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Core i7-870 vs Pentium P6200


Description
The i7-870 is based on Nehalem architecture while the P6200 is based on Westmere.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-870 gets a score of 42.5 k points while the P6200 gets 22.9 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-870 is 1.9 times faster than the P6200 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
106e5
20655
Core
Lynnfield
Arrandale
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.933 GHz
2.133 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.6 GHz
2.133 GHz
Socket
LGA 1156
Socket G1
Cores/Threads
4/8
2/2
TDP
95 W
35 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
3072 kB
Date
September 2009
September 2010
Mean monothread perf.
15.44k points
12.74k points
Mean multithread perf.
42.53k points
22.91k 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
i7-870
P6200
Test#1 (Integers)
5.86k
5.29k (x0.9)
Test#2 (FP)
4.53k
3.55k (x0.79)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.36k
2.1k (x0.89)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.69k
1.8k (x0.67)
TOTAL
15.44k
12.74k (x0.83)

Multithread

i7-870

P6200
Test#1 (Integers)
17.53k
10.06k (x0.57)
Test#2 (FP)
13.65k
6.74k (x0.49)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.93k
3.96k (x0.5)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.41k
2.16k (x0.63)
TOTAL
42.53k
22.91k (x0.54)

Performance/W
i7-870
P6200
Test#1 (Integers)
185 points/W
287 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
144 points/W
193 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
83 points/W
113 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
36 points/W
62 points/W
TOTAL
448 points/W
655 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-870
P6200
Test#1 (Integers)
1629 points/GHz
2478 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1257 points/GHz
1667 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
655 points/GHz
982 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
748 points/GHz
845 points/GHz
TOTAL
4289 points/GHz
5972 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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