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Virtual CPU 2,84GHz vs Xeon E5506


Description
The 2,84GHz is based on - architecture while the E5506 is based on Nehalem.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 2,84GHz gets a score of 79.8 k points while the E5506 gets 90.4 k points.

Summarizing, the E5506 is 1.1 times faster than the 2,84GHz. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
f4a
106a5
Core
-
Gainestown
Architecture
-
Base frecuency
2.84 GHz
2.133 GHz
Socket
-
LGA 1366
Cores/Threads
8/8
4 /4
TDP
- W
80 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
- kB
64 kB
Cache L2
- kB
256 kB
Cache L3
- kB
4096 kB
Date
-
March 2009
Mean monothread perf.
21.22k points
9.97k points
Mean multithread perf.
79.76k points
90.45k 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
2,84GHz
E5506
Test#1 (Integers)
4.27k
4.48k (x1.05)
Test#2 (FP)
8.93k
2.99k (x0.34)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.79k
1.81k (x0.65)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.23k
0.69k (x0.13)
TOTAL
21.22k
9.97k (x0.47)

Multithread

2,84GHz

E5506
Test#1 (Integers)
19.35k
41k (x2.12)
Test#2 (FP)
40.57k
28.17k (x0.69)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
13.15k
17.4k (x1.32)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.7k
3.88k (x0.58)
TOTAL
79.76k
90.45k (x1.13)

Performance/W
2,84GHz
E5506
Test#1 (Integers)