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Core i5-3320M vs i7-860


Description
The i5-3320M is based on Ivy Bridge architecture while the i7-860 is based on Nehalem.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-3320M gets a score of 54.6 k points while the i7-860 gets 75.4 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-860 is 1.4 times faster than the i5-3320M . 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
2.6 GHz
2.8 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.3 GHz
3.467 GHz
Socket
BGA1023
LGA 1156
Cores/Threads
2/4
4/8
TDP
35 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.
29.22k points
19.19k points
Mean multithread perf.
58.81k points
75.43k 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
i5-3320M
i7-860
Test#1 (Integers)
3.21k
2.15k (x0.67)
Test#2 (FP)
9.05k
4.87k (x0.54)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.94k
2.82k (x0.72)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.93k
3.13k (x0.79)
TOTAL
20.13k
12.97k (x0.64)

Multithread

i5-3320M

i7-860
Test#1 (Integers)
6.08k
8.24k (x1.35)
Test#2 (FP)
19.02k
21.63k (x1.14)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.85k
14.65k (x1.66)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.98k
5.02k (x1.26)
TOTAL
37.93k
49.54k (x1.31)

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
i5-3320M
i7-860
Test#1 (Integers)
10.89k
7.87k (x0.72)
Test#2 (FP)
9.77k
5.25k (x0.54)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.98k
2.94k (x0.74)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.77k
3.13k (x0.83)
TOTAL
28.4k
19.19k (x0.68)

Multithread

i5-3320M

i7-860
Test#1 (Integers)
20.23k
31.5k (x1.56)
Test#2 (FP)
20.83k
23.47k (x1.13)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
9.49k
15.47k (x1.63)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.04k
4.98k (x1.23)
TOTAL
54.6k
75.43k (x1.38)

Performance/W
i5-3320M
i7-860
Test#1 (Integers)
578 points/W
332 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
595 points/W
247 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
271 points/W
163 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
115 points/W
52 points/W
TOTAL
1560 points/W
794 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-3320M
i7-860
Test#1 (Integers)
3300 points/GHz
2271 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2960 points/GHz
1514 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1205 points/GHz
847 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1141 points/GHz
902 points/GHz
TOTAL
8607 points/GHz
5534 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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