Xeon W3550 vs Core i7-4790
Description
The W3550 is based on architecture while the i7-4790 is based on Haswell.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the W3550 gets a score of 73.2 k points while the i7-4790 gets 138.4 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-4790 is 1.9 times faster than the W3550 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the W3550 gets a score of 73.2 k points while the i7-4790 gets 138.4 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-4790 is 1.9 times faster than the W3550 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
106a5
306c3
Core
Bloomfield
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.066 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.333 GHz
4 GHz
Socket
LGA 1366
LGA 1150
Cores/Threads
4 /4
4/8
TDP
130 W
84 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
64 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
8192 kB
Date
August 2009
May 2014
Mean monothread perf.
20.24k points
44.73k points
Mean multithread perf.
73.21k points
173.89k 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
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
2.3k
4.51k (x1.96)
Test#2 (FP)
5.21k
11.24k (x2.16)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.31k
5.03k (x1.52)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.09k
5.02k (x1.62)
TOTAL
13.92k
25.8k (x1.85)
Multithread
W3550
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
8.75k
15.72k (x1.8)
Test#2 (FP)
19.8k
54.99k (x2.78)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
12.38k
23.87k (x1.93)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.17k
5.48k (x0.89)
TOTAL
47.09k
100.06k (x2.12)
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
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
8.34k
13.52k (x1.62)
Test#2 (FP)
5.56k
11.94k (x2.15)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.26k
4.96k (x1.52)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.08k
4.84k (x1.57)
TOTAL
20.24k
35.25k (x1.74)
Multithread
W3550
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
32.5k
54.7k (x1.68)
Test#2 (FP)
21.59k
52.41k (x2.43)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
12.85k
24.5k (x1.91)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.27k
6.77k (x1.08)
TOTAL
73.21k
138.37k (x1.89)
Performance/W
W3550
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
250 points/W
651 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
166 points/W
624 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
99 points/W
292 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
48 points/W
81 points/W
TOTAL
563 points/W
1647 points/W
Performance/GHz
W3550
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
2502 points/GHz
3380 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1669 points/GHz
2986 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
978 points/GHz
1239 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
925 points/GHz
1209 points/GHz
TOTAL
6073 points/GHz
8813 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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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