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Xeon W3550 vs Ryzen 5 3500U


Description
The W3550 is based on architecture while the 3500U is based on Zen+.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the W3550 gets a score of 73.2 k points while the 3500U gets 149.2 k points.

Summarizing, the 3500U is 2 times faster than the W3550 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
106a5
810f81
Core
Bloomfield
Picasso
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.066 GHz
2.1 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.333 GHz
3.7 GHz
Socket
LGA 1366
BGA-FP5
Cores/Threads
4 /4
4/8
TDP
130 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
64 kB
4x64+6x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
4x512 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
4096 kB
Date
August 2009
January 2019
Mean monothread perf.
20.24k points
36.64k points
Mean multithread perf.
73.21k points
140.97k 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
W3550
3500U
Test#1 (Integers)
2.3k
3.24k (x1.41)
Test#2 (FP)
5.21k
13.16k (x2.52)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.31k
4.41k (x1.33)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.09k
3.32k (x1.07)
TOTAL
13.92k
24.12k (x1.73)

Multithread

W3550

3500U
Test#1 (Integers)
8.75k
12.95k (x1.48)
Test#2 (FP)
19.8k
57.84k (x2.92)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
12.38k
21.05k (x1.7)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.17k
3.51k (x0.57)
TOTAL
47.09k
95.36k (x2.02)

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
W3550
3500U
Test#1 (Integers)
8.34k
11.98k (x1.44)
Test#2 (FP)
5.56k
15.85k (x2.85)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.26k
4.53k (x1.39)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.08k
3.29k (x1.07)
TOTAL
20.24k
35.65k (x1.76)

Multithread

W3550

3500U
Test#1 (Integers)
32.5k
48.28k (x1.49)
Test#2 (FP)
21.59k
74.19k (x3.44)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
12.85k
23.29k (x1.81)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.27k
3.47k (x0.55)
TOTAL
73.21k
149.23k (x2.04)

Performance/W
W3550
3500U
Test#1 (Integers)
250 points/W
3219 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
166 points/W
4946 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
99 points/W
1553 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
48 points/W
231 points/W
TOTAL
563 points/W
9949 points/W

Performance/GHz
W3550
3500U
Test#1 (Integers)
2502 points/GHz
3238 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1669 points/GHz
4283 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
978 points/GHz
1224 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
925 points/GHz
890 points/GHz
TOTAL
6073 points/GHz
9634 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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