Core I3 @ 4.8Ghz Vs X4 965 @ 3.8Ghz

[Hey Zeus]

I3 haters are going to LOVE this. :lol:

 

[drizek]

Can you please benchmark the i3 at 2.4ghz? I want to get a feel for how my arrandale will perform relative to my phenom.

 

[grimpr]

Try running OpenSource realworld tests in the Phoronix Linux Test Suite and get back with some results, we'll be glad to know the results of the Holy Crusade.

http://www.phoronix-test-suite.com/

 

[finger-Shaun]

Is i3 easy to get 4.8G?
If truth, it's still not good enough.

 

[Hey Zeus]

Is i3 easy to get 4.8G?
If truth, it's still not good enough.

Easy as 5 bios changes

 

[BLaber]

Dude I would still prefer PII bcz in real word it would own i3 PERIOD

 

[RaistlinZ]

Meh, I tire of people trying to turn neutered down CPUs into something they're not by overclocking them. It's like putting rims on Chevy Aveo. Flashy, but still wont get you any p*ssy.

I think I'll just keep saving up for an i7-980.

 

[MrK6]

I've said it many times before and I'll say it again: physical cores >> logical cores

Thanks for taking the time to test the systems. It would be interesting to see the impact on some real world applications if you have the time.

 

[nyker96]

I've said it many times before and I'll say it again: physical cores >> logical cores

Thanks for taking the time to test the systems. It would be interesting to see the impact on some real world applications if you have the time.

I think it's same caliber physical cores >> logical cores. I think the time of dualz is passing not that i3 is a bad chip it's probably the best dual core money can buy but still looking to get quads and above for the future. most apps are fast becoming well threaded in the next year or two.

 

[exar333]

I think it's same caliber physical cores >> logical cores. I think the time of dualz is passing not that i3 is a bad chip it's probably the best dual core money can buy but still looking to get quads and above for the future. most apps are fast becoming well threaded in the next year or two.

Agreed. The i3 has won some pretty impressive benchmarks against tri-core and quad-core processors. There is no better dual-core. Period.

 

[Rezist]

It's a shame they every single one has a intel IGP on it though.

I wonder if they'll make one as cheaper as the E5200 was.

 

[aigomorla]

I think I'll just keep saving up for an i7-980.

lulz...

if ur looking for a 980, this i3 isnt even in your ball game.

The 980 would spank any AMD processor on the list.

I should know... i have one.

 

[zsdersw]

It's a shame they every single one has a intel IGP on it though.

It's not a bad IGP.. on par with any other competing IGP. I believe it can be disabled, too.

 

[aigomorla]

Well guys first off i hope you realize he's benching a dual core vs a quad core.

Second off, the best way to analyze this is by counting total GHZ.

So this X4 is at 4 cores @ 3.8, so thats roughly 15.2ghz total.

The i3 is at 4.8 x 2 = 9.6ghz, and each HT thread is about 50% slower then a real working thread, so 2.4 x 2 = 4.8

9.6 + 4.8 = 14.4

And according to his benchmarks, that shows about right.

So a dual core almost keeping up with the highest end AMD X4 is quite a accomplishment.

 

[Ben90]

Meh, I tire of people trying to turn neutered down CPUs into something they're not by overclocking them. It's like putting rims on Chevy Aveo. Flashy, but still wont get you any p*ssy.

I think I'll just keep saving up for an i7-980.

My clockspeed neutered 920 is faster than retail money can buy from overclocking AND i got laid for getting off a 32m superpi run @ 4.6 on the stock cooler. Made a bet lol

Agreed. The i3 has won some pretty impressive benchmarks against tri-core and quad-core processors. There is no better dual-core. Period.

I think what is depressing to me is they crippled memory performance soo much on these chips, they should have been a mini i860, but their IPC starts sucking massive once overclocked because of it

 

[Hey Zeus]

It's not a bad IGP.. on par with any other competing IGP. I believe it can be disabled, too.

IGP can be disabled on P55 boards with one bios change.

 

[BD231]

Owned on floating point again, which counts big time gaming. Still, impressive for a dual.

 

[Zap]

I've said it many times before and I'll say it again: physical cores >> logical cores

Cores are like sex. It's better if you don't have to fake it. 😀

 

[soccerballtux]

Was that compiled with the Intel Compiler? It could be even worse! 😛
(notice: I replied without reading everything, thought this thread was about how good I3 was 😉)

Hey Zeus: Could you run Cinebench 64b multithreaded for me and report back the score?
Also, what's the CPU-NB speed on that 965?

 

[Hey Zeus]

Was that compiled with the Intel Compiler? It could be even worse! 😛
(notice: I replied without reading everything, thought this thread was about how good I3 was 😉)

Hey Zeus: Could you run Cinebench 64b multithreaded for me and report back the score?
Also, what's the CPU-NB speed on that 965?

Downloading as we speak bro.

As for the NB speed. Fuck if i know. See where it says "Download Baseline". I simply searched the Database and found the fastest X4 965 they had and compared. Simple. 🙂

 

[soccerballtux]

ah k--it's probably been overclocked as well then. That's a detail that separates the men from the boys in the overclocking/benchmark world. No good having a 3.9Ghz chip if the CPU-NB is still running at 2.0...

 

[Hey Zeus]

ah k--it's probably been overclocked as well then. That's a detail that separates the men from the boys in the overclocking/benchmark world. No good having a 3.9Ghz chip if the CPU-NB is still running at 2.0...

Soccer At 4.6Ghz

CINEBENCH R10
****************************************************

Tester :

Processor : Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU 540 @ 3.07GHz
MHz :
Number of CPUs : 4
Operating System : WINDOWS 64 BIT 5.2.3790

Graphics Card : GeForce 9600 GT/PCI/SSE2
Resolution : <fill this out>
Color Depth : <fill this out>

****************************************************

Rendering (Single CPU): 6320 CB-CPU
Rendering (Multiple CPU): 14624 CB-CPU

Multiprocessor Speedup: 2.31

Shading (OpenGL Standard) : 6821 CB-GFX


****************************************************

 

[soccerballtux]

thats impressive. Ties my rig below.

 

[MrK6]

For reference, my i5 750 @ 4GHz:

CINEBENCH R10
****************************************************

Tester :

Processor : Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU 750 @ 2.67GHz
MHz :
Number of CPUs : 4
Operating System : WINDOWS 64 BIT 6.1.7600

Graphics Card : ATI Radeon HD 5800 Series
Resolution : <fill this out>
Color Depth : <fill this out>

****************************************************

Rendering (Single CPU): 5669 CB-CPU
Rendering (Multiple CPU): 20417 CB-CPU

Multiprocessor Speedup: 3.60

Shading (OpenGL Standard) : 10008 CB-GFX


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Interesting comparison with four physical cores. HT definitely helps a bit in rendering, although I'm much more interested to see how the chip performs in games at such high frequencies.

 

[Hey Zeus]

For reference, my i5 750 @ 4GHz:

CINEBENCH R10
****************************************************

Tester :

Processor : Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU 750 @ 2.67GHz
MHz :
Number of CPUs : 4
Operating System : WINDOWS 64 BIT 6.1.7600

Graphics Card : ATI Radeon HD 5800 Series
Resolution : <fill this out>
Color Depth : <fill this out>

****************************************************

Rendering (Single CPU): 5669 CB-CPU
Rendering (Multiple CPU): 20417 CB-CPU

Multiprocessor Speedup: 3.60

Shading (OpenGL Standard) : 10008 CB-GFX


****************************************************

Interesting comparison with four physical cores. HT definitely helps a bit in rendering, although I'm much more interested to see how the chip performs in games at such high frequencies.

FarCry2

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