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Xeon W3550 vs Core i7-8700


Description
The W3550 is based on architecture while the i7-8700 is based on Coffee Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the W3550 gets a score of 73.2 k points while the i7-8700 gets 310.2 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-8700 is 4.2 times faster than the W3550 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
106a5
906ea
Core
Bloomfield
Coffee Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.066 GHz
3.2 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.333 GHz
4.6 GHz
Socket
LGA 1366
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
4 /4
6/12
TDP
130 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
64 kB
6x32+6x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
6x256 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
12288 kB
Date
August 2009
October 2017
Mean monothread perf.
20.24k points
75.01k points
Mean multithread perf.
73.21k points
388.95k 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
i7-8700
Test#1 (Integers)
2.3k
4.48k (x1.95)
Test#2 (FP)
5.21k
18.31k (x3.51)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.31k
5.88k (x1.78)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.09k
13.45k (x4.35)
TOTAL
13.92k
42.12k (x3.03)

Multithread

W3550

i7-8700
Test#1 (Integers)
8.75k
27.35k (x3.13)
Test#2 (FP)
19.8k
124.94k (x6.31)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
12.38k
43.23k (x3.49)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.17k
7.08k (x1.15)
TOTAL
47.09k
202.61k (x4.3)

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
i7-8700
Test#1 (Integers)
8.34k
16.45k (x1.97)
Test#2 (FP)
5.56k
23.74k (x4.27)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.26k
6.24k (x1.92)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.08k
13.43k (x4.36)
TOTAL
20.24k
59.86k (x2.96)

Multithread

W3550

i7-8700
Test#1 (Integers)
32.5k
100.94k (x3.11)
Test#2 (FP)
21.59k
159.09k (x7.37)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
12.85k
43.61k (x3.39)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.27k
6.59k (x1.05)
TOTAL
73.21k
310.23k (x4.24)

Performance/W
W3550
i7-8700
Test#1 (Integers)
250 points/W
1553 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
166 points/W
2447 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
99 points/W
671 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
48 points/W
101 points/W
TOTAL
563 points/W
4773 points/W

Performance/GHz
W3550
i7-8700
Test#1 (Integers)
2502 points/GHz
3577 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1669 points/GHz
5160 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
978 points/GHz
1357 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
925 points/GHz
2921 points/GHz
TOTAL
6073 points/GHz
13014 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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