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Next part of CPU benchmarking. This time up to First generation of Core i7 and Phenom II. There is significant overlap with the previous article - but this time measured in somewhat more modern SW. Also the game benchmarks are improved thanks to GeForce GTX 1080 - no CPU limit possible.



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SuperPI mod XS 1.5

Compute of 1 million digits of PI.


SuperPI 1M v1.5XS [s] (Lower is Better)


Xeon X5687 OC [4C/8T; 4,5 GHz]
9.0
Core i5 750 OC [4C/4T; 4,0 GHz]
10.4
Xeon X5450 OC [4C/4T; 4,1 GHz]
11.4
Core i7 975XE [4C/8T; 3,46 GHz]
11.5
Core i7-980X [6C/12T; 3,46 GHz]
11.5
Core 2 Duo E8600 OC [2C/2T; 3,8 GHz]
12.3
2 × Xeon X5560 [8C/16T; 2,8 GHz]
12.8
2 × Xeon X5660 [12C/24T; 2,8 GHz]
12.9
Core i5 750 [4C/4T; 2,8 GHz]
13.2
Xeon E5502 OC [2C/2T; 3,0 GHz]
13.7
Core i7-920 [4C/8T; 2,8 GHz]
14.5
Core 2 Extreme QX9770 (DDR2) [4C/4T; 3,2 GHz]
14.6
Core 2 Extreme QX9770 (DDR3) [4C/4T; 3,2 GHz]
14.6
Core i3 530 [2C/4T; 2,93 GHz]
14.6
Core 2 Duo E8400 [2C/2T; 3,0 GHz]
15.6
2 × Xeon X5450 [8C/8T; 3.0 GHz]
15.7
Phenom II X4 965 OC [4C/4T; 4,2 GHz]
16.4
Phenom II X6 1100T OC [6C/6T; 4,1 GHz]
16.8
Core 2 Extreme QX6850 [4C/4T; 3,0 GHz]
17.1
Core 2 Duo E6850 [2C/2T; 3,0 GHz]
17.2
Phenom II X2 550 OC [2C/2T; 3,96 GHz]
17.5
Core 2 Quad Q9450 [4C/4T; 2,66 GHz]
17.5
Core 2 Extreme X6800 [2C/2T; 2,93 GHz]
17.6
Pentium E5800 [2C/2T; 3,2 GHz]
18.0
Core 2 Quad Q9400 [4C/4T; 2,66 GHz]
18.7
Phenom II X6 1100T [6C/6T; 3,3 GHz]
19.0
Core 2 Duo E7200 [2C/2T; 2,53 GHz]
19.6
Celeron G470 [1C/2T; 2,0 GHz]
19.6
Phenom II X4 965 (DDR3) [4C/4T; 3,4 GHz]
20.3
Phenom II X4 965 (DDR2) [4C/4T; 3,4 GHz]
20.4
2 × Xeon E5504 [8C/8T; 2,0 GHz]
20.9
Core 2 Quad Q6600 [4C/4T; 2,4 GHz]
21.4
Phenom II X2 550 [2C/2T; 3,1 GHz]
22.2
2 × Xeon E5345 [8C/8T; 2,33 GHz]
22.3
Phenom II X4 940 BE [4C/4T; 3,0 GHz]
22.9
Opteron 6170 OC [12C/12T; 3,0 GHz]
23.5
Athlon II X2 260 [2C/2T; 3,2 GHz]
23.7
Athlon X2 7850 BE OC [2C/2T; 3,2 GHz]
24.5
Athlon II X4 640 [4C/4T; 3,0 GHz]
25.7
Athlon 64 X2 6400+ [2C/2T; 3,2 GHz]
26.2
Phenom II X3 710 [3C/3T; 2,6 GHz]
26.3
Phenom X4 9650 OC [4C/4T; 3,0 GHz]
26.5
Opteron 6140 [8C/8T; 2,6 GHz]
27.0
Pentium E2200 [2C/2T; 2,2 GHz]
27.1
Sempron 140 [1C/1T; 2,7 GHz]
28.2
2 × Opteron 6176 SE [24C/24T; 2,3 GHz]
30.2
Athlon X2 7550 [2C/2T; 2,5 GHz]
30.7
Sempron 190 [2C/2T; 2,5 GHz]
30.7
2 × Opteron 2224 SE [4C/4T; 3,2 GHz]
30.9
Pentium EE 965 OC [2C/4T; 4,2 GHz]
30.9
Athlon 5350 [4C/4T; 2,05 GHz]
31.2
Athlon 64 LE-1640 [1C/1T; 2,6 GHz]
32.5
Phenom X4 9650 [4C/4T; 2,3 GHz]
32.7
Phenom X3 8600B [3C/3T; 2,3 GHz]
33.0
Athlon X2 5000+ [2C/2T; 2,2 GHz]
34.5
2 × Opteron 2356 [8C/8T; 2,3 GHz]
35.2
Athlon X2 4850e [2C/2T; 2,5 GHz]
35.3



CPUmark 99

CPUmark measures raw performance using x86 and x87 instructions. Memory and cache performance also influences the score.


CPUMark 99 [points]


Xeon X5687 OC [4C/8T; 4,5 GHz]
709
Core i5 750 OC [4C/4T; 4,0 GHz]
620
Xeon X5450 OC [4C/4T; 4,1 GHz]
592
Phenom II X4 965 OC [4C/4T; 4,2 GHz]
582
Phenom II X6 1100T OC [6C/6T; 4,1 GHz]
567
Core i7 975XE [4C/8T; 3,46 GHz]
557
Core i7-980X [6C/12T; 3,46 GHz]
554
Core 2 Duo E8600 OC [2C/2T; 3,8 GHz]
548
Phenom II X2 550 OC [2C/2T; 3,96 GHz]
544
Phenom II X6 1100T [6C/6T; 3,3 GHz]
507
Core i5 750 [4C/4T; 2,8 GHz]
493
2 × Xeon X5560 [8C/16T; 2,8 GHz]
492
2 × Xeon X5660 [12C/24T; 2,8 GHz]
488
Phenom II X4 965 (DDR2) [4C/4T; 3,4 GHz]
470
Phenom II X4 965 (DDR3) [4C/4T; 3,4 GHz]
470
Xeon E5502 OC [2C/2T; 3,0 GHz]
470
Core 2 Extreme QX9770 (DDR3) [4C/4T; 3,2 GHz]
462
Core 2 Extreme QX9770 (DDR2) [4C/4T; 3,2 GHz]
461
Pentium E5800 [2C/2T; 3,2 GHz]
459
Athlon II X2 260 [2C/2T; 3,2 GHz]
455
Core i3 530 [2C/4T; 2,93 GHz]
450
Core i7-920 [4C/8T; 2,8 GHz]
440
2 × Xeon X5450 [8C/8T; 3.0 GHz]
434
Core 2 Duo E8400 [2C/2T; 3,0 GHz]
432
Phenom II X2 550 [2C/2T; 3,1 GHz]
429
Core 2 Duo E6850 [2C/2T; 3,0 GHz]
425
Core 2 Extreme QX6850 [4C/4T; 3,0 GHz]
425
Athlon X2 7850 BE OC [2C/2T; 3,2 GHz]
424
Phenom II X4 940 BE [4C/4T; 3,0 GHz]
415
Opteron 6170 OC [12C/12T; 3,0 GHz]
415
Athlon 64 X2 6400+ [2C/2T; 3,2 GHz]
413
Core 2 Extreme X6800 [2C/2T; 2,93 GHz]
410
2 × Opteron 2224 SE [4C/4T; 3,2 GHz]
402
Athlon II X4 640 [4C/4T; 3,0 GHz]
391
Core 2 Quad Q9400 [4C/4T; 2,66 GHz]
385
Core 2 Quad Q9450 [4C/4T; 2,66 GHz]
385
Phenom X4 9650 OC [4C/4T; 3,0 GHz]
384
Sempron 140 [1C/1T; 2,7 GHz]
374
Core 2 Duo E7200 [2C/2T; 2,53 GHz]
364
Phenom II X3 710 [3C/3T; 2,6 GHz]
360
Opteron 6140 [8C/8T; 2,6 GHz]
360
Core 2 Quad Q6600 [4C/4T; 2,4 GHz]
340
Athlon X2 7550 [2C/2T; 2,5 GHz]
335
Sempron 190 [2C/2T; 2,5 GHz]
325
2 × Xeon E5345 [8C/8T; 2,33 GHz]
325
2 × Opteron 6176 SE [24C/24T; 2,3 GHz]
320
2 × Xeon E5504 [8C/8T; 2,0 GHz]
314
Athlon 64 LE-1640 [1C/1T; 2,6 GHz]
311
Celeron G470 [1C/2T; 2,0 GHz]
307
Phenom X3 8600B [3C/3T; 2,3 GHz]
304
Pentium E2200 [2C/2T; 2,2 GHz]
300
Phenom X4 9650 [4C/4T; 2,3 GHz]
299
Athlon X2 4850e [2C/2T; 2,5 GHz]
290
Athlon X2 5000+ [2C/2T; 2,2 GHz]
288
2 × Opteron 2356 [8C/8T; 2,3 GHz]
287
Pentium EE 965 OC [2C/4T; 4,2 GHz]
244
Athlon 5350 [4C/4T; 2,05 GHz]
211



Geekbench 4 (Single Thread)

Geekbench 4 introduces several new and updated CPU workloads. These workloads are larger and more ambitious than the workloads in Geekbench 3, and are designed to put more stress on the CPU, its cache, and its memory subsystem. These updated workloads include several well-known codebases that are used every day on mobile devices, such as LLVM, SQLite, and PDFium. These updated workloads model real-world tasks and applications, and provide an objective measure of the performance of the CPU in your phone or laptop. A complete description of the CPU workloads, along with details on the runtime and scoring mechanisms, is available in the Geekbench 4 CPU Workloads PDF.


GeekBench4 v4.4.4 (ST) [points]


Xeon X5687 OC [4C/8T; 4,5 GHz]
4 004
Core i5 750 OC [4C/4T; 4,0 GHz]
3 308
Core i7-980X [6C/12T; 3,46 GHz]
3 136
Core i7 975XE [4C/8T; 3,46 GHz]
3 089
Phenom II X6 1100T OC [6C/6T; 4,1 GHz]
2 778
Phenom II X4 965 OC [4C/4T; 4,2 GHz]
2 767
Xeon X5450 OC [4C/4T; 4,1 GHz]
2 738
Xeon E5502 OC [2C/2T; 3,0 GHz]
2 695
2 × Xeon X5560 [8C/16T; 2,8 GHz]
2 685
2 × Xeon X5660 [12C/24T; 2,8 GHz]
2 676
Core i5 750 [4C/4T; 2,8 GHz]
2 630
Core 2 Duo E8600 OC [2C/2T; 3,8 GHz]
2 579
Phenom II X2 550 OC [2C/2T; 3,96 GHz]
2 495
Phenom II X6 1100T [6C/6T; 3,3 GHz]
2 469
Core i7-920 [4C/8T; 2,8 GHz]
2 457
Core 2 Extreme QX9770 (DDR3) [4C/4T; 3,2 GHz]
2 298
Phenom II X4 965 (DDR3) [4C/4T; 3,4 GHz]
2 285
Core 2 Extreme QX9770 (DDR2) [4C/4T; 3,2 GHz]
2 263
Core i3 530 [2C/4T; 2,93 GHz]
2 214
Phenom II X4 965 (DDR2) [4C/4T; 3,4 GHz]
2 204
Core 2 Duo E8400 [2C/2T; 3,0 GHz]
2 142
Phenom II X2 550 [2C/2T; 3,1 GHz]
2 133
Athlon II X2 260 [2C/2T; 3,2 GHz]
2 122
Celeron G470 [1C/2T; 2,0 GHz]
2 049
Core 2 Duo E6850 [2C/2T; 3,0 GHz]
2 043
Core 2 Extreme QX6850 [4C/4T; 3,0 GHz]
2 036
Phenom II X4 940 BE [4C/4T; 3,0 GHz]
1 995
Opteron 6170 OC [12C/12T; 3,0 GHz]
1 981
Athlon II X4 640 [4C/4T; 3,0 GHz]
1 974
Pentium E5800 [2C/2T; 3,2 GHz]
1 951
Athlon X2 7850 BE OC [2C/2T; 3,2 GHz]
1 942
Core 2 Extreme X6800 [2C/2T; 2,93 GHz]
1 933
Core 2 Quad Q9450 [4C/4T; 2,66 GHz]
1 929
2 × Xeon X5450 [8C/8T; 3.0 GHz]
1 920
Core 2 Quad Q9400 [4C/4T; 2,66 GHz]
1 903
Phenom II X3 710 [3C/3T; 2,6 GHz]
1 871
Sempron 140 [1C/1T; 2,7 GHz]
1 847
Core 2 Duo E7200 [2C/2T; 2,53 GHz]
1 807
Athlon 64 X2 6400+ [2C/2T; 3,2 GHz]
1 801
Phenom X4 9650 OC [4C/4T; 3,0 GHz]
1 791
Opteron 6140 [8C/8T; 2,6 GHz]
1 720
2 × Xeon E5504 [8C/8T; 2,0 GHz]
1 705
Core 2 Quad Q6600 [4C/4T; 2,4 GHz]
1 666
Sempron 190 [2C/2T; 2,5 GHz]
1 658
2 × Opteron 2224 SE [4C/4T; 3,2 GHz]
1 612
Athlon X2 7550 [2C/2T; 2,5 GHz]
1 612
2 × Opteron 6176 SE [24C/24T; 2,3 GHz]
1 581
Pentium EE 965 OC [2C/4T; 4,2 GHz]
1 523
Phenom X3 8600B [3C/3T; 2,3 GHz]
1 509
Phenom X4 9650 [4C/4T; 2,3 GHz]
1 506
Athlon X2 5000+ [2C/2T; 2,2 GHz]
1 487
Athlon 64 LE-1640 [1C/1T; 2,6 GHz]
1 478
2 × Xeon E5345 [8C/8T; 2,33 GHz]
1 464
Athlon X2 4850e [2C/2T; 2,5 GHz]
1 375
Pentium E2200 [2C/2T; 2,2 GHz]
1 373
2 × Opteron 2356 [8C/8T; 2,3 GHz]
1 316
Athlon 5350 [4C/4T; 2,05 GHz]
1 287



CPU-Z Benchmark

CPU-Z's benchmark is a quick, synthetic test designed to gauge both single-core and multi-core CPU performance. It provides a general idea of a CPU's speed and overall capacity, but it is not a comprehensive or highly accurate benchmark.


CPU-Z v2.03.0.x64 (ST) [points]


Xeon X5687 OC [4C/8T; 4,5 GHz]
410.6
Xeon X5450 OC [4C/4T; 4,1 GHz]
369.1
Core i5 750 OC [4C/4T; 4,0 GHz]
352.9
Core 2 Duo E8600 OC [2C/2T; 3,8 GHz]
340.3
Core i7-980X [6C/12T; 3,46 GHz]
321.8
Core i7 975XE [4C/8T; 3,46 GHz]
314.1
Core 2 Extreme QX9770 (DDR3) [4C/4T; 3,2 GHz]
288.3
Core 2 Extreme QX9770 (DDR2) [4C/4T; 3,2 GHz]
287.9
Pentium E5800 [2C/2T; 3,2 GHz]
285.7
2 × Xeon X5560 [8C/16T; 2,8 GHz]
285.5
2 × Xeon X5660 [12C/24T; 2,8 GHz]
283.8
Core i5 750 [4C/4T; 2,8 GHz]
273.9
2 × Xeon X5450 [8C/8T; 3.0 GHz]
270.3
Xeon E5502 OC [2C/2T; 3,0 GHz]
269.9
Core 2 Extreme QX6850 [4C/4T; 3,0 GHz]
267.2
Core 2 Duo E8400 [2C/2T; 3,0 GHz]
267.2
Core 2 Duo E6850 [2C/2T; 3,0 GHz]
266.4
Core 2 Extreme X6800 [2C/2T; 2,93 GHz]
258.6
Core i7-920 [4C/8T; 2,8 GHz]
252.4
Core 2 Quad Q9450 [4C/4T; 2,66 GHz]
240.2
Core 2 Quad Q9400 [4C/4T; 2,66 GHz]
237.9
Core i3 530 [2C/4T; 2,93 GHz]
234.8
Core 2 Duo E7200 [2C/2T; 2,53 GHz]
228.0
Core 2 Quad Q6600 [4C/4T; 2,4 GHz]
214.7
2 × Xeon E5345 [8C/8T; 2,33 GHz]
207.8
Phenom II X4 965 OC [4C/4T; 4,2 GHz]
204.9
Phenom II X6 1100T OC [6C/6T; 4,1 GHz]
200.1
Pentium E2200 [2C/2T; 2,2 GHz]
192.3
Phenom II X2 550 OC [2C/2T; 3,96 GHz]
190.3
2 × Xeon E5504 [8C/8T; 2,0 GHz]
179.8
Phenom II X6 1100T [6C/6T; 3,3 GHz]
177.9
Phenom II X4 965 (DDR2) [4C/4T; 3,4 GHz]
166.2
Phenom II X4 965 (DDR3) [4C/4T; 3,4 GHz]
166.2
Athlon II X2 260 [2C/2T; 3,2 GHz]
155.9
Athlon X2 7850 BE OC [2C/2T; 3,2 GHz]
149.9
Phenom II X2 550 [2C/2T; 3,1 GHz]
149.0
Athlon II X4 640 [4C/4T; 3,0 GHz]
146.4
Opteron 6170 OC [12C/12T; 3,0 GHz]
145.7
Phenom II X4 940 BE [4C/4T; 3,0 GHz]
143.4
Celeron G470 [1C/2T; 2,0 GHz]
139.6
Phenom X4 9650 OC [4C/4T; 3,0 GHz]
138.3
Pentium EE 965 OC [2C/4T; 4,2 GHz]
134.5
Athlon 5350 [4C/4T; 2,05 GHz]
131.4
Opteron 6140 [8C/8T; 2,6 GHz]
126.3
Sempron 140 [1C/1T; 2,7 GHz]
126.2
Phenom II X3 710 [3C/3T; 2,6 GHz]
125.3
2 × Opteron 2224 SE [4C/4T; 3,2 GHz]
121.8
Sempron 190 [2C/2T; 2,5 GHz]
121.5
Athlon 64 X2 6400+ [2C/2T; 3,2 GHz]
120.9
Athlon X2 7550 [2C/2T; 2,5 GHz]
115.0
2 × Opteron 6176 SE [24C/24T; 2,3 GHz]
111.7
Phenom X3 8600B [3C/3T; 2,3 GHz]
107.8
Phenom X4 9650 [4C/4T; 2,3 GHz]
107.5
2 × Opteron 2356 [8C/8T; 2,3 GHz]
106.7
Athlon X2 5000+ [2C/2T; 2,2 GHz]
104.6
Athlon 64 LE-1640 [1C/1T; 2,6 GHz]
96.8
Athlon X2 4850e [2C/2T; 2,5 GHz]
94.0



Summary – Synthetic Benchmarks (ST) [%]


Xeon X5687 OC [4C/8T; 4,5 GHz]
100.00
Core i5 750 OC [4C/4T; 4,0 GHz]
85.64
Xeon X5450 OC [4C/4T; 4,1 GHz]
80.18
Core i7-980X [6C/12T; 3,46 GHz]
78.27
Core i7 975XE [4C/8T; 3,46 GHz]
77.62
Core 2 Duo E8600 OC [2C/2T; 3,8 GHz]
74.44
2 × Xeon X5560 [8C/16T; 2,8 GHz]
69.07
2 × Xeon X5660 [12C/24T; 2,8 GHz]
68.64
Core i5 750 [4C/4T; 2,8 GHz]
67.53
Xeon E5502 OC [2C/2T; 3,0 GHz]
66.26
Phenom II X4 965 OC [4C/4T; 4,2 GHz]
63.99
Core 2 Extreme QX9770 (DDR3) [4C/4T; 3,2 GHz]
63.60
Core 2 Extreme QX9770 (DDR2) [4C/4T; 3,2 GHz]
63.33
Phenom II X6 1100T OC [6C/6T; 4,1 GHz]
62.91
Core i7-920 [4C/8T; 2,8 GHz]
61.74
Core i3 530 [2C/4T; 2,93 GHz]
59.40
Core 2 Duo E8400 [2C/2T; 3,0 GHz]
59.30
Phenom II X2 550 OC [2C/2T; 3,96 GHz]
59.20
Pentium E5800 [2C/2T; 3,2 GHz]
58.26
2 × Xeon X5450 [8C/8T; 3.0 GHz]
58.08
Core 2 Extreme QX6850 [4C/4T; 3,0 GHz]
57.12
Core 2 Duo E6850 [2C/2T; 3,0 GHz]
57.04
Phenom II X6 1100T [6C/6T; 3,3 GHz]
55.97
Core 2 Extreme X6800 [2C/2T; 2,93 GHz]
55.06
Core 2 Quad Q9450 [4C/4T; 2,66 GHz]
53.10
Phenom II X4 965 (DDR3) [4C/4T; 3,4 GHz]
52.04
Core 2 Quad Q9400 [4C/4T; 2,66 GHz]
51.97
Phenom II X4 965 (DDR2) [4C/4T; 3,4 GHz]
51.48
Core 2 Duo E7200 [2C/2T; 2,53 GHz]
49.48
Athlon II X2 260 [2C/2T; 3,2 GHz]
48.28
Phenom II X2 550 [2C/2T; 3,1 GHz]
47.65
Core 2 Quad Q6600 [4C/4T; 2,4 GHz]
45.98
Phenom II X4 940 BE [4C/4T; 3,0 GHz]
45.65
Opteron 6170 OC [12C/12T; 3,0 GHz]
45.45
Athlon X2 7850 BE OC [2C/2T; 3,2 GHz]
45.39
Athlon II X4 640 [4C/4T; 3,0 GHz]
43.78
Celeron G470 [1C/2T; 2,0 GHz]
43.60
2 × Xeon E5504 [8C/8T; 2,0 GHz]
43.43
2 × Xeon E5345 [8C/8T; 2,33 GHz]
43.34
Athlon 64 X2 6400+ [2C/2T; 3,2 GHz]
41.76
Phenom X4 9650 OC [4C/4T; 3,0 GHz]
41.63
Phenom II X3 710 [3C/3T; 2,6 GHz]
40.56
Sempron 140 [1C/1T; 2,7 GHz]
40.38
Opteron 6140 [8C/8T; 2,6 GHz]
39.46
Pentium E2200 [2C/2T; 2,2 GHz]
39.16
2 × Opteron 2224 SE [4C/4T; 3,2 GHz]
38.94
Sempron 190 [2C/2T; 2,5 GHz]
36.54
Athlon X2 7550 [2C/2T; 2,5 GHz]
36.21
2 × Opteron 6176 SE [24C/24T; 2,3 GHz]
35.41
Pentium EE 965 OC [2C/4T; 4,2 GHz]
33.58
Phenom X3 8600B [3C/3T; 2,3 GHz]
33.52
Phenom X4 9650 [4C/4T; 2,3 GHz]
33.37
Athlon 64 LE-1640 [1C/1T; 2,6 GHz]
33.01
Athlon X2 5000+ [2C/2T; 2,2 GHz]
32.33
2 × Opteron 2356 [8C/8T; 2,3 GHz]
31.23
Athlon X2 4850e [2C/2T; 2,5 GHz]
30.91
Athlon 5350 [4C/4T; 2,05 GHz]
30.69

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