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Core i7-920 vs Celeron G1610T


Description
The i7-920 is based on Nehalem Westmere architecture while the G1610T is based on Ivy Bridge.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-920 gets a score of 47.2 k points while the G1610T gets 38.6 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-920 is 1.2 times faster than the G1610T . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
106a5
306a9
Core
Bloomfield
Ivy Bridge
Architecture
Nehalem Westmere
Base frecuency
2.667 GHz
2.3 GHz
Boost frecuency
2.993 GHz
2.3 GHz
Socket
LGA 1366
LGA 1155
Cores/Threads
4/8
2/2
TDP
130 W
35 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
2048 kB
Date
November 2008
December 2012
Mean monothread perf.
16.33k points
20.84k points
Mean multithread perf.
47.2k points
38.59k 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
i7-920
G1610T
Test#1 (Integers)
1.97k
2.34k (x1.19)
Test#2 (FP)
4.43k
6.54k (x1.47)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.75k
3k (x1.09)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.53k
2.74k (x1.08)
TOTAL
11.68k
14.62k (x1.25)

Multithread

i7-920

G1610T
Test#1 (Integers)
7.71k
4.67k (x0.61)
Test#2 (FP)
18.81k
12.66k (x0.67)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
13.76k
5.95k (x0.43)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.07k
2.53k (x0.5)
TOTAL
45.34k
25.8k (x0.57)

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
i7-920
G1610T
Test#1 (Integers)
6.12k
7.87k (x1.29)
Test#2 (FP)
4.76k
7.14k (x1.5)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.78k
3.04k (x1.09)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.67k
2.79k (x1.04)
TOTAL
16.33k
20.84k (x1.28)

Multithread

i7-920

G1610T
Test#1 (Integers)
19.26k
15.12k (x0.79)
Test#2 (FP)
14.96k
14.05k (x0.94)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.05k
5.94k (x0.74)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.92k
3.48k (x0.71)
TOTAL
47.2k
38.59k (x0.82)

Performance/W
i7-920
G1610T
Test#1 (Integers)
148 points/W
432 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
115 points/W
401 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
62 points/W
170 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
38 points/W
99 points/W
TOTAL
363 points/W
1103 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-920
G1610T
Test#1 (Integers)
2044 points/GHz
3423 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1591 points/GHz
3102 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
930 points/GHz
1323 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
891 points/GHz
1211 points/GHz
TOTAL
5457 points/GHz
9060 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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