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Core i5-3470 vs Virtual CPU Version 2.5


Description
The i5-3470 is based on Ivy Bridge architecture while the Version 2.5 is based on -.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-3470 gets a score of 114.7 k points while the Version 2.5 gets 85.7 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-3470 is 1.3 times faster than the Version 2.5. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306a9
663
Core
Ivy Bridge
-
Architecture
Ivy Bridge
Base frecuency
3.2 GHz
4.2 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.6 GHz
4.2 GHz
Socket
LGA 1155
-
Cores/Threads
4/4
2/2
TDP
77 W
- W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
- kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
- kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
- kB
Date
June 2012
-
Mean monothread perf.
31.71k points
56.16k points
Mean multithread perf.
94.15k points
85.75k 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
i5-3470
Version 2.5
Test#1 (Integers)
12.26k
15.7k (x1.28)
Test#2 (FP)
11k
22.8k (x2.07)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.76k
5.61k (x1.18)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.39k
12.05k (x2.24)
TOTAL
33.42k
56.16k (x1.68)

Multithread

i5-3470

Version 2.5
Test#1 (Integers)
46.54k
28.49k (x0.61)
Test#2 (FP)
41.4k
37.67k (x0.91)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
18.09k
10.09k (x0.56)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.69k
9.5k (x1.09)
TOTAL
114.73k
85.75k (x0.75)

Performance/W
i5-3470
Version 2.5
Test#1 (Integers)
604 points/W