Core i5-2500 vs i7-3930K
Description
Both models i5-2500 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 i5-2500 gets a score of 86.9 k points while the i7-3930K gets 155.9 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-3930K is 1.8 times faster than the i5-2500 . 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 i5-2500 gets a score of 86.9 k points while the i7-3930K gets 155.9 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-3930K is 1.8 times faster than the i5-2500 . 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
Base frecuency
3.3 GHz
3.2 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.7 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.
27.61k points
27.76k points
Mean multithread perf.
86.86k 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
i5-2500
i7-3930K
Test#1 (Integers)
9.92k
10.08k (x1.02)
Test#2 (FP)
8.8k
9.06k (x1.03)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.27k
4.45k (x1.04)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.62k
4.16k (x0.9)
TOTAL
27.61k
27.76k (x1.01)
Multithread
i5-2500
i7-3930K
Test#1 (Integers)
35.79k
62.22k (x1.74)
Test#2 (FP)
31.77k
60.25k (x1.9)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
15.5k
30.42k (x1.96)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.8k
2.97k (x0.78)
TOTAL
86.86k
155.86k (x1.79)
Performance/W
i5-2500
i7-3930K
Test#1 (Integers)
377 points/W
479 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
334 points/W
463 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
163 points/W
234 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
40 points/W
23 points/W
TOTAL
914 points/W
1199 points/W
Performance/GHz
i5-2500
i7-3930K
Test#1 (Integers)
2682 points/GHz
2653 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2377 points/GHz
2383 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1153 points/GHz
1172 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1248 points/GHz
1096 points/GHz
TOTAL
7461 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.
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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