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Xeon W3550 vs Core i7-8550U


Description
The W3550 is based on architecture while the i7-8550U is based on Kaby Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the W3550 gets a score of 73.2 k points while the i7-8550U gets 127.9 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-8550U is 1.7 times faster than the W3550 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
106a5
806ea
Core
Bloomfield
Kaby Lake-R
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.066 GHz
1.8 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.333 GHz
4 GHz
Socket
LGA 1366
BGA1356
Cores/Threads
4 /4
4/8
TDP
130 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
64 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
8192 kB
Date
August 2009
August 2017
Mean monothread perf.
20.24k points
64.2k points
Mean multithread perf.
73.21k points
166.12k 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
i7-8550U
Test#1 (Integers)
2.3k
3.91k (x1.7)
Test#2 (FP)
5.21k
15.98k (x3.06)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.31k
5.11k (x1.54)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.09k
11.05k (x3.57)
TOTAL
13.92k
36.05k (x2.59)

Multithread

W3550

i7-8550U
Test#1 (Integers)
8.75k
11.76k (x1.34)
Test#2 (FP)
19.8k
50.15k (x2.53)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
12.38k
16.76k (x1.35)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.17k
4.17k (x0.67)
TOTAL
47.09k
82.84k (x1.76)

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
i7-8550U
Test#1 (Integers)
8.34k
12.93k (x1.55)
Test#2 (FP)
5.56k
20.59k (x3.7)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.26k
5.41k (x1.66)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.08k
10.48k (x3.4)
TOTAL
20.24k
49.41k (x2.44)

Multithread

W3550

i7-8550U
Test#1 (Integers)
32.5k
41.11k (x1.26)
Test#2 (FP)
21.59k
65.04k (x3.01)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
12.85k
17.53k (x1.36)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.27k
4.22k (x0.67)
TOTAL
73.21k
127.9k (x1.75)

Performance/W
W3550
i7-8550U
Test#1 (Integers)
250 points/W
2741 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
166 points/W
4336 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
99 points/W
1169 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
48 points/W
281 points/W
TOTAL
563 points/W
8527 points/W

Performance/GHz
W3550
i7-8550U
Test#1 (Integers)
2502 points/GHz
3232 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1669 points/GHz
5147 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
978 points/GHz
1353 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
925 points/GHz
2620 points/GHz
TOTAL
6073 points/GHz
12351 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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