Core i5-2400 vs Xeon E3-1225
Description
Both models i5-2400 and E3-1225 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 58.9 k points while the E3-1225 gets 44.8 k points.
Summarizing, the i5-2400 is 1.3 times faster than the E3-1225. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
"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 58.9 k points while the E3-1225 gets 44.8 k points.
Summarizing, the i5-2400 is 1.3 times faster than the E3-1225. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
206a7
206a7
Core
Sandy Bridge
Sandy Bridge
Base frecuency
3.1 GHz
3.1 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.4 GHz
3.4 GHz
Socket
LGA 1155
LGA 1155
Cores/Threads
4/4
4/4
TDP
95 W
95 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+x4x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
6144 kB
Date
January 2011
April 2011
Mean monothread perf.
25.49k points
23.94k points
Mean multithread perf.
84.36k points
68.97k 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
i5-2400
E3-1225
Test#1 (Integers)
2.72k
2.63k (x0.96)
Test#2 (FP)
7.6k
7.2k (x0.95)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.98k
3.71k (x0.93)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.47k
2.55k (x0.57)
TOTAL
18.78k
16.08k (x0.86)
Multithread
i5-2400
E3-1225
Test#1 (Integers)
10.37k
8.23k (x0.79)
Test#2 (FP)
28.84k
22.82k (x0.79)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
15.08k
11.68k (x0.77)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.67k
2.12k (x0.45)
TOTAL
58.95k
44.85k (x0.76)
Performance/W
i5-2400
E3-1225
Test#1 (Integers)
109 points/W
87 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
304 points/W
240 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
159 points/W
123 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
49 points/W
22 points/W
TOTAL
620 points/W
472 points/W
Performance/GHz
i5-2400
E3-1225
Test#1 (Integers)
801 points/GHz
772 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2236 points/GHz
2117 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1171 points/GHz
1091 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1316 points/GHz
750 points/GHz
TOTAL
5523 points/GHz
4731 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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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