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Core 2 Duo E7200 vs Athlon II X2 260


Description
The E7200 is based on Core architecture while the 260 is based on K10.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the E7200 gets a score of 25.2 k points while the 260 gets 27.5 k points.

Summarizing, the 260 is 1.1 times faster than the E7200 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
10676
100f63
Core
Wolfdale
Regor
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.533 GHz
3.2 GHz
Socket
LGA 775
Socket AM3
Cores/Threads
2/2
2/2
TDP
65 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
2x128 kB
Cache L2
3072 kB
2x1024 kB
Cache L3
0 kB
kB
Date
April 2008
May 2010
Mean monothread perf.
13.46k points
17.05k points
Mean multithread perf.
25.21k 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
E7200
260
Test#1 (Integers)
2.93k
6.04k (x2.06)
Test#2 (FP)
6.48k
6.2k (x0.96)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.6k
3.11k (x1.19)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.45k
1.7k (x1.17)
TOTAL
13.46k
17.05k (x1.27)

Multithread

E7200

260
Test#1 (Integers)
5.85k
10.02k (x1.71)
Test#2 (FP)
12.91k
10.18k (x0.79)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.22k
5.1k (x0.98)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.23k
2.25k (x1.82)
TOTAL
25.21k
27.54k (x1.09)

Performance/W
E7200
260
Test#1 (Integers)
90 points/W
154 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
199 points/W
157 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
80 points/W
78 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
19 points/W
35 points/W
TOTAL
388 points/W
424 points/W

Performance/GHz
E7200
260
Test#1 (Integers)
1155 points/GHz
1886 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2558 points/GHz
1939 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1028 points/GHz
971 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
574 points/GHz
532 points/GHz
TOTAL
5315 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.


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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