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Xeon W-2223 vs Core i7-8550U


Description
The W-2223 is based on Cascade Lake architecture while the i7-8550U is based on Kaby Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the W-2223 gets a score of 243.2 k points while the i7-8550U gets 166.1 k points.

Summarizing, the W-2223 is 1.5 times faster than the i7-8550U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
50657
806ea
Core
Glacier Falls
Kaby Lake-R
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
1.8 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.9 GHz
4 GHz
Socket
LGA 2066
BGA1356
Cores/Threads
4/8
4/8
TDP
120 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
4x1024 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
8448 kB
8192 kB
Date
October 2019
August 2017
Mean monothread perf.
59.68k points
64.2k points
Mean multithread perf.
243.18k points
166.12k 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
W-2223
i7-8550U
Test#1 (Integers)
3.97k
3.91k (x0.99)
Test#2 (FP)
14.5k
15.98k (x1.1)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.78k
5.11k (x1.07)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.19k
11.05k (x1.35)
TOTAL
31.45k
36.05k (x1.15)

Multithread

W-2223

i7-8550U
Test#1 (Integers)
15.56k
11.76k (x0.76)
Test#2 (FP)
59.23k
50.15k (x0.85)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
22.87k
16.76k (x0.73)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.85k
4.17k (x0.61)
TOTAL
104.51k
82.84k (x0.79)

AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
W-2223
i7-8550U
Test#1 (Integers)
25.09k
25.37k (x1.01)
Test#2 (FP)
20.76k
22.6k (x1.09)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.07k
5.13k (x1.01)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.76k
11.1k (x1.27)
TOTAL
59.68k
64.2k (x1.08)

Multithread

W-2223

i7-8550U
Test#1 (Integers)
111.43k
72.82k (x0.65)
Test#2 (FP)
100.2k
71.71k (x0.72)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
24.67k
17.35k (x0.7)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.89k
4.24k (x0.62)
TOTAL
243.18k
166.12k (x0.68)

Performance/W
W-2223
i7-8550U
Test#1 (Integers)
929 points/W
4855 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
835 points/W
4781 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
206 points/W
1157 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
57 points/W
282 points/W
TOTAL
2027 points/W
11075 points/W

Performance/GHz
W-2223
i7-8550U
Test#1 (Integers)
6432 points/GHz
6343 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5324 points/GHz
5650 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1301 points/GHz
1282 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2247 points/GHz
2774 points/GHz
TOTAL
15303 points/GHz
16049 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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