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Pentium Dual-Core E5400 vs Core 2 Duo E8500


Description
Both models E5400 and E8500 are based on Core architecture.



Using the multithread performance as a reference, the E5400 gets a score of 26.8 k points while the E8500 gets 31.2 k points.

Summarizing, the E8500 is 1.2 times faster than the E5400 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
1067a
1067a
Core
Wolfdale
Wolfdale
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.7 GHz
3.167 GHz
Socket
LGA 775
LGA 775
Cores/Threads
2/2
2/2
TDP
65 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
2048 kB
6144 kB
Cache L3
0 kB
kB
Date
January 2009
August 2008
Mean monothread perf.
14.01k points
19.46k points
Mean multithread perf.
26.78k points
31.21k 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
E5400
E8500
Test#1 (Integers)
3.09k
3.65k (x1.18)
Test#2 (FP)
6.94k
8.07k (x1.16)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.77k
3.15k (x1.14)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.22k
4.59k (x3.78)
TOTAL
14.01k
19.46k (x1.39)

Multithread

E5400

E8500
Test#1 (Integers)
6.18k
7.11k (x1.15)
Test#2 (FP)
13.82k
15.79k (x1.14)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.57k
6.2k (x1.11)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.21k
2.13k (x1.76)
TOTAL
26.78k
31.21k (x1.17)

Performance/W
E5400
E8500
Test#1 (Integers)
95 points/W
109 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
213 points/W
243 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
86 points/W
95 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
19 points/W
33 points/W
TOTAL
412 points/W
480 points/W

Performance/GHz
E5400
E8500
Test#1 (Integers)
1143 points/GHz
1151 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2570 points/GHz
2549 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1024 points/GHz
994 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
450 points/GHz
1450 points/GHz
TOTAL
5187 points/GHz
6144 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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