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Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 vs Core i7-860


Description
The 7c Gen 2 is based on Cortex-A76 / A55 (Kryo 468) architecture while the i7-860 is based on Nehalem.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 7c Gen 2 gets a score of 37 k points while the i7-860 gets 75.4 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-860 is 2 times faster than the 7c Gen 2. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
f4a
106e5
Core
Cortex-A76 / A55 (Kryo 468)
Lynnfield
Architecture
Cortex-A76 / A55 (Kryo 468)
Base frecuency
2.55 GHz
2.8 GHz
Boost frecuency
2.55 GHz
3.467 GHz
Socket
-
LGA 1156
Cores/Threads
8/8
4/8
TDP
7 W
95 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
- kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
- kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
- kB
8192 kB
Date
May 2021
September 2009
Mean monothread perf.
16.53k points
19.19k points
Mean multithread perf.
37k points
75.43k 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
7c Gen 2
i7-860
Test#1 (Integers)
3.87k
7.87k (x2.04)
Test#2 (FP)
8.17k
5.25k (x0.64)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.67k
2.94k (x1.1)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.82k
3.13k (x1.72)
TOTAL
16.53k
19.19k (x1.16)

Multithread

7c Gen 2

i7-860
Test#1 (Integers)
3.46k
31.5k (x9.1)
Test#2 (FP)
22.59k
23.47k (x1.04)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.09k
15.47k (x1.91)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.85k
4.98k (x1.75)
TOTAL
37k
75.43k (x2.04)

Performance/W
7c Gen 2
i7-860
Test#1 (Integers)
495 points/W
332 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
3228 points/W
247 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1156 points/W
163 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
407 points/W
52 points/W
TOTAL
5286 points/W
794 points/W

Performance/GHz
7c Gen 2
i7-860
Test#1 (Integers)
1516 points/GHz
2271 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3205 points/GHz
1514 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1047 points/GHz
847 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
712 points/GHz
902 points/GHz
TOTAL
6481 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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