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Core i7-860 vs Virtual CPU Version 2.5


Description
The i7-860 is based on Nehalem architecture while the Version 2.5 is based on -.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-860 gets a score of 70.7 k points while the Version 2.5 gets 85.7 k points.

Summarizing, the Version 2.5 is 1.2 times faster than the i7-860 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
106e5
663
Core
Lynnfield
-
Architecture
Nehalem
Base frecuency
2.8 GHz
4.2 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.467 GHz
4.2 GHz
Socket
LGA 1156
-
Cores/Threads
4/8
2/2
TDP
95 W
- W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
- kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
- kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
- kB
Date
September 2009
-
Mean monothread perf.
19.07k points
56.16k points
Mean multithread perf.
70.68k 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
i7-860
Version 2.5
Test#1 (Integers)
7.83k
15.7k (x2)
Test#2 (FP)
5.23k
22.8k (x4.36)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.91k
5.61k (x1.93)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.09k
12.05k (x3.9)
TOTAL
19.07k
56.16k (x2.95)

Multithread

i7-860

Version 2.5
Test#1 (Integers)
29.29k
28.49k (x0.97)
Test#2 (FP)
22.75k
37.67k (x1.66)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
14.04k
10.09k (x0.72)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.6k
9.5k (x2.06)
TOTAL
70.68k
85.75k (x1.21)

Performance/W
i7-860
Version 2.5
Test#1 (Integers)
308 points/W