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Core i7-870 vs Phenom II X6 1035T


Description
The i7-870 is based on Nehalem architecture while the 1035T is based on K10.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-870 gets a score of 42.5 k points while the 1035T gets 80.2 k points.

Summarizing, the 1035T is 1.9 times faster than the i7-870 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
106e5
100fa0
Core
Lynnfield
Thuban
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.933 GHz
2.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.6 GHz
3.1 GHz
Socket
LGA 1156
Socket AM3
Cores/Threads
4/8
6/6
TDP
95 W
95 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
128 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
6x512 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
6144 kB
Date
September 2009
May 2010
Mean monothread perf.
15.44k points
16.77k points
Mean multithread perf.
42.53k points
80.19k 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
i7-870
1035T
Test#1 (Integers)
1.98k
1.98k (x1)
Test#2 (FP)
4.36k
4.57k (x1.05)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.24k
2.57k (x1.15)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.72k
3.51k (x1.29)
TOTAL
11.3k
12.64k (x1.12)

Multithread

i7-870

1035T
Test#1 (Integers)
4.46k
11.86k (x2.66)
Test#2 (FP)
13.95k
27.4k (x1.96)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.54k
15.39k (x2.04)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.7k
3.46k (x2.04)
TOTAL
27.65k
58.11k (x2.1)

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
i7-870
1035T
Test#1 (Integers)
5.86k
5.17k (x0.88)
Test#2 (FP)
4.53k
5.33k (x1.18)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.36k
2.76k (x1.17)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.69k
3.51k (x1.3)
TOTAL
15.44k
16.77k (x1.09)

Multithread

i7-870

1035T
Test#1 (Integers)
17.53k
29.82k (x1.7)
Test#2 (FP)
13.65k
30.79k (x2.26)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.93k
15.88k (x2)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.41k
3.69k (x1.08)
TOTAL
42.53k
80.19k (x1.89)

Performance/W
i7-870
1035T
Test#1 (Integers)
185 points/W
314 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
144 points/W
324 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
83 points/W
167 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
36 points/W
39 points/W
TOTAL
448 points/W
844 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-870
1035T
Test#1 (Integers)
1629 points/GHz
1668 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1257 points/GHz
1718 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
655 points/GHz
890 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
748 points/GHz
1133 points/GHz
TOTAL
4289 points/GHz
5409 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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