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Core i7-920 vs Xeon L5430


Description
The i7-920 is based on Nehalem Westmere architecture while the L5430 is based on Core.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-920 gets a score of 47.2 k points while the L5430 gets 51.6 k points.

Summarizing, the L5430 is 1.1 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
1067a
Core
Bloomfield
Harpertown
Architecture
Nehalem Westmere
Base frecuency
2.667 GHz
2.667 GHz
Boost frecuency
2.993 GHz
2.667 GHz
Socket
LGA 1366
Socket 771
Cores/Threads
4/8
4/4
TDP
130 W
50 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
2x6144 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
0 kB
Date
November 2008
September 2008
Mean monothread perf.
16.33k points
15.62k points
Mean multithread perf.
47.2k points
51.64k 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
i7-920
L5430
Test#1 (Integers)
6.12k
3.09k (x0.51)
Test#2 (FP)
4.76k
6.86k (x1.44)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.78k
2.66k (x0.95)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.67k
3.01k (x1.13)
TOTAL
16.33k
15.62k (x0.96)

Multithread

i7-920

L5430
Test#1 (Integers)
19.26k
12.4k (x0.64)
Test#2 (FP)
14.96k
27.27k (x1.82)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.05k
10.41k (x1.29)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.92k
1.57k (x0.32)
TOTAL
47.2k
51.64k (x1.09)

Performance/W
i7-920
L5430
Test#1 (Integers)
148 points/W
248 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
115 points/W
545 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
62 points/W
208 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
38 points/W
31 points/W
TOTAL
363 points/W
1033 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-920
L5430
Test#1 (Integers)
2044 points/GHz
1160 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1591 points/GHz
2573 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
930 points/GHz
996 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
891 points/GHz
1128 points/GHz
TOTAL
5457 points/GHz
5858 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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