Xeon W3550 vs Core i7-860
Description
The W3550 is based on architecture while the i7-860 is based on Nehalem.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the W3550 gets a score of 73.2 k points while the i7-860 gets 75.4 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-860 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 i7-860 gets 75.4 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-860 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
106e5
Core
Bloomfield
Lynnfield
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.066 GHz
2.8 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.333 GHz
3.467 GHz
Socket
LGA 1366
LGA 1156
Cores/Threads
4 /4
4/8
TDP
130 W
95 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
September 2009
Mean monothread perf.
20.24k points
19.19k points
Mean multithread perf.
73.21k points
75.43k 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
i7-860
Test#1 (Integers)
2.3k
2.15k (x0.93)
Test#2 (FP)
5.21k
4.87k (x0.93)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.31k
2.82k (x0.85)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.09k
3.13k (x1.01)
TOTAL
13.92k
12.97k (x0.93)
Multithread
W3550
i7-860
Test#1 (Integers)
8.75k
8.24k (x0.94)
Test#2 (FP)
19.8k
21.63k (x1.09)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
12.38k
14.65k (x1.18)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.17k
5.02k (x0.81)
TOTAL
47.09k
49.54k (x1.05)
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
i7-860
Test#1 (Integers)
8.34k
7.87k (x0.94)
Test#2 (FP)
5.56k
5.25k (x0.94)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.26k
2.94k (x0.9)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.08k
3.13k (x1.01)
TOTAL
20.24k
19.19k (x0.95)
Multithread
W3550
i7-860
Test#1 (Integers)
32.5k
31.5k (x0.97)
Test#2 (FP)
21.59k
23.47k (x1.09)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
12.85k
15.47k (x1.2)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.27k
4.98k (x0.79)
TOTAL
73.21k
75.43k (x1.03)
Performance/W
W3550
i7-860
Test#1 (Integers)
250 points/W
332 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
166 points/W
247 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
99 points/W
163 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
48 points/W
52 points/W
TOTAL
563 points/W
794 points/W
Performance/GHz
W3550
i7-860
Test#1 (Integers)
2502 points/GHz
2271 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1669 points/GHz
1514 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
978 points/GHz
847 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
925 points/GHz
902 points/GHz
TOTAL
6073 points/GHz
5534 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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