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Core i5-3317U vs Core 2 Duo E8500


Description
The i5-3317U is based on Ivy Bridge architecture while the E8500 is based on Core.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-3317U gets a score of 45.2 k points while the E8500 gets 31.2 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-3317U is 1.4 times faster than the E8500 . 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
1.7 GHz
3.167 GHz
Boost frecuency
2.6 GHz
3.167 GHz
Socket
BGA1023
LGA 775
Cores/Threads
2 /2
2/2
TDP
17 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
6144 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
kB
Date
June 2012
August 2008
Mean monothread perf.
17.88k points
19.46k points
Mean multithread perf.
41.31k points
31.21k 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
i5-3317U
E8500
Test#1 (Integers)
8.38k
3.65k (x0.43)
Test#2 (FP)
7.76k
8.07k (x1.04)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.33k
3.15k (x0.94)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.41k
4.59k (x1.35)
TOTAL
22.88k
19.46k (x0.85)

Multithread

i5-3317U

E8500
Test#1 (Integers)
16.56k
7.11k (x0.43)
Test#2 (FP)
16.79k
15.79k (x0.94)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.85k
6.2k (x0.79)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.02k
2.13k (x0.53)
TOTAL
45.23k
31.21k (x0.69)

Performance/W
i5-3317U
E8500
Test#1 (Integers)
974 points/W
109 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
988 points/W
243 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
462 points/W
95 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
237 points/W
33 points/W
TOTAL
2660 points/W
480 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-3317U
E8500
Test#1 (Integers)
3225 points/GHz
1151 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2984 points/GHz
2549 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1281 points/GHz
994 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1311 points/GHz
1450 points/GHz
TOTAL
8801 points/GHz
6144 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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