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Xeon X5670 vs Virtual CPU Version 2.5


Description
The X5670 is based on Westmere architecture while the Version 2.5 is based on -.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the X5670 gets a score of 115.4 k points while the Version 2.5 gets 85.7 k points.

Summarizing, the X5670 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
206c2
663
Core
Westmere-EP
-
Architecture
Westmere
Base frecuency
2.933 GHz
4.2 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.333 GHz
4.2 GHz
Socket
LGA 1366
-
Cores/Threads
6 /6
2/2
TDP
95 W
- W
Cache L1 (d+i)
64 kB
- kB
Cache L2
256 kB
- kB
Cache L3
12288 kB
- kB
Date
March 2010
-
Mean monothread perf.
20.26k points
56.16k points
Mean multithread perf.
115.4k 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
X5670
Version 2.5
Test#1 (Integers)
8.35k
15.7k (x1.88)
Test#2 (FP)
5.58k
22.8k (x4.08)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.32k
5.61k (x1.69)
Test#1 (Memory)
3k
12.05k (x4.02)
TOTAL
20.26k
56.16k (x2.77)

Multithread

X5670

Version 2.5
Test#1 (Integers)
49.72k
28.49k (x0.57)
Test#2 (FP)
35.19k
37.67k (x1.07)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
21.88k
10.09k (x0.46)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.6k
9.5k (x1.1)
TOTAL
115.4k
85.75k (x0.74)

Performance/W
X5670
Version 2.5
Test#1 (Integers)
523 points/W