Core i7-930 vs Xeon W3520
Description
The i7-930 is based on Westmere architecture while the W3520 is based on Nehalem.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-930 gets a score of 69.4 k points while the W3520 gets 73.2 k points.
Summarizing, the W3520 is 1.1 times faster than the i7-930 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-930 gets a score of 69.4 k points while the W3520 gets 73.2 k points.
Summarizing, the W3520 is 1.1 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
106a5
Core
Bloomfield
Nehalem-WS
Base frecuency
2.8 GHz
2.667 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.067 GHz
2.933 GHz
Socket
LGA 1366
LGA 1366
Cores/Threads
4/8
4 /8
TDP
130 W
130 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
4x32+x4x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
8192 kB
Date
February 2010
March 2009
Mean monothread perf.
17.58k points
17.96k points
Mean multithread perf.
69.39k points
73.16k 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
i7-930
W3520
Test#1 (Integers)
7.28k
7.35k (x1.01)
Test#2 (FP)
4.82k
4.89k (x1.02)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.86k
2.9k (x1.01)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.62k
2.82k (x1.07)
TOTAL
17.58k
17.96k (x1.02)
Multithread
i7-930
W3520
Test#1 (Integers)
28.09k
29.69k (x1.06)
Test#2 (FP)
21.62k
22.26k (x1.03)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
14.83k
14.91k (x1.01)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.85k
6.29k (x1.3)
TOTAL
69.39k
73.16k (x1.05)
Performance/W
i7-930
W3520
Test#1 (Integers)
216 points/W
228 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
166 points/W
171 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
114 points/W
115 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
37 points/W
48 points/W
TOTAL
534 points/W
563 points/W
Performance/GHz
i7-930
W3520
Test#1 (Integers)
2372 points/GHz
2506 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1571 points/GHz
1669 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
933 points/GHz
989 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
855 points/GHz
960 points/GHz
TOTAL
5732 points/GHz
6123 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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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