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Xeon E5645 vs W3550


Description
The E5645 is based on Westmere architecture while the W3550 is based on .

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the E5645 gets a score of 77 k points while the W3550 gets 73.2 k points.

Summarizing, the E5645 is 1.1 times faster than the W3550 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
206c2
106a5
Core
Westmere-EP
Bloomfield
Architecture
Westmere
Base frecuency
2.4 GHz
3.066 GHz
Boost frecuency
2.8 GHz
3.333 GHz
Socket
LGA 1366
LGA 1366
Cores/Threads
6 /6
4 /4
TDP
80 W
130 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
64 kB
64 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
12288 kB
8192 kB
Date
March 2010
August 2009
Mean monothread perf.
15.64k points
20.24k points
Mean multithread perf.
76.96k points
73.21k 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
E5645
W3550
Test#1 (Integers)
1.78k
2.3k (x1.29)
Test#2 (FP)
3.91k
5.21k (x1.33)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.52k
3.31k (x1.31)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.42k
3.09k (x1.28)
TOTAL
10.64k
13.92k (x1.31)

Multithread

E5645

W3550
Test#1 (Integers)
9.67k
8.75k (x0.9)
Test#2 (FP)
22.92k
19.8k (x0.86)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
14.31k
12.38k (x0.86)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.81k
6.17k (x1.62)
TOTAL
50.7k
47.09k (x0.93)

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
E5645
W3550
Test#1 (Integers)
6.47k
8.34k (x1.29)
Test#2 (FP)
4.4k
5.56k (x1.26)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.43k
3.26k (x1.34)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.33k
3.08k (x1.32)
TOTAL
15.64k
20.24k (x1.29)

Multithread

E5645

W3550
Test#1 (Integers)
34.43k
32.5k (x0.94)
Test#2 (FP)
24.23k
21.59k (x0.89)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
14.48k
12.85k (x0.89)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.81k
6.27k (x1.65)
TOTAL
76.96k
73.21k (x0.95)

Performance/W
E5645
W3550
Test#1 (Integers)
430 points/W
250 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
303 points/W
166 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
181 points/W
99 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
48 points/W
48 points/W
TOTAL
962 points/W
563 points/W

Performance/GHz
E5645
W3550
Test#1 (Integers)
2311 points/GHz
2502 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1573 points/GHz
1669 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
867 points/GHz
978 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
833 points/GHz
925 points/GHz
TOTAL
5584 points/GHz
6073 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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