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Core i7-930 vs Core 2 Duo E6600


Description
The i7-930 is based on Westmere architecture while the E6600 is based on Core.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-930 gets a score of 69.4 k points while the E6600 gets 16.1 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-930 is 4.3 times faster than the E6600 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
106a5
6f6
Core
Bloomfield
Conroe
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.8 GHz
2.4 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.067 GHz
2.4 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
4096 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
0 kB
Date
February 2010
July 2006
Mean monothread perf.
17.58k points
9.99k points
Mean multithread perf.
69.39k points
16.12k 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
E6600
Test#1 (Integers)
1.94k
2.38k (x1.23)
Test#2 (FP)
4.38k
2.39k (x0.54)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.64k
2.39k (x0.91)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.41k
2.79k (x1.16)
TOTAL
11.37k
9.95k (x0.87)

Multithread

i7-930

E6600
Test#1 (Integers)
7.3k
4.68k (x0.64)
Test#2 (FP)
19.36k
4.68k (x0.24)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
13.43k
4.69k (x0.35)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.01k
1.8k (x0.9)
TOTAL
42.11k
15.86k (x0.38)

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
E6600
Test#1 (Integers)
7.28k
2.7k (x0.37)
Test#2 (FP)
4.82k
2.42k (x0.5)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.86k
2.41k (x0.84)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.62k
2.46k (x0.94)
TOTAL
17.58k
9.99k (x0.57)

Multithread

i7-930

E6600
Test#1 (Integers)
28.09k
5.19k (x0.18)
Test#2 (FP)
21.62k
4.55k (x0.21)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
14.83k
4.6k (x0.31)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.85k
1.78k (x0.37)
TOTAL
69.39k
16.12k (x0.23)

Performance/W
i7-930
E6600
Test#1 (Integers)
216 points/W
80 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
166 points/W
70 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
114 points/W
71 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
37 points/W
27 points/W
TOTAL
534 points/W
248 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-930
E6600
Test#1 (Integers)
2372 points/GHz
1125 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1571 points/GHz
1009 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
933 points/GHz
1005 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
855 points/GHz
1025 points/GHz
TOTAL
5732 points/GHz
4164 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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