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Core i7-930 vs i7-7500U


Description
The i7-930 is based on Westmere architecture while the i7-7500U is based on Kaby Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-930 gets a score of 69.4 k points while the i7-7500U gets 87 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-7500U is 1.3 times faster than the i7-930 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
106a5
806e9
Core
Bloomfield
Kaby Lake-U
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.8 GHz
2.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.067 GHz
3.5 GHz
Socket
LGA 1366
BGA1356
Cores/Threads
4/8
2/4
TDP
130 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
4096 kB
Date
February 2010
August 2016
Mean monothread perf.
17.58k points
48.67k points
Mean multithread perf.
69.39k points
86.94k 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
i7-930
i7-7500U
Test#1 (Integers)
1.94k
3.53k (x1.82)
Test#2 (FP)
4.38k
14.67k (x3.35)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.64k
4.84k (x1.83)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.41k
6.26k (x2.6)
TOTAL
11.37k
29.29k (x2.58)

Multithread

i7-930

i7-7500U
Test#1 (Integers)
7.3k
7.26k (x0.99)
Test#2 (FP)
19.36k
35.04k (x1.81)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
13.43k
11.28k (x0.84)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.01k
5.69k (x2.83)
TOTAL
42.11k
59.27k (x1.41)

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
i7-930
i7-7500U
Test#1 (Integers)
7.28k
12.93k (x1.78)
Test#2 (FP)
4.82k
18.63k (x3.87)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.86k
5.03k (x1.76)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.62k
6.16k (x2.35)
TOTAL
17.58k
42.75k (x2.43)

Multithread

i7-930

i7-7500U
Test#1 (Integers)
28.09k
27.13k (x0.97)
Test#2 (FP)
21.62k
43.19k (x2)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
14.83k
11.7k (x0.79)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.85k
4.99k (x1.03)
TOTAL
69.39k
87.02k (x1.25)

Performance/W
i7-930
i7-7500U
Test#1 (Integers)
216 points/W
1809 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
166 points/W
2880 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
114 points/W
780 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
37 points/W
333 points/W
TOTAL
534 points/W
5801 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-930
i7-7500U
Test#1 (Integers)
2372 points/GHz
3695 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1571 points/GHz
5322 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
933 points/GHz
1437 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
855 points/GHz
1761 points/GHz
TOTAL
5732 points/GHz
12215 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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