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Core i7-920 vs Xeon E3-1225


Description
The i7-920 is based on Nehalem Westmere architecture while the E3-1225 is based on Sandy Bridge.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-920 gets a score of 47.2 k points while the E3-1225 gets 69 k points.

Summarizing, the E3-1225 is 1.5 times faster than the i7-920 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
106a5
206a7
Core
Bloomfield
Sandy Bridge
Architecture
Nehalem Westmere
Base frecuency
2.667 GHz
3.1 GHz
Boost frecuency
2.993 GHz
3.4 GHz
Socket
LGA 1366
LGA 1155
Cores/Threads
4/8
4/4
TDP
130 W
95 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
6144 kB
Date
November 2008
April 2011
Mean monothread perf.
16.33k points
23.94k points
Mean multithread perf.
47.2k points
68.97k 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
E3-1225
Test#1 (Integers)
1.97k
2.63k (x1.34)
Test#2 (FP)
4.43k
7.2k (x1.62)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.75k
3.71k (x1.35)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.53k
2.55k (x1.01)
TOTAL
11.68k
16.08k (x1.38)

Multithread

i7-920

E3-1225
Test#1 (Integers)
7.71k
8.23k (x1.07)
Test#2 (FP)
18.81k
22.82k (x1.21)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
13.76k
11.68k (x0.85)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.07k
2.12k (x0.42)
TOTAL
45.34k
44.85k (x0.99)

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
E3-1225
Test#1 (Integers)
6.12k
9.65k (x1.58)
Test#2 (FP)
4.76k
7.76k (x1.63)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.78k
3.95k (x1.42)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.67k
2.57k (x0.96)
TOTAL
16.33k
23.94k (x1.47)

Multithread

i7-920

E3-1225
Test#1 (Integers)
19.26k
30.52k (x1.58)
Test#2 (FP)
14.96k
24.1k (x1.61)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.05k
12.01k (x1.49)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.92k
2.34k (x0.48)
TOTAL
47.2k
68.97k (x1.46)

Performance/W
i7-920
E3-1225
Test#1 (Integers)
148 points/W
321 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
115 points/W
254 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
62 points/W
126 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
38 points/W
25 points/W
TOTAL
363 points/W
726 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-920
E3-1225
Test#1 (Integers)
2044 points/GHz
2839 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1591 points/GHz
2283 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
930 points/GHz
1162 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
891 points/GHz
757 points/GHz
TOTAL
5457 points/GHz
7041 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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