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Pentium Dual-Core T4500 vs Core i5-520M


Description
The T4500 is based on Core architecture while the i5-520M is based on Westmere.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the T4500 gets a score of 22.7 k points while the i5-520M gets 26.3 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-520M is 1.2 times faster than the T4500. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
1067a
20655
Core
Penryn-3M
Arrandale
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.3 GHz
2.4 GHz
Boost frecuency
2.3 GHz
2.933 GHz
Socket
Socket P
FC-PGA 988
Cores/Threads
2/2
2/4
TDP
35 W
35 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
1024 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
0 kB
3072 kB
Date
January 2010
January 2010
Mean monothread perf.
12.06k points
13.1k points
Mean multithread perf.
22.71k points
26.27k 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
T4500
i5-520M
Test#1 (Integers)
2.64k
5.41k (x2.05)
Test#2 (FP)
5.88k
3.69k (x0.63)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.36k
2.12k (x0.9)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.19k
1.88k (x1.58)
TOTAL
12.06k
13.1k (x1.09)

Multithread

T4500

i5-520M
Test#1 (Integers)
5.21k
10.7k (x2.05)
Test#2 (FP)
11.52k
7.91k (x0.69)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.65k
5.08k (x1.09)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.33k
2.58k (x1.93)
TOTAL
22.71k
26.27k (x1.16)

Performance/W
T4500
i5-520M
Test#1 (Integers)
149 points/W
306 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
329 points/W
226 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
133 points/W
145 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
38 points/W
74 points/W
TOTAL
649 points/W
751 points/W

Performance/GHz
T4500
i5-520M
Test#1 (Integers)
1147 points/GHz
1844 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2555 points/GHz
1259 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1026 points/GHz
723 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
517 points/GHz
641 points/GHz
TOTAL
5245 points/GHz
4466 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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