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Core i7-930 vs Core 2 Duo E4300


Description
The i7-930 is based on Westmere architecture while the E4300 is based on Core.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-930 gets a score of 69.4 k points while the E4300 gets 12.9 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-930 is 5.4 times faster than the E4300 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
106a5
6f2
Core
Bloomfield
Allendale
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.8 GHz
1.8 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.067 GHz
1.8 GHz
Socket
LGA 1366
LGA 775
Cores/Threads
4/8
2/2
TDP
130 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
2048 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
0 kB
Date
February 2010
July 2006
Mean monothread perf.
17.58k points
7.03k points
Mean multithread perf.
69.39k points
12.89k 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
E4300
Test#1 (Integers)
1.94k
1.81k (x0.93)
Test#2 (FP)
4.38k
1.81k (x0.41)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.64k
1.79k (x0.68)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.41k
1.19k (x0.49)
TOTAL
11.37k
6.61k (x0.58)

Multithread

i7-930

E4300
Test#1 (Integers)
7.3k
3.61k (x0.49)
Test#2 (FP)
19.36k
3.62k (x0.19)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
13.43k
3.6k (x0.27)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.01k
1.2k (x0.6)
TOTAL
42.11k
12.03k (x0.29)

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
E4300
Test#1 (Integers)
7.28k
2.08k (x0.29)
Test#2 (FP)
4.82k
1.88k (x0.39)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.86k
1.89k (x0.66)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.62k
1.19k (x0.45)
TOTAL
17.58k
7.03k (x0.4)

Multithread

i7-930

E4300
Test#1 (Integers)
28.09k
4.16k (x0.15)
Test#2 (FP)
21.62k
3.75k (x0.17)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
14.83k
3.78k (x0.26)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.85k
1.2k (x0.25)
TOTAL
69.39k
12.89k (x0.19)

Performance/W
i7-930
E4300
Test#1 (Integers)
216 points/W
64 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
166 points/W
58 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
114 points/W
58 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
37 points/W
18 points/W
TOTAL
534 points/W
198 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-930
E4300
Test#1 (Integers)
2372 points/GHz
1156 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1571 points/GHz
1044 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
933 points/GHz
1050 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
855 points/GHz
659 points/GHz
TOTAL
5732 points/GHz
3908 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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