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Pentium 4 HT 521 vs Core Duo T2300


Description
The 521 is based on NetBurst architecture while the T2300 is based on P6 Enhanced Pentium M.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 521 gets a score of 8.4 k points while the T2300 gets 9.4 k points.

Summarizing, the T2300 is 1.1 times faster than the 521. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
f49
6e8
Core
Prescott
Yonah
Base frecuency
2.8 GHz
1.66 GHz
Socket
LGA 775
Socket 479
Cores/Threads
1/2
2/2
TDP
84 W
31 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8+8 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
1024 kB
2048 kB
Date
2004
January 2006
Mean monothread perf.
7.48k points
5.58k points
Mean multithread perf.
8.42k points
9.38k 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
521
T2300
Test#1 (Integers)
1.96k
1.46k (x0.75)
Test#2 (FP)
3.12k
1.63k (x0.52)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1.49k
1.53k (x1.03)
Test#1 (Memory)
0.91k
0.96k (x1.05)
TOTAL
7.48k
5.58k (x0.75)

Multithread

521

T2300
Test#1 (Integers)
1.77k
2.42k (x1.37)
Test#2 (FP)
3.96k
2.95k (x0.75)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1.8k
3k (x1.66)
Test#1 (Memory)
0.9k
1.01k (x1.13)
TOTAL
8.42k
9.38k (x1.11)

Performance/W
521
T2300
Test#1 (Integers)
21 points/W
78 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
47 points/W
95 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
21 points/W
97 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
11 points/W
33 points/W
TOTAL
100 points/W
303 points/W

Performance/GHz
521
T2300
Test#1 (Integers)
701 points/GHz
882 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1113 points/GHz
980 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
533 points/GHz
924 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
325 points/GHz
578 points/GHz
TOTAL
2672 points/GHz
3364 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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