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Core Duo T2450 vs Core i7-720QM


Description
The T2450 is based on Mobile architecture while the i7-720QM is based on Nehalem.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the T2450 gets a score of 11.4 k points while the i7-720QM gets 38.8 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-720QM is 3.4 times faster than the T2450. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
6ec
106e5
Core
Yonah
Clarksfield
Architecture
Mobile
Base frecuency
2 GHz
1.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
2 GHz
2.8 GHz
Socket
micro FC-PGA 478-pin
988-pin micro-FCPGA8
Cores/Threads
2/2
4/8
TDP
W
45 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
2048 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
kB
6144 kB
Date
September 2009
Mean monothread perf.
6.49k points
13.13k points
Mean multithread perf.
11.37k points
38.78k 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
T2450
i7-720QM
Test#1 (Integers)
1.04k
1.49k (x1.44)
Test#2 (FP)
1.85k
3.4k (x1.84)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1.76k
1.95k (x1.11)
Test#1 (Memory)
0.97k
2.08k (x2.14)
TOTAL
5.62k
8.92k (x1.59)

Multithread

T2450

i7-720QM
Test#1 (Integers)
1.78k
4.23k (x2.38)
Test#2 (FP)
3.51k
11.4k (x3.24)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.05k
7.17k (x2.35)
Test#1 (Memory)
0.94k
4.51k (x4.83)
TOTAL
9.28k
27.32k (x2.94)

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
T2450
i7-720QM
Test#1 (Integers)
1.81k
5.49k (x3.03)
Test#2 (FP)
1.96k
3.55k (x1.81)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1.81k
2.01k (x1.11)
Test#1 (Memory)
0.9k
2.09k (x2.31)
TOTAL
6.49k
13.13k (x2.03)

Multithread

T2450

i7-720QM
Test#1 (Integers)
3.41k
15.06k (x4.42)
Test#2 (FP)
3.89k
12.15k (x3.12)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.1k
7.18k (x2.32)
Test#1 (Memory)
0.97k
4.39k (x4.51)
TOTAL
11.37k
38.78k (x3.41)

Performance/W
T2450
i7-720QM
Test#1 (Integers)