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Core i5-3330 vs i7-2600


Description
The i5-3330 is based on Ivy Bridge architecture while the i7-2600 is based on Sandy Bridge.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-3330 gets a score of 104.8 k points while the i7-2600 gets 93.7 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-3330 is 1.1 times faster than the i7-2600 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306a9
206a7
Core
Ivy Bridge
Sandy Bridge
Architecture
Base frecuency
3 GHz
3.4 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.2 GHz
3.8 GHz
Socket
LGA 1155
LGA 1155
Cores/Threads
4/4
4/8
TDP
77 W
95 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
8192 kB
Date
September 2012
June 2011
Mean monothread perf.
29.84k points
28.68k points
Mean multithread perf.
104.78k points
93.69k 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
i5-3330
i7-2600
Test#1 (Integers)
10.85k
10.03k (x0.92)
Test#2 (FP)
10.47k
8.91k (x0.85)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.21k
4.34k (x1.03)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.31k
5.41k (x1.26)
TOTAL
29.84k
28.68k (x0.96)

Multithread

i5-3330

i7-2600
Test#1 (Integers)
41.77k
37.69k (x0.9)
Test#2 (FP)
40.2k
34.22k (x0.85)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.11k
17.65k (x1.1)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.7k
4.13k (x0.62)
TOTAL
104.78k
93.69k (x0.89)

Performance/W
i5-3330
i7-2600
Test#1 (Integers)
542 points/W
397 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
522 points/W
360 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
209 points/W
186 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
87 points/W
43 points/W
TOTAL
1361 points/W
986 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-3330
i7-2600
Test#1 (Integers)
3390 points/GHz
2639 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3272 points/GHz
2343 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1316 points/GHz
1141 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1347 points/GHz
1425 points/GHz
TOTAL
9325 points/GHz
7549 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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