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Xeon W3520 vs Core i5-1235U


Description
The W3520 is based on Nehalem architecture while the i5-1235U is based on Alder Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the W3520 gets a score of 73.2 k points while the i5-1235U gets 288.4 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-1235U is 3.9 times faster than the W3520 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
106a5
906a4
Core
Nehalem-WS
Alder Lake-U
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.667 GHz
3.3 GHz
Boost frecuency
2.933 GHz
4.4 GHz
Socket
LGA 1366
BGA 1700
Cores/Threads
4 /8
10/12
TDP
130 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+x4x32 kB
2x32/8x64+2x48/8x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
1x1280+4x2048 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
12288 kB
Date
March 2009
April 2022
Mean monothread perf.
17.96k points
81.64k points
Mean multithread perf.
73.16k points
297.46k points

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
W3520
i5-1235U
Test#1 (Integers)
7.35k
23.53k (x3.2)
Test#2 (FP)
4.89k
23.51k (x4.8)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.9k
14.71k (x5.07)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.82k
13.24k (x4.7)
TOTAL
17.96k
74.99k (x4.18)

Multithread

W3520

i5-1235U
Test#1 (Integers)
29.69k
106.07k (x3.57)
Test#2 (FP)
22.26k
115.88k (x5.2)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
14.91k
60.53k (x4.06)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.29k
5.88k (x0.93)
TOTAL
73.16k
288.36k (x3.94)

Performance/W
W3520
i5-1235U
Test#1 (Integers)
228 points/W
7072 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
171 points/W
7725 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
115 points/W
4035 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
48 points/W
392 points/W
TOTAL
563 points/W
19224 points/W

Performance/GHz
W3520
i5-1235U
Test#1 (Integers)
2506 points/GHz
5347 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1669 points/GHz
5344 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
989 points/GHz
3344 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
960 points/GHz
3009 points/GHz
TOTAL
6123 points/GHz
17044 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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