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Pentium 4 HT 531 vs Celeron 3855U


Description
The 531 is based on NetBurst architecture while the 3855U is based on Skylake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 531 gets a score of 8.9 k points while the 3855U gets 24.6 k points.

Summarizing, the 3855U is 2.8 times faster than the 531. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
f41
406e3
Core
Prescott
Skylake-U
Architecture
Base frecuency
3 GHz
1.6 GHz
Socket
LGA 775
BGA1356
Cores/Threads
1/2
2/2
TDP
84 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8+8 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
1024 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
0 kB
2096 kB
Date
2004
December 2015
Mean monothread perf.
7.95k points
19.24k points
Mean multithread perf.
8.95k points
24.56k 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
531
3855U
Test#1 (Integers)
1.56k
1.64k (x1.05)
Test#2 (FP)
2.78k
6.72k (x2.42)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1.35k
2.06k (x1.53)
Test#1 (Memory)
0.91k
2.4k (x2.65)
TOTAL
6.6k
12.83k (x1.94)

Multithread

531

3855U
Test#1 (Integers)
1.29k
2.2k (x1.71)
Test#2 (FP)
3.26k
9.59k (x2.94)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1.6k
2.76k (x1.72)
Test#1 (Memory)
0.9k
2.27k (x2.53)
TOTAL
7.05k
16.81k (x2.39)

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
531
3855U
Test#1 (Integers)
2.1k
5.93k (x2.82)
Test#2 (FP)
3.33k
8.53k (x2.56)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1.6k
2.28k (x1.42)
Test#1 (Memory)
0.91k
2.5k (x2.73)
TOTAL
7.95k
19.24k (x2.42)

Multithread

531

3855U
Test#1 (Integers)
1.89k
7.87k (x4.16)
Test#2 (FP)
4.23k
11.28k (x2.67)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1.93k
2.91k (x1.5)
Test#1 (Memory)
0.89k
2.5k (x2.8)
TOTAL
8.95k
24.56k (x2.75)

Performance/W
531
3855U
Test#1 (Integers)
23 points/W
524 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
50 points/W
752 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
23 points/W
194 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
11 points/W
166 points/W
TOTAL
106 points/W
1637 points/W

Performance/GHz
531
3855U
Test#1 (Integers)
701 points/GHz
3706 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1111 points/GHz
5333 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
534 points/GHz
1423 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
305 points/GHz
1562 points/GHz
TOTAL
2650 points/GHz
12024 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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