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Core i7-950 vs i5-3317U


Description
The i7-950 is based on Westmere architecture while the i5-3317U is based on Ivy Bridge.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-950 gets a score of 76.3 k points while the i5-3317U gets 45.2 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-950 is 1.7 times faster than the i5-3317U . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
106a5
306a9
Core
Bloomfield
Ivy Bridge
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.066 GHz
1.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.333 GHz
2.6 GHz
Socket
LGA 1366
BGA1023
Cores/Threads
4/4
2 /2
TDP
130 W
17 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
3072 kB
Date
June 2009
June 2012
Mean monothread perf.
19.46k points
17.88k points
Mean multithread perf.
76.29k points
41.31k 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
i5-3317U
Test#1 (Integers)
8.01k
8.38k (x1.05)
Test#2 (FP)
5.38k
7.76k (x1.44)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.11k
3.33k (x1.07)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.96k
3.41k (x1.15)
TOTAL
19.46k
22.88k (x1.18)

Multithread

i7-950

i5-3317U
Test#1 (Integers)
31.53k
16.56k (x0.53)
Test#2 (FP)
24.16k
16.79k (x0.7)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
15.84k
7.85k (x0.5)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.75k
4.02k (x0.85)
TOTAL
76.29k
45.23k (x0.59)

Performance/W
i7-950
i5-3317U
Test#1 (Integers)
243 points/W
974 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
186 points/W
988 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
122 points/W
462 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
37 points/W
237 points/W
TOTAL
587 points/W
2660 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-950
i5-3317U
Test#1 (Integers)
2403 points/GHz
3225 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1614 points/GHz
2984 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
934 points/GHz
1281 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
888 points/GHz
1311 points/GHz
TOTAL
5839 points/GHz
8801 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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