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Core i7-950 vs Celeron G3900TE


Description
The i7-950 is based on Westmere architecture while the G3900TE is based on Skylake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-950 gets a score of 76.3 k points while the G3900TE gets 49.3 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-950 is 1.5 times faster than the G3900TE. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
106a5
506e3
Core
Bloomfield
Skylake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.066 GHz
2.3 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.333 GHz
2.3 GHz
Socket
LGA 1366
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
4/4
2/2
TDP
130 W
35 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
2048 kB
Date
June 2009
December 2015
Mean monothread perf.
19.46k points
27.33k points
Mean multithread perf.
76.29k points
49.34k 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
G3900TE
Test#1 (Integers)
8.01k
8.56k (x1.07)
Test#2 (FP)
5.38k
12.25k (x2.28)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.11k
3.17k (x1.02)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.96k
3.35k (x1.13)
TOTAL
19.46k
27.33k (x1.4)

Multithread

i7-950

G3900TE
Test#1 (Integers)
31.53k
16.42k (x0.52)
Test#2 (FP)
24.16k
23.61k (x0.98)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
15.84k
5.75k (x0.36)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.75k
3.55k (x0.75)
TOTAL
76.29k
49.34k (x0.65)

Performance/W
i7-950
G3900TE
Test#1 (Integers)
243 points/W
469 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
186 points/W
675 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
122 points/W
164 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
37 points/W
101 points/W
TOTAL
587 points/W
1410 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-950
G3900TE
Test#1 (Integers)
2403 points/GHz
3724 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1614 points/GHz
5326 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
934 points/GHz
1380 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
888 points/GHz
1455 points/GHz
TOTAL
5839 points/GHz
11885 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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