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Celeron N3450 vs Core i7-920


Description
The N3450 is based on Goldmont architecture while the i7-920 is based on Nehalem Westmere.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the N3450 gets a score of 39.3 k points while the i7-920 gets 47.2 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-920 is 1.2 times faster than the N3450. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
506c9
106a5
Core
Apollo Lake
Bloomfield
Architecture
Goldmont
Base frecuency
1.1 GHz
2.667 GHz
Boost frecuency
2.2 GHz
2.993 GHz
Socket
BGA1296
LGA 1366
Cores/Threads
4/4
4/8
TDP
6 W
130 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x24 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
2x1024 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
kB
8192 kB
Date
August 2016
November 2008
Mean monothread perf.
13.11k points
16.33k points
Mean multithread perf.
39.33k points
47.2k 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
N3450
i7-920
Test#1 (Integers)
1.54k
1.97k (x1.28)
Test#2 (FP)
2.86k
4.43k (x1.55)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1.88k
2.75k (x1.47)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.78k
2.53k (x1.42)
TOTAL
8.06k
11.68k (x1.45)

Multithread

N3450

i7-920
Test#1 (Integers)
5.91k
7.71k (x1.3)
Test#2 (FP)
8.55k
18.81k (x2.2)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.48k
13.76k (x2.51)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.98k
5.07k (x1.7)
TOTAL
22.92k
45.34k (x1.98)

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
N3450
i7-920
Test#1 (Integers)
5.95k
6.12k (x1.03)
Test#2 (FP)
3.45k
4.76k (x1.38)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1.92k
2.78k (x1.45)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.78k
2.67k (x1.5)
TOTAL
13.11k
16.33k (x1.25)

Multithread

N3450

i7-920
Test#1 (Integers)
21.38k
19.26k (x0.9)
Test#2 (FP)
9.84k
14.96k (x1.52)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.25k
8.05k (x1.53)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.86k
4.92k (x1.72)
TOTAL
39.33k
47.2k (x1.2)

Performance/W
N3450
i7-920
Test#1 (Integers)
3564 points/W
148 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1640 points/W
115 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
875 points/W
62 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
477 points/W
38 points/W
TOTAL
6555 points/W
363 points/W

Performance/GHz
N3450
i7-920
Test#1 (Integers)
2706 points/GHz
2044 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1570 points/GHz
1591 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
874 points/GHz
930 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
810 points/GHz
891 points/GHz
TOTAL
5959 points/GHz
5457 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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