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Pentium Dual-Core E5400 vs Core i7-860


Description
The E5400 is based on Core architecture while the i7-860 is based on Nehalem.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the E5400 gets a score of 26.8 k points while the i7-860 gets 75.4 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-860 is 2.8 times faster than the E5400 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
1067a
106e5
Core
Wolfdale
Lynnfield
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.7 GHz
2.8 GHz
Boost frecuency
2.7 GHz
3.467 GHz
Socket
LGA 775
LGA 1156
Cores/Threads
2/2
4/8
TDP
65 W
95 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
2048 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
0 kB
8192 kB
Date
January 2009
September 2009
Mean monothread perf.
14.01k points
19.19k points
Mean multithread perf.
26.78k points
75.43k 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
E5400
i7-860
Test#1 (Integers)
2.47k
2.15k (x0.87)
Test#2 (FP)
6.37k
4.87k (x0.76)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.66k
2.82k (x1.06)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.24k
3.13k (x2.52)
TOTAL
12.75k
12.97k (x1.02)

Multithread

E5400

i7-860
Test#1 (Integers)
4.95k
8.24k (x1.66)
Test#2 (FP)
12.7k
21.63k (x1.7)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.34k
14.65k (x2.74)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.21k
5.02k (x4.16)
TOTAL
24.2k
49.54k (x2.05)

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
E5400
i7-860
Test#1 (Integers)
3.09k
7.87k (x2.55)
Test#2 (FP)
6.94k
5.25k (x0.76)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.77k
2.94k (x1.06)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.22k
3.13k (x2.57)
TOTAL
14.01k
19.19k (x1.37)

Multithread

E5400

i7-860
Test#1 (Integers)
6.18k
31.5k (x5.1)
Test#2 (FP)
13.82k
23.47k (x1.7)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.57k
15.47k (x2.78)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.21k
4.98k (x4.13)
TOTAL
26.78k
75.43k (x2.82)

Performance/W
E5400
i7-860
Test#1 (Integers)
95 points/W
332 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
213 points/W
247 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
86 points/W
163 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
19 points/W
52 points/W
TOTAL
412 points/W
794 points/W

Performance/GHz
E5400
i7-860
Test#1 (Integers)
1143 points/GHz
2271 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2570 points/GHz
1514 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1024 points/GHz
847 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
450 points/GHz
902 points/GHz
TOTAL
5187 points/GHz
5534 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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