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Pentium D 925 vs Core i5-450M


Description
The 925 is based on NetBurst architecture while the i5-450M is based on Westmere.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 925 gets a score of 14 k points while the i5-450M gets 29.1 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-450M is 2.1 times faster than the 925. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
f65
20655
Core
Presler
Arrandale
Architecture
Base frecuency
3 GHz
2.4 GHz
Boost frecuency
3 GHz
2.667 GHz
Socket
LGA 775
Socket G1
Cores/Threads
2/2
2/4
TDP
95 W
35 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
16+8 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
4096 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
0 kB
3072 kB
Date
October 2006
June 2010
Mean monothread perf.
7.7k points
12.93k points
Mean multithread perf.
14.03k points
29.1k 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
925
i5-450M
Test#1 (Integers)
1.52k
1.61k (x1.06)
Test#2 (FP)
2.95k
3.8k (x1.29)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1.51k
2.19k (x1.46)
Test#1 (Memory)
0.82k
1.65k (x2.02)
TOTAL
6.79k
9.25k (x1.36)

Multithread

925

i5-450M
Test#1 (Integers)
2.98k
2.91k (x0.98)
Test#2 (FP)
5.62k
5.05k (x0.9)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.87k
3.28k (x1.14)
Test#1 (Memory)
0.82k
3.07k (x3.76)
TOTAL
12.29k
14.31k (x1.17)

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
925
i5-450M
Test#1 (Integers)
2.06k
5.4k (x2.62)
Test#2 (FP)
3.32k
3.7k (x1.12)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1.52k
2.06k (x1.35)
Test#1 (Memory)
0.8k
1.77k (x2.22)
TOTAL
7.7k
12.93k (x1.68)

Multithread

925

i5-450M
Test#1 (Integers)
4k
11.83k (x2.96)
Test#2 (FP)
6.32k
9.39k (x1.49)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.91k
5.31k (x1.83)
Test#1 (Memory)
0.81k
2.58k (x3.19)
TOTAL
14.03k
29.1k (x2.07)

Performance/W
925
i5-450M
Test#1 (Integers)
42 points/W
338 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
67 points/W
268 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
31 points/W
152 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
9 points/W
74 points/W
TOTAL
148 points/W
831 points/W

Performance/GHz
925
i5-450M
Test#1 (Integers)
686 points/GHz
2024 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1105 points/GHz
1388 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
507 points/GHz
772 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
266 points/GHz
665 points/GHz
TOTAL
2565 points/GHz
4850 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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