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Core i7-930 vs Snapdragon 7c Gen 2


Description
The i7-930 is based on Westmere architecture while the 7c Gen 2 is based on Cortex-A76 / A55 (Kryo 468).

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-930 gets a score of 69.4 k points while the 7c Gen 2 gets 37 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-930 is 1.9 times faster than the 7c Gen 2. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
106a5
f4a
Core
Bloomfield
Cortex-A76 / A55 (Kryo 468)
Architecture
Westmere
Base frecuency
2.8 GHz
2.55 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.067 GHz
2.55 GHz
Socket
LGA 1366
-
Cores/Threads
4/8
8/8
TDP
130 W
7 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
- kB
Cache L2
256 kB
- kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
- kB
Date
February 2010
May 2021
Mean monothread perf.
17.58k points
16.53k points
Mean multithread perf.
69.39k points
37k 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
7c Gen 2
Test#1 (Integers)
7.28k
3.87k (x0.53)
Test#2 (FP)
4.82k
8.17k (x1.7)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.86k
2.67k (x0.93)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.62k
1.82k (x0.69)
TOTAL
17.58k
16.53k (x0.94)

Multithread

i7-930

7c Gen 2
Test#1 (Integers)
28.09k
3.46k (x0.12)
Test#2 (FP)
21.62k
22.59k (x1.04)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
14.83k
8.09k (x0.55)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.85k
2.85k (x0.59)
TOTAL
69.39k
37k (x0.53)

Performance/W
i7-930
7c Gen 2
Test#1 (Integers)
216 points/W
495 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
166 points/W
3228 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
114 points/W
1156 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
37 points/W
407 points/W
TOTAL
534 points/W
5286 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-930
7c Gen 2
Test#1 (Integers)
2372 points/GHz
1516 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1571 points/GHz
3205 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
933 points/GHz
1047 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
855 points/GHz
712 points/GHz
TOTAL
5732 points/GHz
6481 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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