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Pentium Dual-Core E2180 vs Core i7-930


Description
The E2180 is based on Core architecture while the i7-930 is based on Westmere.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the E2180 gets a score of 13.9 k points while the i7-930 gets 69.4 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-930 is 5 times faster than the E2180 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
6fd
106a5
Core
Allendale
Bloomfield
Architecture
Base frecuency
2 GHz
2.8 GHz
Boost frecuency
2 GHz
3.067 GHz
Socket
LGA 775
LGA 1366
Cores/Threads
2/2
4/8
TDP
65 W
130 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
1024 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
0 kB
8192 kB
Date
August 2007
February 2010
Mean monothread perf.
7.55k points
17.58k points
Mean multithread perf.
13.89k points
69.39k 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
E2180
i7-930
Test#1 (Integers)
2.01k
1.94k (x0.97)
Test#2 (FP)
2.01k
4.38k (x2.18)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.02k
2.64k (x1.3)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.07k
2.41k (x2.26)
TOTAL
7.1k
11.37k (x1.6)

Multithread

E2180

i7-930
Test#1 (Integers)
3.98k
7.3k (x1.83)
Test#2 (FP)
3.99k
19.36k (x4.86)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.01k
13.43k (x3.35)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.08k
2.01k (x1.86)
TOTAL
13.06k
42.11k (x3.22)

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
E2180
i7-930
Test#1 (Integers)
2.31k
7.28k (x3.15)
Test#2 (FP)
2.08k
4.82k (x2.31)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.1k
2.86k (x1.36)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.06k
2.62k (x2.46)
TOTAL
7.55k
17.58k (x2.33)

Multithread

E2180

i7-930
Test#1 (Integers)
4.57k
28.09k (x6.15)
Test#2 (FP)
4.11k
21.62k (x5.26)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.14k
14.83k (x3.58)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.07k
4.85k (x4.55)
TOTAL
13.89k
69.39k (x5)

Performance/W
E2180
i7-930
Test#1 (Integers)
70 points/W
216 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
63 points/W
166 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
64 points/W
114 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
16 points/W
37 points/W
TOTAL
214 points/W
534 points/W

Performance/GHz
E2180
i7-930
Test#1 (Integers)
1153 points/GHz
2372 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1042 points/GHz
1571 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1050 points/GHz
933 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
532 points/GHz
855 points/GHz
TOTAL
3777 points/GHz
5732 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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