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Virtual CPU Version 2.5 vs Core i7-930


Description
The Version 2.5 is based on - architecture while the i7-930 is based on Westmere.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the Version 2.5 gets a score of 85.7 k points while the i7-930 gets 69.4 k points.

Summarizing, the Version 2.5 is 1.2 times faster than the i7-930 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
663
106a5
Core
-
Bloomfield
Architecture
-
Base frecuency
4.2 GHz
2.8 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.2 GHz
3.067 GHz
Socket
-
LGA 1366
Cores/Threads
2/2
4/8
TDP
- W
130 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
- kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
- kB
256 kB
Cache L3
- kB
8192 kB
Date
-
February 2010
Mean monothread perf.
56.16k points
17.58k points
Mean multithread perf.
85.75k points
69.39k 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
Version 2.5
i7-930
Test#1 (Integers)
15.7k
7.28k (x0.46)
Test#2 (FP)
22.8k
4.82k (x0.21)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.61k
2.86k (x0.51)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.05k
2.62k (x0.22)
TOTAL
56.16k
17.58k (x0.31)

Multithread

Version 2.5

i7-930
Test#1 (Integers)
28.49k
28.09k (x0.99)
Test#2 (FP)
37.67k
21.62k (x0.57)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
10.09k
14.83k (x1.47)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.5k
4.85k (x0.51)
TOTAL
85.75k
69.39k (x0.81)

Performance/W
Version 2.5
i7-930
Test#1 (Integers)