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Pentium D 950 vs Core i5-450M


Description
The 950 is based on NetBurst architecture while the i5-450M is based on Westmere.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 950 gets a score of 7.3 k points while the i5-450M gets 29.1 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-450M is 4 times faster than the 950. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
f64
20655
Core
Presler
Arrandale
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.4 GHz
2.4 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.4 GHz
2.667 GHz
Socket
LGA 775
Socket G1
Cores/Threads
2/2
2/4
TDP
130 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
January 2006
June 2010
Mean monothread perf.
8.73k points
12.93k points
Mean multithread perf.
7.34k points
29.1k 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
950
i5-450M
Test#1 (Integers)
2.36k
5.4k (x2.28)
Test#2 (FP)
3.74k
3.7k (x0.99)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1.76k
2.06k (x1.17)
Test#1 (Memory)
0.86k
1.77k (x2.07)
TOTAL
8.73k
12.93k (x1.48)

Multithread

950

i5-450M
Test#1 (Integers)
4.34k
11.83k (x2.73)
Test#2 (FP)
1.91k
9.39k (x4.93)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
0.75k
5.31k (x7.06)
Test#1 (Memory)
0.35k
2.58k (x7.4)
TOTAL
7.34k
29.1k (x3.96)

Performance/W
950
i5-450M
Test#1 (Integers)
33 points/W
338 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
15 points/W
268 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6 points/W
152 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
3 points/W
74 points/W
TOTAL
56 points/W
831 points/W

Performance/GHz
950
i5-450M
Test#1 (Integers)
695 points/GHz
2024 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1101 points/GHz
1388 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
518 points/GHz
772 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
253 points/GHz
665 points/GHz
TOTAL
2567 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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