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Xeon E3-1230 v5 vs Pentium D 950


Description
The E3-1230 v5 is based on Skylake architecture while the 950 is based on NetBurst.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the E3-1230 v5 gets a score of 37.9 k points while the 950 gets 7.3 k points.

Summarizing, the E3-1230 v5 is 5.2 times faster than the 950. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
506e3
f64
Core
Skylake-S
Presler
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.4 GHz
3.4 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.8 GHz
3.4 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA 775
Cores/Threads
4/8
2/2
TDP
80 W
130 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
16+8 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
4096 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
0 kB
Date
October 2015
January 2006
Mean monothread perf.
9.52k points
8.73k points
Mean multithread perf.
37.88k points
7.34k 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
E3-1230 v5
950
Test#1 (Integers)
2.59k
2.36k (x0.91)
Test#2 (FP)
3.94k
3.74k (x0.95)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1k
1.76k (x1.76)
Test#1 (Memory)
2k
0.86k (x0.43)
TOTAL
9.52k
8.73k (x0.92)

Multithread

E3-1230 v5

950
Test#1 (Integers)
10.4k
4.34k (x0.42)
Test#2 (FP)
16.64k
1.91k (x0.11)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.51k
0.75k (x0.17)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.33k
0.35k (x0.06)
TOTAL
37.88k
7.34k (x0.19)

Performance/W
E3-1230 v5
950
Test#1 (Integers)
130 points/W
33 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
208 points/W
15 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
56 points/W
6 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
79 points/W
3 points/W
TOTAL
474 points/W
56 points/W

Performance/GHz
E3-1230 v5
950
Test#1 (Integers)
681 points/GHz
695 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1037 points/GHz
1101 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
263 points/GHz
518 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
525 points/GHz
253 points/GHz
TOTAL
2506 points/GHz
2567 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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