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Xeon W3550 vs Pentium E6600


Description
The W3550 is based on architecture while the E6600 is based on Core.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the W3550 gets a score of 73.2 k points while the E6600 gets 29.4 k points.

Summarizing, the W3550 is 2.5 times faster than the E6600 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
106a5
1067a
Core
Bloomfield
Wolfdale
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.066 GHz
3.067 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.333 GHz
3.067 GHz
Socket
LGA 1366
LGA 775
Cores/Threads
4 /4
2/2
TDP
130 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
64 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
2048 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
kB
Date
August 2009
January 2010
Mean monothread perf.
20.24k points
16.14k points
Mean multithread perf.
73.21k points
29.4k 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
E6600
Test#1 (Integers)
8.34k
3.57k (x0.43)
Test#2 (FP)
5.56k
7.85k (x1.41)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.26k
3.14k (x0.96)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.08k
1.58k (x0.51)
TOTAL
20.24k
16.14k (x0.8)

Multithread

W3550

E6600
Test#1 (Integers)
32.5k
6.99k (x0.22)
Test#2 (FP)
21.59k
14.66k (x0.68)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
12.85k
6.09k (x0.47)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.27k
1.66k (x0.26)
TOTAL
73.21k
29.4k (x0.4)

Performance/W
W3550
E6600
Test#1 (Integers)
250 points/W
108 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
166 points/W
226 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
99 points/W
94 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
48 points/W
26 points/W
TOTAL
563 points/W
452 points/W

Performance/GHz
W3550
E6600
Test#1 (Integers)
2502 points/GHz
1163 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1669 points/GHz
2561 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
978 points/GHz
1023 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
925 points/GHz
516 points/GHz
TOTAL
6073 points/GHz
5263 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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