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Xeon W3550 vs Pentium G645


Description
The W3550 is based on architecture while the G645 is based on Sandy Bridge.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the W3550 gets a score of 73.2 k points while the G645 gets 35.4 k points.

Summarizing, the W3550 is 2.1 times faster than the G645 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
106a5
206a7
Core
Bloomfield
Sandy Bridge
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.066 GHz
2.9 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.333 GHz
2.9 GHz
Socket
LGA 1366
LGA 1155
Cores/Threads
4 /4
2/2
TDP
130 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
64 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
3072 kB
Date
August 2009
September 2012
Mean monothread perf.
20.24k points
22.24k points
Mean multithread perf.
73.21k points
35.38k points

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
G645
Test#1 (Integers)
8.34k
8.66k (x1.04)
Test#2 (FP)
5.56k
6.9k (x1.24)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.26k
3.48k (x1.07)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.08k
3.2k (x1.04)
TOTAL
20.24k
22.24k (x1.1)

Multithread

W3550

G645
Test#1 (Integers)
32.5k
14.06k (x0.43)
Test#2 (FP)
21.59k
11.82k (x0.55)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
12.85k
5.83k (x0.45)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.27k
3.69k (x0.59)
TOTAL
73.21k
35.38k (x0.48)

Performance/W
W3550
G645
Test#1 (Integers)
250 points/W
216 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
166 points/W
182 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
99 points/W
90 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
48 points/W
57 points/W
TOTAL
563 points/W
544 points/W

Performance/GHz
W3550
G645
Test#1 (Integers)
2502 points/GHz
2987 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1669 points/GHz
2380 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
978 points/GHz
1199 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
925 points/GHz
1103 points/GHz
TOTAL
6073 points/GHz
7669 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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