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

Core 2 Quad Q6700: 

	Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.67GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte EP45-DS3R, Chipset: Intel 4 DRAM + ICH10R, Memory: 6144MB, Disk: 2 x 500GB Seagate ST3500820AS, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460/PCIe/SSE2 1024MB (700/1800MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889A, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168B

	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 |===================================================
Core 2 Quad Q6700 . 55.33  |==========================


RAMspeed SMP 3.5.0
Type: Copy - Benchmark: Integer
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Core i5 3550 ...... 12889.71 |=================================================
Core 2 Quad Q6700 . 3137.31  |============


RAMspeed SMP 3.5.0
Type: Copy - Benchmark: Floating Point
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Core i5 3550 ...... 12793.41 |=================================================
Core 2 Quad Q6700 . 3162.60  |============


RAMspeed SMP 3.5.0
Type: Scale - Benchmark: Integer
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Core i5 3550 ...... 12882.69 |=================================================
Core 2 Quad Q6700 . 3135.68  |============


RAMspeed SMP 3.5.0
Type: Scale - Benchmark: Floating Point
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Core i5 3550 ...... 12744.41 |=================================================
Core 2 Quad Q6700 . 3163.28  |============


RAMspeed SMP 3.5.0
Type: Add - Benchmark: Integer
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Core i5 3550 ...... 12781.80 |=================================================
Core 2 Quad Q6700 . 3052.31  |============


RAMspeed SMP 3.5.0
Type: Add - Benchmark: Floating Point
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Core i5 3550 ...... 14582.35 |=================================================
Core 2 Quad Q6700 . 3767.55  |=============


RAMspeed SMP 3.5.0
Type: Triad - Benchmark: Integer
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Core i5 3550 ...... 12780.38 |=================================================
Core 2 Quad Q6700 . 3051.53  |============


RAMspeed SMP 3.5.0
Type: Triad - Benchmark: Floating Point
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Core i5 3550 ...... 14597.09 |=================================================
Core 2 Quad Q6700 . 3770.19  |=============


RAMspeed SMP 3.5.0
Type: Average - Benchmark: Integer
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Core i5 3550 ...... 12822.76 |=================================================
Core 2 Quad Q6700 . 3097.02  |============


RAMspeed SMP 3.5.0
Type: Average - Benchmark: Floating Point
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Core i5 3550 ...... 13693.85 |=================================================
Core 2 Quad Q6700 . 3470.37  |============


7-Zip Compression 9.20.1
Compress Speed Test
MIPS > Higher Is Better
Core i5 3550 ...... 14457 |====================================================
Core 2 Quad Q6700 . 7517  |===========================


Stream 2009-04-11
Type: Copy
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Core i5 3550 ...... 13227.64 |=================================================
Core 2 Quad Q6700 . 3287.17  |============


Stream 2009-04-11
Type: Scale
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Core i5 3550 ...... 12958.06 |=================================================
Core 2 Quad Q6700 . 3112.73  |============


Stream 2009-04-11
Type: Add
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Core i5 3550 ...... 14391.09 |=================================================
Core 2 Quad Q6700 . 3607.31  |============


Stream 2009-04-11
Type: Triad
MB/s > Higher Is Better
Core i5 3550 ...... 14677.16 |=================================================
Core 2 Quad Q6700 . 3770.25  |=============


C-Ray 1.1
Total Time
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Core i5 3550 ...... 42.13 |===========================
Core 2 Quad Q6700 . 81.52 |====================================================


Unreal Tournament 2004 Demo 3334
Map: AS-Convoy Botmatch - Resolution: 1280 x 1024
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Core i5 3550 ...... 190.69 |===================================================
Core 2 Quad Q6700 . 99.34  |===========================


Unreal Tournament 2004 Demo 3334
Map: BR-Colossus Botmatch - Resolution: 1280 x 1024
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Core i5 3550 ...... 303.65 |===================================================
Core 2 Quad Q6700 . 149.81 |=========================


Unreal Tournament 2004 Demo 3334
Map: CTF-BridgeOfFate Botmatch - Resolution: 1280 x 1024
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Core i5 3550 ...... 453.34 |===================================================
Core 2 Quad Q6700 . 227.29 |==========================


Unreal Tournament 2004 Demo 3334
Map: CTF-FaceClassic Botmatch - Resolution: 1280 x 1024
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Core i5 3550 ...... 352.20 |===================================================
Core 2 Quad Q6700 . 183.81 |===========================


Unreal Tournament 2004 Demo 3334
Map: DM-Rankin Botmatch - Resolution: 1280 x 1024
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Core i5 3550 ...... 314.88 |===================================================
Core 2 Quad Q6700 . 160.13 |==========================


Unreal Tournament 2004 Demo 3334
Map: ONS-Torlan Botmatch - Resolution: 1280 x 1024
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Core i5 3550 ...... 221.33 |===================================================
Core 2 Quad Q6700 . 115.42 |===========================


Unigine Heaven 3.0
Resolution: 1280 x 1024
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Core i5 3550 ...... 64.03 |====================================================
Core 2 Quad Q6700 . 62.69 |===================================================