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Xeon L5430 vs Pentium G850


Description
The L5430 is based on Core architecture while the G850 is based on Sandy Bridge.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the L5430 gets a score of 51.6 k points while the G850 gets 40.5 k points.

Summarizing, the L5430 is 1.3 times faster than the G850 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
1067a
206a7
Core
Harpertown
Sandy Bridge
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.667 GHz
2.9 GHz
Socket
Socket 771
LGA 1155
Cores/Threads
4/4
2/2
TDP
50 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
2x6144 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
0 kB
3072 kB
Date
September 2008
May 2012
Mean monothread perf.
15.62k points
21.85k points
Mean multithread perf.
51.64k points
40.5k 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
L5430
G850
Test#1 (Integers)
3.09k
8.77k (x2.83)
Test#2 (FP)
6.86k
7.08k (x1.03)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.66k
3.72k (x1.4)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.01k
2.28k (x0.76)
TOTAL
15.62k
21.85k (x1.4)

Multithread

L5430

G850
Test#1 (Integers)
12.4k
17.5k (x1.41)
Test#2 (FP)
27.27k
13.48k (x0.49)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
10.41k
7.32k (x0.7)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.57k
2.19k (x1.4)
TOTAL
51.64k
40.5k (x0.78)

Performance/W
L5430
G850
Test#1 (Integers)
248 points/W
269 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
545 points/W
207 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
208 points/W
113 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
31 points/W
34 points/W
TOTAL
1033 points/W
623 points/W

Performance/GHz
L5430
G850
Test#1 (Integers)
1160 points/GHz
3025 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2573 points/GHz
2440 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
996 points/GHz
1283 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1128 points/GHz
787 points/GHz
TOTAL
5858 points/GHz
7534 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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