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Core i3-3110M vs Core 2 Duo E7400


Description
The i3-3110M is based on Ivy Bridge architecture while the E7400 is based on Core.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-3110M gets a score of 37.8 k points while the E7400 gets 25.7 k points.

Summarizing, the i3-3110M is 1.5 times faster than the E7400 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306a9
1067a
Core
Ivy Bridge
Wolfdale
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.4 GHz
2.8 GHz
Socket
Socket G2 (988B) / BGA1023
LGA 775
Cores/Threads
2/4
2/2
TDP
35 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
3072 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
0 kB
Date
June 2012
October 2008
Mean monothread perf.
17.03k points
14.31k points
Mean multithread perf.
33.81k points
25.71k 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
E7400
Test#1 (Integers)
6.66k
3.19k (x0.48)
Test#2 (FP)
6.88k
7.02k (x1.02)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.68k
2.71k (x1.01)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.6k
1.39k (x0.53)
TOTAL
18.83k
14.31k (x0.76)

Multithread

i3-3110M

E7400
Test#1 (Integers)
16.56k
6.02k (x0.36)
Test#2 (FP)
11.7k
13.23k (x1.13)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.28k
5.12k (x0.7)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.25k
1.34k (x0.6)
TOTAL
37.78k
25.71k (x0.68)

Performance/W
i3-3110M
E7400
Test#1 (Integers)
473 points/W
93 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
334 points/W
204 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
208 points/W
79 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
64 points/W
21 points/W
TOTAL
1080 points/W
396 points/W

Performance/GHz
i3-3110M
E7400
Test#1 (Integers)
2776 points/GHz
1139 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2868 points/GHz
2507 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1118 points/GHz
969 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1084 points/GHz
496 points/GHz
TOTAL
7847 points/GHz
5111 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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