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Core i3-3110M vs i3-550


Description
The i3-3110M is based on Ivy Bridge architecture while the i3-550 is based on Westmere.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-3110M gets a score of 37.8 k points while the i3-550 gets 38.8 k points.

Summarizing, the i3-550 is 1 times faster than the i3-3110M . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306a9
20655
Core
Ivy Bridge
Clarkdale
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.4 GHz
3.2 GHz
Socket
Socket G2 (988B) / BGA1023
LGA 1156
Cores/Threads
2/4
2/2
TDP
35 W
73 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
4096 kB
Date
June 2012
May 2010
Mean monothread perf.
17.03k points
18.69k points
Mean multithread perf.
33.81k points
38.8k 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
i3-3110M
i3-550
Test#1 (Integers)
6.66k
7.83k (x1.17)
Test#2 (FP)
6.88k
5.3k (x0.77)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.68k
3.14k (x1.17)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.6k
2.43k (x0.93)
TOTAL
18.83k
18.69k (x0.99)

Multithread

i3-3110M

i3-550
Test#1 (Integers)
16.56k
16.25k (x0.98)
Test#2 (FP)
11.7k
12.12k (x1.04)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.28k
8.01k (x1.1)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.25k
2.42k (x1.07)
TOTAL
37.78k
38.8k (x1.03)

Performance/W
i3-3110M
i3-550
Test#1 (Integers)
473 points/W
223 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
334 points/W
166 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
208 points/W
110 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
64 points/W
33 points/W
TOTAL
1080 points/W
531 points/W

Performance/GHz
i3-3110M
i3-550
Test#1 (Integers)
2776 points/GHz
2446 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2868 points/GHz
1655 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1118 points/GHz
982 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1084 points/GHz
759 points/GHz
TOTAL
7847 points/GHz
5842 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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