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Core 2 Duo L7500 vs Pentium D 820


Description
The L7500 is based on Core architecture while the 820 is based on NetBurst.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the L7500 gets a score of 10.6 k points while the 820 gets 14.1 k points.

Summarizing, the 820 is 1.3 times faster than the L7500. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
6fa
f44
Core
Merom
Smithfield
Architecture
Base frecuency
1.6 GHz
2.8 GHz
Socket
BGA 479
LGA 775
Cores/Threads
2/2
2/2
TDP
17 W
130 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
16+8 kB
Cache L2
4096 kB
2048 kB
Date
October 2006
May 2005
Mean monothread perf.
6.74k points
7.45k points
Mean multithread perf.
10.65k points
14.07k 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
L7500
820
Test#1 (Integers)
1.58k
1.46k (x0.92)
Test#2 (FP)
1.59k
2.6k (x1.63)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1.51k
1.26k (x0.84)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.7k
0.91k (x0.54)
TOTAL
6.39k
6.23k (x0.98)

Multithread

L7500

820
Test#1 (Integers)
3.07k
2.93k (x0.95)
Test#2 (FP)
3.11k
5.19k (x1.67)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.96k
2.53k (x0.85)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.4k
0.94k (x0.67)
TOTAL
10.55k
11.59k (x1.1)

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
L7500
820
Test#1 (Integers)
1.83k
1.93k (x1.05)
Test#2 (FP)
1.65k
3.11k (x1.88)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1.58k
1.49k (x0.95)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.68k
0.91k (x0.54)
TOTAL
6.74k
7.45k (x1.1)

Multithread

L7500

820
Test#1 (Integers)
3.38k
3.92k (x1.16)
Test#2 (FP)
3.03k
6.23k (x2.05)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.89k
2.99k (x1.03)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.34k
0.94k (x0.7)
TOTAL
10.65k
14.07k (x1.32)

Performance/W
L7500
820
Test#1 (Integers)
199 points/W
30 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
178 points/W
48 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
170 points/W
23 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
79 points/W
7 points/W
TOTAL
626 points/W
108 points/W

Performance/GHz
L7500
820
Test#1 (Integers)
1146 points/GHz
690 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1033 points/GHz
1112 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
985 points/GHz
534 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1051 points/GHz
324 points/GHz
TOTAL
4215 points/GHz
2660 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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