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Pentium B980 vs Core i5-560M


Description
The B980 is based on Sandy Bridge architecture while the i5-560M is based on Westmere.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the B980 gets a score of 31.8 k points while the i5-560M gets 35 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-560M is 1.1 times faster than the B980. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
206a7
20655
Core
Sandy Bridge
Arrandale
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.4 GHz
2.666 GHz
Boost frecuency
2.4 GHz
3.2 GHz
Socket
PGA 988B
PGA 988A
Cores/Threads
2/2
2/4
TDP
35 W
35 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
2048 kB
3072 kB
Date
September 2012
September 2010
Mean monothread perf.
18.12k points
17.32k points
Mean multithread perf.
31.77k points
34.99k 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
B980
i5-560M
Test#1 (Integers)
7.2k
7.2k (x1)
Test#2 (FP)
5.75k
5.02k (x0.87)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.87k
2.92k (x1.02)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.3k
2.18k (x0.95)
TOTAL
18.12k
17.32k (x0.96)

Multithread

B980

i5-560M
Test#1 (Integers)
13.39k
14.53k (x1.09)
Test#2 (FP)
10.58k
10.76k (x1.02)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.22k
7.13k (x1.37)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.58k
2.57k (x1)
TOTAL
31.77k
34.99k (x1.1)

Performance/W
B980
i5-560M
Test#1 (Integers)
383 points/W
415 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
302 points/W
307 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
149 points/W
204 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
74 points/W
74 points/W
TOTAL
908 points/W
1000 points/W

Performance/GHz
B980
i5-560M
Test#1 (Integers)
3001 points/GHz
2250 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2396 points/GHz
1568 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1194 points/GHz
913 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
957 points/GHz
683 points/GHz
TOTAL
7548 points/GHz
5414 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.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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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.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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