Core i5 3550 vs Core 2 Quad Q6700
Intel Core i5-3550 testing with a ASUS P8Z68 DELUXE/GEN3 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460/PCIe/SSE2 1024MB on Ubuntu 12.04 via the Phoronix Test Suite.


Core i5 3550: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5-3550 @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS P8Z68 DELUXE/GEN3, Chipset: Intel Ivy DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 2 x 500GB Seagate ST3500820AS, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460/PCIe/SSE2 1024MB (700/1800MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Network: Intel 82579V Gigabit Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-27-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.4.1, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 295.49, OpenGL: 4.2.0 NVIDIA 295.49, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1280x1024


x264 2011-12-06
H.264 Video Encoding
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Core i5 3550 . 110.64 |========================================================


RAMspeed SMP 3.5.0
Type: Copy - Benchmark: Integer
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Core i5 3550 . 12889.71 |======================================================


RAMspeed SMP 3.5.0
Type: Copy - Benchmark: Floating Point
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Core i5 3550 . 12793.41 |======================================================


RAMspeed SMP 3.5.0
Type: Scale - Benchmark: Integer
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Core i5 3550 . 12882.69 |======================================================


RAMspeed SMP 3.5.0
Type: Scale - Benchmark: Floating Point
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Core i5 3550 . 12744.41 |======================================================


RAMspeed SMP 3.5.0
Type: Add - Benchmark: Integer
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Core i5 3550 . 12781.80 |======================================================


RAMspeed SMP 3.5.0
Type: Add - Benchmark: Floating Point
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Core i5 3550 . 14582.35 |======================================================


RAMspeed SMP 3.5.0
Type: Triad - Benchmark: Integer
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Core i5 3550 . 12780.38 |======================================================


RAMspeed SMP 3.5.0
Type: Triad - Benchmark: Floating Point
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Core i5 3550 . 14597.09 |======================================================


RAMspeed SMP 3.5.0
Type: Average - Benchmark: Integer
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Core i5 3550 . 12822.76 |======================================================


RAMspeed SMP 3.5.0
Type: Average - Benchmark: Floating Point
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Core i5 3550 . 13693.85 |======================================================


7-Zip Compression 9.20.1
Compress Speed Test
MIPS > Higher Is Better
Core i5 3550 . 14457 |=========================================================


Stream 2009-04-11
Type: Copy
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Core i5 3550 . 13227.64 |======================================================


Stream 2009-04-11
Type: Scale
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Core i5 3550 . 12958.06 |======================================================


Stream 2009-04-11
Type: Add
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Core i5 3550 . 14391.09 |======================================================


Stream 2009-04-11
Type: Triad
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Core i5 3550 . 14677.16 |======================================================


C-Ray 1.1
Total Time
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Core i5 3550 . 42.13 |=========================================================


Unreal Tournament 2004 Demo 3334
Map: AS-Convoy Botmatch - Resolution: 1280 x 1024
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Core i5 3550 . 190.69 |========================================================


Unreal Tournament 2004 Demo 3334
Map: BR-Colossus Botmatch - Resolution: 1280 x 1024
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Core i5 3550 . 303.65 |========================================================


Unreal Tournament 2004 Demo 3334
Map: CTF-BridgeOfFate Botmatch - Resolution: 1280 x 1024
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Core i5 3550 . 453.34 |========================================================


Unreal Tournament 2004 Demo 3334
Map: CTF-FaceClassic Botmatch - Resolution: 1280 x 1024
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Core i5 3550 . 352.20 |========================================================


Unreal Tournament 2004 Demo 3334
Map: DM-Rankin Botmatch - Resolution: 1280 x 1024
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Core i5 3550 . 314.88 |========================================================


Unreal Tournament 2004 Demo 3334
Map: ONS-Torlan Botmatch - Resolution: 1280 x 1024
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Core i5 3550 . 221.33 |========================================================


Unigine Heaven 3.0
Resolution: 1280 x 1024
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Core i5 3550 . 64.03 |=========================================================