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Core 2 Duo E7200 vs Core i5-450M


Description
The E7200 is based on Core architecture while the i5-450M is based on Westmere.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the E7200 gets a score of 25.2 k points while the i5-450M gets 29.1 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-450M is 1.2 times faster than the E7200 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
10676
20655
Core
Wolfdale
Arrandale
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.533 GHz
2.4 GHz
Boost frecuency
2.533 GHz
2.667 GHz
Socket
LGA 775
Socket G1
Cores/Threads
2/2
2/4
TDP
65 W
35 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
3072 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
0 kB
3072 kB
Date
April 2008
June 2010
Mean monothread perf.
13.46k points
12.93k points
Mean multithread perf.
25.21k points
29.1k points

Non-optimized benchmark
The benchmark in Mode 0 (FPU) measures cpu performance with non-optimized software. It uses the basic µinstructions from the i386 architecture with the i387 floating point unit. This mode is compatible with all CPUs so it's practical to compare very different CPUs
Monothread
E7200
i5-450M
Test#1 (Integers)
2.33k
1.61k (x0.69)
Test#2 (FP)
5.96k
3.8k (x0.64)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.5k
2.19k (x0.88)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.45k
1.65k (x1.13)
TOTAL
12.23k
9.25k (x0.76)

Multithread

E7200

i5-450M
Test#1 (Integers)
4.65k
2.91k (x0.63)
Test#2 (FP)
11.87k
5.05k (x0.43)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.01k
3.28k (x0.65)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.23k
3.07k (x2.49)
TOTAL
22.76k
14.31k (x0.63)

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
i5-450M
Test#1 (Integers)
2.93k
5.4k (x1.84)
Test#2 (FP)
6.48k
3.7k (x0.57)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.6k
2.06k (x0.79)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.45k
1.77k (x1.22)
TOTAL
13.46k
12.93k (x0.96)

Multithread

E7200

i5-450M
Test#1 (Integers)
5.85k
11.83k (x2.02)
Test#2 (FP)
12.91k
9.39k (x0.73)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.22k
5.31k (x1.02)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.23k
2.58k (x2.09)
TOTAL
25.21k
29.1k (x1.15)

Performance/W
E7200
i5-450M
Test#1 (Integers)
90 points/W
338 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
199 points/W
268 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
80 points/W
152 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
19 points/W
74 points/W
TOTAL
388 points/W
831 points/W

Performance/GHz
E7200
i5-450M
Test#1 (Integers)
1155 points/GHz
2024 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2558 points/GHz
1388 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1028 points/GHz
772 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
574 points/GHz
665 points/GHz
TOTAL
5315 points/GHz
4850 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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