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Core i5-3317U vs i7-870


Description
The i5-3317U is based on Ivy Bridge architecture while the i7-870 is based on Nehalem.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-3317U gets a score of 45.2 k points while the i7-870 gets 42.5 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-3317U is 1.1 times faster than the i7-870 . 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
1.7 GHz
2.933 GHz
Boost frecuency
2.6 GHz
3.6 GHz
Socket
BGA1023
LGA 1156
Cores/Threads
2 /2
4/8
TDP
17 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.
17.88k points
15.44k points
Mean multithread perf.
41.31k points
42.53k 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
i5-3317U
i7-870
Test#1 (Integers)
2.5k
1.98k (x0.79)
Test#2 (FP)
7.18k
4.36k (x0.61)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.19k
2.24k (x0.7)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.41k
2.72k (x0.8)
TOTAL
16.27k
11.3k (x0.69)

Multithread

i5-3317U

i7-870
Test#1 (Integers)
4.93k
4.46k (x0.9)
Test#2 (FP)
15.72k
13.95k (x0.89)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.53k
7.54k (x1)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.21k
1.7k (x0.4)
TOTAL
32.39k
27.65k (x0.85)

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
i5-3317U
i7-870
Test#1 (Integers)
8.38k
5.86k (x0.7)
Test#2 (FP)
7.76k
4.53k (x0.58)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.33k
2.36k (x0.71)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.41k
2.69k (x0.79)
TOTAL
22.88k
15.44k (x0.67)

Multithread

i5-3317U

i7-870
Test#1 (Integers)
16.56k
17.53k (x1.06)
Test#2 (FP)
16.79k
13.65k (x0.81)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.85k
7.93k (x1.01)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.02k
3.41k (x0.85)
TOTAL
45.23k
42.53k (x0.94)

Performance/W
i5-3317U
i7-870
Test#1 (Integers)
974 points/W
185 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
988 points/W
144 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
462 points/W
83 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
237 points/W
36 points/W
TOTAL
2660 points/W
448 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-3317U
i7-870
Test#1 (Integers)
3225 points/GHz
1629 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2984 points/GHz
1257 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1281 points/GHz
655 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1311 points/GHz
748 points/GHz
TOTAL
8801 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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