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Core i3-3110M vs i7-870


Description
The i3-3110M is based on Ivy Bridge architecture while the i7-870 is based on Nehalem.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-3110M gets a score of 37.8 k points while the i7-870 gets 42.5 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-870 is 1.1 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
106e5
Core
Ivy Bridge
Lynnfield
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.4 GHz
2.933 GHz
Boost frecuency
2.4 GHz
3.6 GHz
Socket
Socket G2 (988B) / BGA1023
LGA 1156
Cores/Threads
2/4
4/8
TDP
35 W
95 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
8192 kB
Date
June 2012
September 2009
Mean monothread perf.
17.03k points
15.44k points
Mean multithread perf.
33.81k points
42.53k 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
i7-870
Test#1 (Integers)
6.66k
5.86k (x0.88)
Test#2 (FP)
6.88k
4.53k (x0.66)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.68k
2.36k (x0.88)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.6k
2.69k (x1.03)
TOTAL
18.83k
15.44k (x0.82)

Multithread

i3-3110M

i7-870
Test#1 (Integers)
16.56k
17.53k (x1.06)
Test#2 (FP)
11.7k
13.65k (x1.17)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.28k
7.93k (x1.09)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.25k
3.41k (x1.52)
TOTAL
37.78k
42.53k (x1.13)

Performance/W
i3-3110M
i7-870
Test#1 (Integers)
473 points/W
185 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
334 points/W
144 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
208 points/W
83 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
64 points/W
36 points/W
TOTAL
1080 points/W
448 points/W

Performance/GHz
i3-3110M
i7-870
Test#1 (Integers)
2776 points/GHz
1629 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2868 points/GHz
1257 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1118 points/GHz
655 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1084 points/GHz
748 points/GHz
TOTAL
7847 points/GHz
4289 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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