13)
TOTAL
9.97k
49.41k (x4.95)
Multithread
E5506
i7-8550U
Test#1 (Integers)
41k
41.11k (x1)
Test#2 (FP)
28.17k
65.04k (x2.31)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
17.4k
17.53k (x1.01)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.88k
4.22k (x1.09)
TOTAL
90.45k
127.9k (x1.41)
Performance/W
E5506
i7-8550U
Test#1 (Integers)
513 points/W
2741 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
352 points/W
4336 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
217 points/W
1169 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
48 points/W
281 points/W
TOTAL
1131 points/W
8527 points/W
Performance/GHz
E5506
i7-8550U
Test#1 (Integers)
2099 points/GHz
3232 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1404 points/GHz
5147 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
847 points/GHz
1353 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
325 points/GHz
2620 points/GHz
TOTAL
4675 points/GHz
12351 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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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