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Core i5-520M vs Celeron E3300


Description
The i5-520M is based on Westmere architecture while the E3300 is based on Core.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-520M gets a score of 33.1 k points while the E3300 gets 24.6 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-520M is 1.3 times faster than the E3300 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
20652
1067a
Core
Arrandale
Wolfdale
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.4 GHz
2.5 GHz
Boost frecuency
2.933 GHz
2.5 GHz
Socket
FC-PGA 988
LGA 775
Cores/Threads
2/4
2/2
TDP
35 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
1024 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
0 kB
Date
January 2010
August 2009
Mean monothread perf.
15.93k points
12.94k points
Mean multithread perf.
33.14k points
24.6k 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
i5-520M
E3300
Test#1 (Integers)
6.67k
2.9k (x0.43)
Test#2 (FP)
4.59k
6.38k (x1.39)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.49k
2.59k (x1.04)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.18k
1.08k (x0.49)
TOTAL
15.93k
12.94k (x0.81)

Multithread

i5-520M

E3300
Test#1 (Integers)
13.75k
5.76k (x0.42)
Test#2 (FP)
10.03k
12.67k (x1.26)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.67k
5.16k (x0.77)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.68k
1.01k (x0.38)
TOTAL
33.14k
24.6k (x0.74)

Performance/W
i5-520M
E3300
Test#1 (Integers)
393 points/W
89 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
287 points/W
195 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
191 points/W
79 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
77 points/W
16 points/W
TOTAL
947 points/W
378 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-520M
E3300
Test#1 (Integers)
2275 points/GHz
1159 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1567 points/GHz
2551 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
849 points/GHz
1034 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
742 points/GHz
431 points/GHz
TOTAL
5433 points/GHz
5175 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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