Core i7-2640M vs i7-2600
Description
Both models i7-2640M and i7-2600 are based on Sandy Bridge architecture.
"Sandy Bridge codename was originally ""Gesher"". The development began in 2005 and four years later, the first Sandy Bridge CPU was presented. The most prominent features are Intel Turbo Boost 2.0, AES encryption and SHA-1 hashing acceleration, Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) 256-bit instruction set and the ability to have up to 8 physical cores or 16 logical cores through Hyper-Threading."
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-2640M gets a score of 54.9 k points while the i7-2600 gets 97.6 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-2600 is 1.8 times faster than the i7-2640M. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
"Sandy Bridge codename was originally ""Gesher"". The development began in 2005 and four years later, the first Sandy Bridge CPU was presented. The most prominent features are Intel Turbo Boost 2.0, AES encryption and SHA-1 hashing acceleration, Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) 256-bit instruction set and the ability to have up to 8 physical cores or 16 logical cores through Hyper-Threading."
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-2640M gets a score of 54.9 k points while the i7-2600 gets 97.6 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-2600 is 1.8 times faster than the i7-2640M. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
206a7
206a7
Core
Sandy Bridge
Sandy Bridge
Base frecuency
2.8 GHz
3.4 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.5 GHz
3.8 GHz
Socket
PGA 988B
LGA 1155
Cores/Threads
2/4
4/8
TDP
35 W
95 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
4096 kB
8192 kB
Date
September 2011
June 2011
Mean monothread perf.
25.86k points
28.73k points
Mean multithread perf.
54.86k 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
i7-2640M
i7-2600
Test#1 (Integers)
9.63k
10.09k (x1.05)
Test#2 (FP)
8.33k
8.96k (x1.08)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.08k
4.34k (x1.06)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.82k
5.34k (x1.4)
TOTAL
25.86k
28.73k (x1.11)
Multithread
i7-2640M
i7-2600
Test#1 (Integers)
21.22k
39.24k (x1.85)
Test#2 (FP)
19.6k
35.91k (x1.83)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
10.09k
18.41k (x1.82)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.94k
4.04k (x1.03)
TOTAL
54.86k
97.61k (x1.78)
Performance/W
i7-2640M
i7-2600
Test#1 (Integers)
606 points/W
413 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
560 points/W
378 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
288 points/W
194 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
112 points/W
43 points/W
TOTAL
1567 points/W
1027 points/W
Performance/GHz
i7-2640M
i7-2600
Test#1 (Integers)
2752 points/GHz
2655 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2380 points/GHz
2358 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1165 points/GHz
1142 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1092 points/GHz
1406 points/GHz
TOTAL
7390 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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