A8 5500 vs Core i7-2600
Description
The 5500 is based on Piledriver architecture while the i7-2600 is based on Sandy Bridge.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 5500 gets a score of 52.1 k points while the i7-2600 gets 97.6 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-2600 is 1.9 times faster than the 5500. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 5500 gets a score of 52.1 k points while the i7-2600 gets 97.6 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-2600 is 1.9 times faster than the 5500. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
610f01
206a7
Core
Trinity
Sandy Bridge
Base frecuency
3.2 GHz
3.4 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.7 GHz
3.8 GHz
Socket
Socket FM2
LGA 1155
Cores/Threads
4/4
4/8
TDP
65 W
95 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x64+4x16 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
2x2048 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
kB
8192 kB
Date
October 2012
June 2011
Mean monothread perf.
22.25k points
28.73k points
Mean multithread perf.
52.13k points
97.61k points
AVX optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode II (AVX) is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the first version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX compatible CPU was released in 2011.
Monothread
5500
i7-2600
Test#1 (Integers)
8.61k
10.09k (x1.17)
Test#2 (FP)
7.28k
8.96k (x1.23)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.1k
4.34k (x1.4)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.27k
5.34k (x1.63)
TOTAL
22.25k
28.73k (x1.29)
Multithread
5500
i7-2600
Test#1 (Integers)
19.76k
39.24k (x1.99)
Test#2 (FP)
18.75k
35.91k (x1.92)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
9.5k
18.41k (x1.94)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.11k
4.04k (x0.98)
TOTAL
52.13k
97.61k (x1.87)
Performance/W
5500
i7-2600
Test#1 (Integers)
304 points/W
413 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
289 points/W
378 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
146 points/W
194 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
63 points/W
43 points/W
TOTAL
802 points/W
1027 points/W
Performance/GHz
5500
i7-2600
Test#1 (Integers)
2326 points/GHz
2655 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1968 points/GHz
2358 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
837 points/GHz
1142 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
883 points/GHz
1406 points/GHz
TOTAL
6014 points/GHz
7562 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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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