Xeon W3550 vs Core i7-6500U
Description
The W3550 is based on architecture while the i7-6500U is based on Skylake.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the W3550 gets a score of 73.2 k points while the i7-6500U gets 76.8 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-6500U is 1 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 i7-6500U gets 76.8 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-6500U is 1 times faster than the W3550 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
106a5
406e3
Core
Bloomfield
Skylake-U
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.066 GHz
2.5 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.333 GHz
3.1 GHz
Socket
LGA 1366
BGA1356
Cores/Threads
4 /4
2/4
TDP
130 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
64 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
4096 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
kB
Date
August 2009
September 2015
Mean monothread perf.
20.24k points
46.25k points
Mean multithread perf.
73.21k points
97.52k 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
i7-6500U
Test#1 (Integers)
2.3k
2.98k (x1.29)
Test#2 (FP)
5.21k
12.19k (x2.34)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.31k
3.91k (x1.18)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.09k
5.3k (x1.71)
TOTAL
13.92k
24.37k (x1.75)
Multithread
W3550
i7-6500U
Test#1 (Integers)
8.75k
6.1k (x0.7)
Test#2 (FP)
19.8k
28.73k (x1.45)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
12.38k
9.56k (x0.77)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.17k
6.71k (x1.09)
TOTAL
47.09k
51.09k (x1.08)
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
i7-6500U
Test#1 (Integers)
8.34k
11.11k (x1.33)
Test#2 (FP)
5.56k
15.97k (x2.87)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.26k
4.25k (x1.3)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.08k
5.66k (x1.84)
TOTAL
20.24k
36.99k (x1.83)
Multithread
W3550
i7-6500U
Test#1 (Integers)
32.5k
23.1k (x0.71)
Test#2 (FP)
21.59k
36.73k (x1.7)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
12.85k
9.99k (x0.78)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.27k
7k (x1.12)
TOTAL
73.21k
76.82k (x1.05)
Performance/W
W3550
i7-6500U
Test#1 (Integers)
250 points/W
1540 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
166 points/W
2449 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
99 points/W
666 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
48 points/W
467 points/W
TOTAL
563 points/W
5121 points/W
Performance/GHz
W3550
i7-6500U
Test#1 (Integers)
2502 points/GHz
3582 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1669 points/GHz
5152 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
978 points/GHz
1370 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
925 points/GHz
1827 points/GHz
TOTAL
6073 points/GHz
11932 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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