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Pentium D 950 vs Core 2 Duo E4300


Description
The 950 is based on NetBurst architecture while the E4300 is based on Core.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 950 gets a score of 7.3 k points while the E4300 gets 12.9 k points.

Summarizing, the E4300 is 1.8 times faster than the 950. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
f64
6f2
Core
Presler
Allendale
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.4 GHz
1.8 GHz
Socket
LGA 775
LGA 775
Cores/Threads
2/2
2/2
TDP
130 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
16+8 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
4096 kB
2048 kB
Date
January 2006
July 2006
Mean monothread perf.
8.73k points
7.03k points
Mean multithread perf.
7.34k points
12.89k 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
E4300
Test#1 (Integers)
2.36k
2.08k (x0.88)
Test#2 (FP)
3.74k
1.88k (x0.5)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1.76k
1.89k (x1.07)
Test#1 (Memory)
0.86k
1.19k (x1.38)
TOTAL
8.73k
7.03k (x0.81)

Multithread

950

E4300
Test#1 (Integers)
4.34k
4.16k (x0.96)
Test#2 (FP)
1.91k
3.75k (x1.97)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
0.75k
3.78k (x5.03)
Test#1 (Memory)
0.35k
1.2k (x3.45)
TOTAL
7.34k
12.89k (x1.76)

Performance/W
950
E4300
Test#1 (Integers)
33 points/W
64 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
15 points/W
58 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6 points/W
58 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
3 points/W
18 points/W
TOTAL
56 points/W
198 points/W

Performance/GHz
950
E4300
Test#1 (Integers)
695 points/GHz
1156 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1101 points/GHz
1044 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
518 points/GHz
1050 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
253 points/GHz
659 points/GHz
TOTAL
2567 points/GHz
3908 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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