Pentium E6600 vs Core i3-2120
Description
The E6600 is based on Core architecture while the i3-2120 is based on Sandy Bridge.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the E6600 gets a score of 29.4 k points while the i3-2120 gets 51.2 k points.
Summarizing, the i3-2120 is 1.7 times faster than the E6600 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the E6600 gets a score of 29.4 k points while the i3-2120 gets 51.2 k points.
Summarizing, the i3-2120 is 1.7 times faster than the E6600 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
1067a
206a7
Core
Wolfdale
Sandy Bridge
Base frecuency
3.067 GHz
3.3 GHz
Socket
LGA 775
LGA 1155
Cores/Threads
2/2
2/2
TDP
65 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
2048 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
kB
3072 kB
Date
January 2010
February 2012
Mean monothread perf.
16.14k points
24.23k points
Mean multithread perf.
29.4k points
53.48k 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
E6600
i3-2120
Test#1 (Integers)
3.57k
9.82k (x2.75)
Test#2 (FP)
7.85k
7.9k (x1.01)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.14k
3.98k (x1.27)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.58k
2.95k (x1.87)
TOTAL
16.14k
24.64k (x1.53)
Multithread
E6600
i3-2120
Test#1 (Integers)
6.99k
20.46k (x2.93)
Test#2 (FP)
14.66k
17.77k (x1.21)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.09k
10.03k (x1.65)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.66k
2.94k (x1.78)
TOTAL
29.4k
51.21k (x1.74)
Performance/W
E6600
i3-2120
Test#1 (Integers)
108 points/W
315 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
226 points/W
273 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
94 points/W
154 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
26 points/W
45 points/W
TOTAL
452 points/W
788 points/W
Performance/GHz
E6600
i3-2120
Test#1 (Integers)
1163 points/GHz
2974 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2561 points/GHz
2393 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1023 points/GHz
1206 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
516 points/GHz
895 points/GHz
TOTAL
5263 points/GHz
7468 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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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