Core i7-950 vs Pentium E6600
Description
The i7-950 is based on Westmere architecture while the E6600 is based on Core.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-950 gets a score of 76.3 k points while the E6600 gets 29.4 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-950 is 2.6 times faster than the E6600 . 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 E6600 gets 29.4 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-950 is 2.6 times faster than the E6600 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
106a5
1067a
Core
Bloomfield
Wolfdale
Base frecuency
3.066 GHz
3.067 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.333 GHz
3.067 GHz
Socket
LGA 1366
LGA 775
Cores/Threads
4/4
2/2
TDP
130 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
2048 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
kB
Date
June 2009
January 2010
Mean monothread perf.
19.46k points
16.14k points
Mean multithread perf.
76.29k points
29.4k 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
E6600
Test#1 (Integers)
8.01k
3.57k (x0.45)
Test#2 (FP)
5.38k
7.85k (x1.46)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.11k
3.14k (x1.01)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.96k
1.58k (x0.53)
TOTAL
19.46k
16.14k (x0.83)
Multithread
i7-950
E6600
Test#1 (Integers)
31.53k
6.99k (x0.22)
Test#2 (FP)
24.16k
14.66k (x0.61)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
15.84k
6.09k (x0.38)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.75k
1.66k (x0.35)
TOTAL
76.29k
29.4k (x0.39)
Performance/W
i7-950
E6600
Test#1 (Integers)
243 points/W
108 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
186 points/W
226 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
122 points/W
94 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
37 points/W
26 points/W
TOTAL
587 points/W
452 points/W
Performance/GHz
i7-950
E6600
Test#1 (Integers)
2403 points/GHz
1163 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1614 points/GHz
2561 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
934 points/GHz
1023 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
888 points/GHz
516 points/GHz
TOTAL
5839 points/GHz
5263 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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