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Atom N450 vs Xeon E3-1230 v5


Description
The N450 is based on Bonnell architecture while the E3-1230 v5 is based on Skylake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the N450 gets a score of 4.6 k points while the E3-1230 v5 gets 37.9 k points.

Summarizing, the E3-1230 v5 is 8.2 times faster than the N450 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
106ca
506e3
Core
Pineview
Skylake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
1.667 GHz
3.4 GHz
Boost frecuency
1.667 GHz
3.8 GHz
Socket
BGA 559
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
1 /2
4/8
TDP
6 W
80 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
64 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
512 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
0 kB
8192 kB
Date
December 2009
October 2015
Mean monothread perf.
3.42k points
9.52k points
Mean multithread perf.
4.58k points
37.88k points

Non-optimized benchmark
The benchmark in Mode 0 (FPU) measures cpu performance with non-optimized software. It uses the basic µinstructions from the i386 architecture with the i387 floating point unit. This mode is compatible with all CPUs so it's practical to compare very different CPUs
Monothread
N450
E3-1230 v5
Test#1 (Integers)
0.37k
0.7k (x1.89)
Test#2 (FP)
0.77k
2.8k (x3.63)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
0.79k
0.85k (x1.08)
Test#1 (Memory)
0.63k
1.88k (x3.01)
TOTAL
2.55k
6.23k (x2.44)

Multithread

N450

E3-1230 v5
Test#1 (Integers)
0.56k
2.74k (x4.86)
Test#2 (FP)
1.25k
12.87k (x10.26)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1.09k
3.89k (x3.58)
Test#1 (Memory)
0.64k
6.03k (x9.37)
TOTAL
3.55k
25.52k (x7.2)

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
N450
E3-1230 v5
Test#1 (Integers)
1.08k
2.59k (x2.4)
Test#2 (FP)
0.84k
3.94k (x4.69)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
0.94k
1k (x1.06)
Test#1 (Memory)
0.56k
2k (x3.55)
TOTAL
3.42k
9.52k (x2.79)

Multithread

N450

E3-1230 v5
Test#1 (Integers)
1.32k
10.4k (x7.87)
Test#2 (FP)
1.33k
16.64k (x12.48)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1.29k
4.51k (x3.48)
Test#1 (Memory)
0.63k
6.33k (x10.07)
TOTAL
4.58k
37.88k (x8.28)

Performance/W
N450
E3-1230 v5
Test#1 (Integers)
220 points/W
130 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
222 points/W
208 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
216 points/W
56 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
105 points/W
79 points/W
TOTAL
763 points/W
474 points/W

Performance/GHz
N450
E3-1230 v5
Test#1 (Integers)
647 points/GHz
681 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
504 points/GHz
1037 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
563 points/GHz
263 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
337 points/GHz
525 points/GHz
TOTAL
2051 points/GHz
2506 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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