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Virtual CPU 2,84GHz vs Core 2 Duo E8500


Description
The 2,84GHz is based on - architecture while the E8500 is based on Core.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 2,84GHz gets a score of 79.8 k points while the E8500 gets 31.2 k points.

Summarizing, the 2,84GHz is 2.6 times faster than the E8500 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
f4a
1067a
Core
-
Wolfdale
Architecture
-
Base frecuency
2.84 GHz
3.167 GHz
Socket
-
LGA 775
Cores/Threads
8/8
2/2
TDP
- W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
- kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
- kB
6144 kB
Cache L3
- kB
kB
Date
-
August 2008
Mean monothread perf.
21.22k points
19.46k points
Mean multithread perf.
79.76k 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
2,84GHz
E8500
Test#1 (Integers)
4.27k
3.65k (x0.85)
Test#2 (FP)
8.93k
8.07k (x0.9)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.79k
3.15k (x1.13)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.23k
4.59k (x0.88)
TOTAL
21.22k
19.46k (x0.92)

Multithread

2,84GHz

E8500
Test#1 (Integers)
19.35k
7.11k (x0.37)
Test#2 (FP)
40.57k
15.79k (x0.39)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
13.15k
6.2k (x0.47)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.7k
2.13k (x0.32)
TOTAL
79.76k
31.21k (x0.39)

Performance/W
2,84GHz
E8500
Test#1 (Integers)