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Core 2 Duo E8500 vs Core i5-460 M


Description
The E8500 is based on Core architecture while the i5-460 M is based on Westmere.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the E8500 gets a score of 31.2 k points while the i5-460 M gets 33.7 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-460 M is 1.1 times faster than the E8500 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
1067a
20655
Core
Wolfdale
Arrandale
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.167 GHz
2.533 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.167 GHz
2.8 GHz
Socket
LGA 775
PGA 988A
Cores/Threads
2/2
2/4
TDP
65 W
35 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
6144 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
kB
3072 kB
Date
August 2008
September 2010
Mean monothread perf.
19.46k points
16.32k points
Mean multithread perf.
31.21k points
33.69k 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
E8500
i5-460 M
Test#1 (Integers)
3.65k
6.85k (x1.88)
Test#2 (FP)
8.07k
4.64k (x0.57)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.15k
2.72k (x0.86)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.59k
2.1k (x0.46)
TOTAL
19.46k
16.32k (x0.84)

Multithread

E8500

i5-460 M
Test#1 (Integers)
7.11k
13.71k (x1.93)
Test#2 (FP)
15.79k
10.68k (x0.68)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.2k
6.65k (x1.07)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.13k
2.65k (x1.25)
TOTAL
31.21k
33.69k (x1.08)

Performance/W
E8500
i5-460 M
Test#1 (Integers)
109 points/W
392 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
243 points/W
305 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
95 points/W
190 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
33 points/W
76 points/W
TOTAL
480 points/W
962 points/W

Performance/GHz
E8500
i5-460 M
Test#1 (Integers)
1151 points/GHz
2447 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2549 points/GHz
1658 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
994 points/GHz
971 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1450 points/GHz
751 points/GHz
TOTAL
6144 points/GHz
5827 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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