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Core i5-2400 vs i7-3930K


Description
Both models i5-2400 and i7-3930K are based on Sandy Bridge architecture.

"Sandy Bridge codename was originally ""Gesher"". The development began in 2005 and four years later, the first Sandy Bridge CPU was presented. The most prominent features are Intel Turbo Boost 2.0, AES encryption and SHA-1 hashing acceleration, Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) 256-bit instruction set and the ability to have up to 8 physical cores or 16 logical cores through Hyper-Threading."

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-2400 gets a score of 84.4 k points while the i7-3930K gets 155.9 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-3930K is 1.8 times faster than the i5-2400 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
206a7
206d7
Core
Sandy Bridge
Sandy Bridge-E
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.1 GHz
3.2 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.4 GHz
3.8 GHz
Socket
LGA 1155
LGA 2011
Cores/Threads
4/4
6/12
TDP
95 W
130 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+x4x32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
12288 kB
Date
January 2011
November 2011
Mean monothread perf.
25.49k points
27.76k points
Mean multithread perf.
84.36k points
155.86k points

AVX optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode II (AVX) is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the first version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX compatible CPU was released in 2011.
Monothread
i5-2400
i7-3930K
Test#1 (Integers)
9.16k
10.08k (x1.1)
Test#2 (FP)
8.2k
9.06k (x1.1)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.95k
4.45k (x1.13)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.17k
4.16k (x1)
TOTAL
25.49k
27.76k (x1.09)

Multithread

i5-2400

i7-3930K
Test#1 (Integers)
34.74k
62.22k (x1.79)
Test#2 (FP)
31.07k
60.25k (x1.94)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
14.86k
30.42k (x2.05)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.69k
2.97k (x0.81)
TOTAL
84.36k
155.86k (x1.85)

Performance/W
i5-2400
i7-3930K
Test#1 (Integers)
366 points/W
479 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
327 points/W
463 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
156 points/W
234 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
39 points/W
23 points/W
TOTAL
888 points/W
1199 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-2400
i7-3930K
Test#1 (Integers)
2695 points/GHz
2653 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2411 points/GHz
2383 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1163 points/GHz
1172 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1228 points/GHz
1096 points/GHz
TOTAL
7497 points/GHz
7304 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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