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Core 2 Duo P8400 vs Xeon E5504


Description
The P8400 is based on Core architecture while the E5504 is based on Nehalem.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the P8400 gets a score of 21 k points while the E5504 gets 42 k points.

Summarizing, the E5504 is 2 times faster than the P8400. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
10676
106a5
Core
Peryn-3M
Gainestown
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.267 GHz
2 GHz
Socket
Socket P
LGA 1366
Cores/Threads
2/2
4 /4
TDP
25 W
80 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32 kB
64 kB
Cache L2
3072 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
0 kB
4096 kB
Date
July 2008
March 2009
Mean monothread perf.
11.38k points
10.92k points
Mean multithread perf.
21.02k points
41.95k 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
P8400
E5504
Test#1 (Integers)
2.43k
4.57k (x1.88)
Test#2 (FP)
5.4k
3.07k (x0.57)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.13k
1.85k (x0.87)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.43k
1.43k (x1)
TOTAL
11.38k
10.92k (x0.96)

Multithread

P8400

E5504
Test#1 (Integers)
4.81k
19.07k (x3.96)
Test#2 (FP)
10.58k
12.52k (x1.18)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.18k
7.97k (x1.91)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.45k
2.39k (x1.65)
TOTAL
21.02k
41.95k (x2)

Performance/W
P8400
E5504
Test#1 (Integers)
193 points/W
238 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
423 points/W
157 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
167 points/W
100 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
58 points/W
30 points/W
TOTAL
841 points/W
524 points/W

Performance/GHz
P8400
E5504
Test#1 (Integers)
1071 points/GHz
2287 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2383 points/GHz
1535 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
938 points/GHz
926 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
629 points/GHz
713 points/GHz
TOTAL
5022 points/GHz
5460 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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