Pentium B980 vs Core i7-930
Description
The B980 is based on Sandy Bridge architecture while the i7-930 is based on Westmere.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the B980 gets a score of 31.8 k points while the i7-930 gets 69.4 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-930 is 2.2 times faster than the B980. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the B980 gets a score of 31.8 k points while the i7-930 gets 69.4 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-930 is 2.2 times faster than the B980. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
206a7
106a5
Core
Sandy Bridge
Bloomfield
Base frecuency
2.4 GHz
2.8 GHz
Boost frecuency
2.4 GHz
3.067 GHz
Socket
PGA 988B
LGA 1366
Cores/Threads
2/2
4/8
TDP
35 W
130 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
2048 kB
8192 kB
Date
September 2012
February 2010
Mean monothread perf.
18.12k points
17.58k points
Mean multithread perf.
31.77k points
69.39k 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
i7-930
Test#1 (Integers)
7.2k
7.28k (x1.01)
Test#2 (FP)
5.75k
4.82k (x0.84)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.87k
2.86k (x1)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.3k
2.62k (x1.14)
TOTAL
18.12k
17.58k (x0.97)
Multithread
B980
i7-930
Test#1 (Integers)
13.39k
28.09k (x2.1)
Test#2 (FP)
10.58k
21.62k (x2.04)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.22k
14.83k (x2.84)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.58k
4.85k (x1.88)
TOTAL
31.77k
69.39k (x2.18)
Performance/W
B980
i7-930
Test#1 (Integers)
383 points/W
216 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
302 points/W
166 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
149 points/W
114 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
74 points/W
37 points/W
TOTAL
908 points/W
534 points/W
Performance/GHz
B980
i7-930
Test#1 (Integers)
3001 points/GHz
2372 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2396 points/GHz
1571 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1194 points/GHz
933 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
957 points/GHz
855 points/GHz
TOTAL
7548 points/GHz
5732 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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