Pentium N3540 vs Core i7-870
Description
The N3540 is based on Silvermont architecture while the i7-870 is based on Nehalem.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the N3540 gets a score of 37.5 k points while the i7-870 gets 42.5 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-870 is 1.1 times faster than the N3540. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the N3540 gets a score of 37.5 k points while the i7-870 gets 42.5 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-870 is 1.1 times faster than the N3540. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
30678
106e5
Core
Bay Trail-M
Lynnfield
Base frecuency
2.167 GHz
2.933 GHz
Boost frecuency
2.667 GHz
3.6 GHz
Socket
BGA1170
LGA 1156
Cores/Threads
4/4
4/8
TDP
7,5 W
95 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x24 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
2x1024 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
kB
8192 kB
Date
July 2014
September 2009
Mean monothread perf.
10.72k points
15.44k points
Mean multithread perf.
37.5k points
42.53k 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
N3540
i7-870
Test#1 (Integers)
1.37k
1.98k (x1.44)
Test#2 (FP)
2k
4.36k (x2.18)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1.95k
2.24k (x1.15)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.21k
2.72k (x2.24)
TOTAL
6.53k
11.3k (x1.73)
Multithread
N3540
i7-870
Test#1 (Integers)
5.24k
4.46k (x0.85)
Test#2 (FP)
7.69k
13.95k (x1.82)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.31k
7.54k (x1.03)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.52k
1.7k (x1.12)
TOTAL
21.76k
27.65k (x1.27)
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
N3540
i7-870
Test#1 (Integers)
4.97k
5.86k (x1.18)
Test#2 (FP)
2.58k
4.53k (x1.76)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1.98k
2.36k (x1.19)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.2k
2.69k (x2.25)
TOTAL
10.72k
15.44k (x1.44)
Multithread
N3540
i7-870
Test#1 (Integers)
18.92k
17.53k (x0.93)
Test#2 (FP)
9.67k
13.65k (x1.41)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.37k
7.93k (x1.08)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.54k
3.41k (x2.22)
TOTAL
37.5k
42.53k (x1.13)
Performance/W
N3540
i7-870
Test#1 (Integers)
2703 points/W
185 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1382 points/W
144 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1053 points/W
83 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
220 points/W
36 points/W
TOTAL
5357 points/W
448 points/W
Performance/GHz
N3540
i7-870
Test#1 (Integers)
1864 points/GHz
1629 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
967 points/GHz
1257 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
741 points/GHz
655 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
448 points/GHz
748 points/GHz
TOTAL
4020 points/GHz
4289 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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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