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Xeon W3550 vs Core i5-3320M


Description
The W3550 is based on architecture while the i5-3320M is based on Ivy Bridge.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the W3550 gets a score of 73.2 k points while the i5-3320M gets 54.6 k points.

Summarizing, the W3550 is 1.3 times faster than the i5-3320M . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
106a5
306a9
Core
Bloomfield
Ivy Bridge
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.066 GHz
2.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.333 GHz
3.3 GHz
Socket
LGA 1366
BGA1023
Cores/Threads
4 /4
2/4
TDP
130 W
35 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
64 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
3072 kB
Date
August 2009
June 2012
Mean monothread perf.
20.24k points
29.22k points
Mean multithread perf.
73.21k points
58.81k 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
i5-3320M
Test#1 (Integers)
2.3k
3.21k (x1.39)
Test#2 (FP)
5.21k
9.05k (x1.74)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.31k
3.94k (x1.19)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.09k
3.93k (x1.27)
TOTAL
13.92k
20.13k (x1.45)

Multithread

W3550

i5-3320M
Test#1 (Integers)
8.75k
6.08k (x0.7)
Test#2 (FP)
19.8k
19.02k (x0.96)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
12.38k
8.85k (x0.72)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.17k
3.98k (x0.64)
TOTAL
47.09k
37.93k (x0.81)

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
i5-3320M
Test#1 (Integers)
8.34k
10.89k (x1.31)
Test#2 (FP)
5.56k
9.77k (x1.76)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.26k
3.98k (x1.22)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.08k
3.77k (x1.22)
TOTAL
20.24k
28.4k (x1.4)

Multithread

W3550

i5-3320M
Test#1 (Integers)
32.5k
20.23k (x0.62)
Test#2 (FP)
21.59k
20.83k (x0.96)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
12.85k
9.49k (x0.74)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.27k
4.04k (x0.64)
TOTAL
73.21k
54.6k (x0.75)

Performance/W
W3550
i5-3320M
Test#1 (Integers)
250 points/W
578 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
166 points/W
595 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
99 points/W
271 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
48 points/W
115 points/W
TOTAL
563 points/W
1560 points/W

Performance/GHz
W3550
i5-3320M
Test#1 (Integers)
2502 points/GHz
3300 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1669 points/GHz
2960 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
978 points/GHz
1205 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
925 points/GHz
1141 points/GHz
TOTAL
6073 points/GHz
8607 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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