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Xeon W3520 vs E3-1230 v5


Description
The W3520 is based on Nehalem architecture while the E3-1230 v5 is based on Skylake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the W3520 gets a score of 73.2 k points while the E3-1230 v5 gets 37.9 k points.

Summarizing, the W3520 is 1.9 times faster than the E3-1230 v5. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
106a5
506e3
Core
Nehalem-WS
Skylake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.667 GHz
3.4 GHz
Boost frecuency
2.933 GHz
3.8 GHz
Socket
LGA 1366
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
4 /8
4/8
TDP
130 W
80 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+x4x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
8192 kB
Date
March 2009
October 2015
Mean monothread perf.
17.96k points
9.52k points
Mean multithread perf.
73.16k points
37.88k 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
E3-1230 v5
Test#1 (Integers)
7.35k
2.59k (x0.35)
Test#2 (FP)
4.89k
3.94k (x0.8)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.9k
1k (x0.34)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.82k
2k (x0.71)
TOTAL
17.96k
9.52k (x0.53)

Multithread

W3520

E3-1230 v5
Test#1 (Integers)
29.69k
10.4k (x0.35)
Test#2 (FP)
22.26k
16.64k (x0.75)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
14.91k
4.51k (x0.3)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.29k
6.33k (x1.01)
TOTAL
73.16k
37.88k (x0.52)

Performance/W
W3520
E3-1230 v5
Test#1 (Integers)
228 points/W
130 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
171 points/W
208 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
115 points/W
56 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
48 points/W
79 points/W
TOTAL
563 points/W
474 points/W

Performance/GHz
W3520
E3-1230 v5
Test#1 (Integers)
2506 points/GHz
681 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1669 points/GHz
1037 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
989 points/GHz
263 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
960 points/GHz
525 points/GHz
TOTAL
6123 points/GHz
2506 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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