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Xeon X5670 vs Core i9-9900K


Description
The X5670 is based on Westmere architecture while the i9-9900K is based on Coffee Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the X5670 gets a score of 115.4 k points while the i9-9900K gets 400.8 k points.

Summarizing, the i9-9900K is 3.5 times faster than the X5670 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
206c2
906ed
Core
Westmere-EP
Coffee Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.933 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.333 GHz
5 GHz
Socket
LGA 1366
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
6 /6
8/16
TDP
95 W
95 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
64 kB
8x32+8x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
8x256 kB
Cache L3
12288 kB
16384 kB
Date
March 2010
October 2018
Mean monothread perf.
20.26k points
81.91k points
Mean multithread perf.
115.4k points
529.32k 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
X5670
i9-9900K
Test#1 (Integers)
8.35k
18.03k (x2.16)
Test#2 (FP)
5.58k
25.98k (x4.65)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.32k
6.86k (x2.06)
Test#1 (Memory)
3k
14.5k (x4.83)
TOTAL
20.26k
65.37k (x3.23)

Multithread

X5670

i9-9900K
Test#1 (Integers)
49.72k
131.34k (x2.64)
Test#2 (FP)
35.19k
204.76k (x5.82)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
21.88k
55.74k (x2.55)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.6k
8.99k (x1.04)
TOTAL
115.4k
400.83k (x3.47)

Performance/W
X5670
i9-9900K
Test#1 (Integers)
523 points/W
1383 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
370 points/W
2155 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
230 points/W
587 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
91 points/W
95 points/W
TOTAL
1215 points/W
4219 points/W

Performance/GHz
X5670
i9-9900K
Test#1 (Integers)
2506 points/GHz
3606 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1675 points/GHz
5196 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
997 points/GHz
1372 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
900 points/GHz
2900 points/GHz
TOTAL
6078 points/GHz
13074 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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