Core i7-950 vs Athlon II X2 260
Description
The i7-950 is based on Westmere architecture while the 260 is based on K10.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-950 gets a score of 76.3 k points while the 260 gets 27.5 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-950 is 2.8 times faster than the 260. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-950 gets a score of 76.3 k points while the 260 gets 27.5 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-950 is 2.8 times faster than the 260. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
106a5
100f63
Core
Bloomfield
Regor
Base frecuency
3.066 GHz
3.2 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.333 GHz
3.2 GHz
Socket
LGA 1366
Socket AM3
Cores/Threads
4/4
2/2
TDP
130 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
2x128 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
2x1024 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
kB
Date
June 2009
May 2010
Mean monothread perf.
19.46k points
17.05k points
Mean multithread perf.
76.29k points
27.54k 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
i7-950
260
Test#1 (Integers)
8.01k
6.04k (x0.75)
Test#2 (FP)
5.38k
6.2k (x1.15)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.11k
3.11k (x1)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.96k
1.7k (x0.58)
TOTAL
19.46k
17.05k (x0.88)
Multithread
i7-950
260
Test#1 (Integers)
31.53k
10.02k (x0.32)
Test#2 (FP)
24.16k
10.18k (x0.42)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
15.84k
5.1k (x0.32)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.75k
2.25k (x0.47)
TOTAL
76.29k
27.54k (x0.36)
Performance/W
i7-950
260
Test#1 (Integers)
243 points/W
154 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
186 points/W
157 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
122 points/W
78 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
37 points/W
35 points/W
TOTAL
587 points/W
424 points/W
Performance/GHz
i7-950
260
Test#1 (Integers)
2403 points/GHz
1886 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1614 points/GHz
1939 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
934 points/GHz
971 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
888 points/GHz
532 points/GHz
TOTAL
5839 points/GHz
5328 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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