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Pentium T3400 vs Core i7-930


Description
The T3400 is based on Core architecture while the i7-930 is based on Westmere.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the T3400 gets a score of 14.9 k points while the i7-930 gets 69.4 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-930 is 4.7 times faster than the T3400. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
6fd
106a5
Core
Merom-2M
Bloomfield
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.167 GHz
2.8 GHz
Boost frecuency
2.167 GHz
3.067 GHz
Socket
Socket P
LGA 1366
Cores/Threads
2/2
4/8
TDP
35 W
130 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
1024 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
kB
8192 kB
Date
October 2008
February 2010
Mean monothread perf.
8.05k points
17.58k points
Mean multithread perf.
14.91k 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
T3400
i7-930
Test#1 (Integers)
1.86k
1.94k (x1.04)
Test#2 (FP)
1.9k
4.38k (x2.31)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1.42k
2.64k (x1.86)
Test#1 (Memory)
0.84k
2.41k (x2.88)
TOTAL
6.01k
11.37k (x1.89)

Multithread

T3400

i7-930
Test#1 (Integers)
4.04k
7.3k (x1.81)
Test#2 (FP)
4.17k
19.36k (x4.65)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.55k
13.43k (x3.78)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.2k
2.01k (x1.67)
TOTAL
12.96k
42.11k (x3.25)

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
T3400
i7-930
Test#1 (Integers)
2.49k
7.28k (x2.92)
Test#2 (FP)
2.25k
4.82k (x2.14)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.17k
2.86k (x1.32)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.14k
2.62k (x2.3)
TOTAL
8.05k
17.58k (x2.18)

Multithread

T3400

i7-930
Test#1 (Integers)
4.98k
28.09k (x5.64)
Test#2 (FP)
4.43k
21.62k (x4.88)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.27k
14.83k (x3.47)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.23k
4.85k (x3.96)
TOTAL
14.91k
69.39k (x4.65)

Performance/W
T3400
i7-930
Test#1 (Integers)
142 points/W
216 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
127 points/W
166 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
122 points/W
114 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
35 points/W
37 points/W
TOTAL
426 points/W
534 points/W

Performance/GHz
T3400
i7-930
Test#1 (Integers)
1150 points/GHz
2372 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1037 points/GHz
1571 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1002 points/GHz
933 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
526 points/GHz
855 points/GHz
TOTAL
3714 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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