Intel Core i7 990X Testing

Benchmarks for an Intel Core i7 990X Gulftown comparison. This is currently Intel's $999 USD fastest six-core system based on Gulftown, not Sandy Bridge. Look for more in an upcoming Phoronix article.

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Core i3 2100
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March 14 2011
 
Core i7 920
March 19 2011
 
Core i7 970
March 26 2011
 
Core i7 990X
March 21 2011
 
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Core i3 2100

Processor: Intel Core i3-2100 @ 3.10GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: SAPPHIRE Pure Black P67 Hydra, Chipset: Intel Sandy Bridge, Memory: 3072MB, Disk: 250GB Seagate ST3250310AS, Graphics: ATI Device 6738, Monitor: DELL P2210H

OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.38-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: vesa 2.3.0, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.9-devel, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1280x1024

System Notes: Intel SpeedStep was enabled.

Core i5 2500K

Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: SAPPHIRE Pure Black P67 Hydra, Chipset: Intel Sandy Bridge, Memory: 3072MB, Disk: 250GB Seagate ST3250310AS, Graphics: ATI Device 6738 (960/1150MHz), Monitor: DELL P2210H

OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.38-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: radeon 6.14.99, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.11-devel Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Core i7 920

Processor: Intel Core i7 920 @ 2.67GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock X58 Super, Chipset: Intel 5520/5500/X58 + ICH10R, Memory: 3072MB, Disk: 320GB Seagate ST3320620AS, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB (675/1100MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889A, Monitor: DELL S2409W

OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.38-020638-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Core i7 970

Processor: Intel Core i7 970 @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock X58 Super, Chipset: Intel 5520/5500/X58 + ICH10R, Memory: 3072MB, Disk: 320GB Seagate ST3320620AS, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB (675/1100MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889A, Monitor: DELL S2409W

OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.38-020638-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.9-devel, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5 + Clang 4.2.1 + llvm 2.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Core i7 990X

Processor: Intel Core i7 X 990 @ 3.47GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock X58 Super, Chipset: Intel 5520/5500/X58 + ICH10R, Memory: 3072MB, Disk: 320GB Seagate ST3320620AS, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB (675/1100MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889A, Monitor: DELL S2409W

OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.38-020638-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Compare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core i

Processor: AMD Phenom 9950 @ 2.60GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock AOD790GX/128M, Chipset: AMD RS780 + SB700/SB800, Memory: 5632MB, Disk: 40GB INTEL SSDSA2M040 + 640GB Western Digital WDC WD6400AAKS-2 + 250GB Western Digital WDC WD2500JB-00G, Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 3300 384MB (700/400MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889A, Monitor: DELL ST2210

OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.35-28-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: fglrx 8.78.30, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

System Notes: Compiz was running on this system. AMD CnQ was enabled.

2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 Ghz

Processor: 2 x Intel Xeon L5410 @ 2.33GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Supermicro X7DAL, Chipset: Intel 5000X MCH, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 2 x 64GB C300-CTFDDAA064M, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT 512MB (650/900MHz)

OS: Debian 6.0, Kernel: 2.6.32-5-amd64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.30.2, Display Server: X Server 1.7.7, Display Driver: NVIDIA 195.36.31, OpenGL: 3.2.0 NVIDIA 195.36.31, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext3, Screen Resolution: 3360x1080

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Intel Core i7 990X TestingProcessorMotherboardChipsetMemoryDiskGraphicsMonitorAudioOSKernelDesktopDisplay ServerDisplay DriverOpenGLCompilerFile-SystemScreen ResolutionCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990XCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core i2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 GhzIntel Core i3-2100 @ 3.10GHz (4 Cores)SAPPHIRE Pure Black P67 HydraIntel Sandy Bridge3072MB250GB Seagate ST3250310ASATI Device 6738DELL P2210HUbuntu 10.102.6.38-999-generic (x86_64)GNOME 2.32.0X Server 1.9.0vesa 2.3.02.1 Mesa 7.9-develGCC 4.4.5ext41280x1024Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores)ATI Device 6738 (960/1150MHz)radeon 6.14.992.1 Mesa 7.11-devel Gallium 0.41920x1080Intel Core i7 920 @ 2.67GHz (8 Cores)ASRock X58 SuperIntel 5520/5500/X58 + ICH10R320GB Seagate ST3320620ASNVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB (675/1100MHz)Realtek ALC889ADELL S2409W2.6.38-020638-generic (x86_64)nouveau 0.0.16Intel Core i7 970 @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores)2.1 Mesa 7.9-develGCC 4.4.5 + Clang 4.2.1 + llvm 2.6Intel Core i7 X 990 @ 3.47GHz (12 Cores)GCC 4.4.5AMD Phenom 9950 @ 2.60GHz (4 Cores)ASRock AOD790GX/128MAMD RS780 + SB700/SB8005632MB40GB INTEL SSDSA2M040 + 640GB Western Digital WDC WD6400AAKS-2 + 250GB Western Digital WDC WD2500JB-00GATI Radeon HD 3300 384MB (700/400MHz)DELL ST22102.6.35-28-generic (x86_64)fglrx 8.78.302 x Intel Xeon L5410 @ 2.33GHz (8 Cores)Supermicro X7DALIntel 5000X MCH8192MB2 x 64GB C300-CTFDDAA064MNVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT 512MB (650/900MHz)Debian 6.02.6.32-5-amd64 (x86_64)GNOME 2.30.2X Server 1.7.7NVIDIA 195.36.313.2.0 NVIDIA 195.36.31ext33360x1080OpenBenchmarking.orgSystem Details- Core i3 2100: Intel SpeedStep was enabled.- Core i7 920: Intel SpeedStep was enabled.- Core i7 970: Intel SpeedStep was enabled.- Core i7 990X: Intel SpeedStep was enabled.- Compare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core i: Compiz was running on this system. AMD CnQ was enabled.- 2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 Ghz: .

Core i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990XCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core i2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 GhzResult OverviewPhoronix Test Suite100%226%352%478%604%MinionTTSIOD 3D RendererTimed Apache CompilationC-RayParallel BZIP2 CompressionHimeno Benchmarkx2647-Zip CompressionSmallptBullet Physics EngineNAS Parallel BenchmarksTimed Linux Kernel CompilationTimed HMMer SearchOpenSSLFFmpegGraphicsMagickLAME MP3 EncodingPOV-Ray

Intel Core i7 990X Testingx264: H.264 Video Encodingffmpeg: AVI To NTSC VCDencode-mp3: WAV To MP3compress-7zip: Compress Speed Testcompress-pbzip2: 256MB File Compressionhimeno: Poisson Pressure Solverbullet: 3000 Fallbullet: 1000 Stackbullet: 136 Ragdollsbullet: 1000 Convexbullet: Prim Trimeshbullet: Convex Trimeshbullet: Raytestsc-ray: Total Timepovray: Total Timesmallpt: Global Illumination Renderer; 100 Sampleshmmer: Pfam Database Searchminion: Solitairenpb: FT.Bnpb: IS.Cnpb: LU.Anpb: MG.Bnpb: UA.Aopenssl: RSA 4096-bit Performancegraphics-magick: Local Adaptive Thresholdinggraphics-magick: Resizingttsiod-renderer: Phong Rendering With Soft-Shadow Mappingbuild-apache: Time To Compilebuild-linux-kernel: Time To Compilepgbench: TPC-B Transactions Per SecondCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990XCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core i2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 Ghz46.0913.1122.94771219.96286.8915.5218.338.6111.2111.2120.5924.01128.4284722525.01143.973675.74156.255207.574211.8621.6373.15409662.1934.99612.55146.5474.1710.9819.221261111.23341.4512.3614.116.528.839.1217.0319.8861.6570814415.22115.056574.63184.429338.245760.7735.0386.5349123108.6024.07352.71148.1774.5315.0328.441370210.95199.7516.1919.378.5012.2812.4323.4127.4071.2993614416.75185.814647.54124.318238.344560.7535.6645.6857103118.0030.35366.38113.5313.1525.39204137.02451.6014.2116.597.7110.5910.7820.0023.4034.027889111.71187.493246.42133.899827.744361.5749.2453.4379128179.8622.79258.29148.01135.2312.1722.45239516.05286.3012.9115.227.009.779.9918.5621.6635.947307210.27166.803959.76148.2211466.984525.7955.7557.7389143210.9523.29227.7840.6623.4338.41720823.66131.9738.1838.6421.6425.5122.5341.1747.93135.76140423427.55693.782184.4762.623829.822058.9913.9849.00368045.378.50604.0381.1919.9837.2898279.68156.2725.8330.9413.0817.8916.6031.4536.8753.76131611826.92219.802682.6253.765531.201397.0318.5434.38508689.4432.58340.62OpenBenchmarking.org

x264

OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betterx264 2010-11-22H.264 Video EncodingCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990XCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core i2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 Ghz306090120150SE +/- 0.93, N = 3SE +/- 1.46, N = 6SE +/- 1.44, N = 3SE +/- 1.84, N = 6SE +/- 3.41, N = 6SE +/- 0.56, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 346.0974.1774.53113.53135.2340.6681.19
OpenBenchmarking.orgFrames Per Second, More Is Betterx264 2010-11-22H.264 Video EncodingCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990XCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core i2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 Ghz306090120150Min: 44.35 / Avg: 46.09 / Max: 47.52Min: 66.92 / Avg: 74.17 / Max: 76.06Min: 71.68 / Avg: 74.53 / Max: 76.23Min: 104.73 / Avg: 113.53 / Max: 117.42Min: 118.4 / Avg: 135.23 / Max: 140.34Min: 39.54 / Avg: 40.66 / Max: 41.33Min: 81.1 / Avg: 81.19 / Max: 81.31

FFmpeg

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterFFmpeg 0.6.1AVI To NTSC VCDCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990XCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core i2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 Ghz612182430SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 313.1110.9815.0313.1512.1723.4319.98
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterFFmpeg 0.6.1AVI To NTSC VCDCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990XCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core i2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 Ghz510152025Min: 12.95 / Avg: 13.11 / Max: 13.41Min: 10.83 / Avg: 10.98 / Max: 11.25Min: 14.81 / Avg: 15.03 / Max: 15.45Min: 12.99 / Avg: 13.15 / Max: 13.46Min: 12.02 / Avg: 12.17 / Max: 12.46Min: 23.34 / Avg: 23.43 / Max: 23.5Min: 19.95 / Avg: 19.98 / Max: 20.02

LAME MP3 Encoding

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterLAME MP3 Encoding 3.98.2WAV To MP3Core i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990XCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core i2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 Ghz918273645SE +/- 0.03, N = 5SE +/- 0.02, N = 5SE +/- 0.04, N = 5SE +/- 0.02, N = 5SE +/- 0.02, N = 5SE +/- 0.16, N = 5SE +/- 0.01, N = 522.9419.2228.4425.3922.4538.4137.28
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterLAME MP3 Encoding 3.98.2WAV To MP3Core i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990XCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core i2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 Ghz816243240Min: 22.89 / Avg: 22.94 / Max: 23.07Min: 19.19 / Avg: 19.22 / Max: 19.31Min: 28.39 / Avg: 28.44 / Max: 28.61Min: 25.36 / Avg: 25.39 / Max: 25.45Min: 22.41 / Avg: 22.45 / Max: 22.53Min: 37.79 / Avg: 38.41 / Max: 38.68Min: 37.26 / Avg: 37.28 / Max: 37.3

7-Zip Compression

OpenBenchmarking.orgMIPS, More Is Better7-Zip Compression 9.13Compress Speed TestCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990XCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core i2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 Ghz5K10K15K20K25KSE +/- 106.85, N = 5SE +/- 8.65, N = 3SE +/- 197.11, N = 6SE +/- 217.92, N = 3SE +/- 309.89, N = 3SE +/- 9.74, N = 3SE +/- 12.50, N = 377121261113702204132395172089827
OpenBenchmarking.orgMIPS, More Is Better7-Zip Compression 9.13Compress Speed TestCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990XCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core i2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 Ghz4K8K12K16K20KMin: 7316 / Avg: 7711.8 / Max: 7912Min: 12599 / Avg: 12611.33 / Max: 12628Min: 13098 / Avg: 13702 / Max: 14394Min: 20076 / Avg: 20413.33 / Max: 20821Min: 23394 / Avg: 23950.67 / Max: 24465Min: 7189 / Avg: 7208.33 / Max: 7220Min: 9804 / Avg: 9827 / Max: 9847

Parallel BZIP2 Compression

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterParallel BZIP2 Compression 1.0.5256MB File CompressionCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990XCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core i2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 Ghz612182430SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.21, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 319.9611.2310.957.026.0523.669.68
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterParallel BZIP2 Compression 1.0.5256MB File CompressionCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990XCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core i2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 Ghz612182430Min: 19.68 / Avg: 19.96 / Max: 20.21Min: 11.14 / Avg: 11.23 / Max: 11.29Min: 10.89 / Avg: 10.95 / Max: 11.03Min: 6.88 / Avg: 7.02 / Max: 7.13Min: 6 / Avg: 6.05 / Max: 6.11Min: 23.23 / Avg: 23.66 / Max: 23.88Min: 9.59 / Avg: 9.68 / Max: 9.74

Himeno Benchmark

OpenBenchmarking.orgMFLOPS, More Is BetterHimeno Benchmark 3.0Poisson Pressure SolverCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990XCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core i2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 Ghz100200300400500SE +/- 0.50, N = 3SE +/- 0.94, N = 3SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.69, N = 3SE +/- 0.34, N = 3286.89341.45199.75451.60286.30131.97156.27
OpenBenchmarking.orgMFLOPS, More Is BetterHimeno Benchmark 3.0Poisson Pressure SolverCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990XCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core i2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 Ghz80160240320400Min: 285.88 / Avg: 286.89 / Max: 287.44Min: 340.4 / Avg: 341.45 / Max: 343.32Min: 199.16 / Avg: 199.75 / Max: 200.24Min: 451.26 / Avg: 451.6 / Max: 452.25Min: 286.18 / Avg: 286.3 / Max: 286.37Min: 130.59 / Avg: 131.97 / Max: 132.67Min: 155.59 / Avg: 156.27 / Max: 156.65

Bullet Physics Engine

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterBullet Physics Engine 2.75Test: 3000 FallCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990XCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core i2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 Ghz918273645SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 315.5212.3616.1914.2112.9138.1825.83
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterBullet Physics Engine 2.75Test: 3000 FallCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990XCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core i2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 Ghz816243240Min: 15.49 / Avg: 15.52 / Max: 15.55Min: 12.34 / Avg: 12.36 / Max: 12.4Min: 16.17 / Avg: 16.19 / Max: 16.25Min: 14.2 / Avg: 14.21 / Max: 14.22Min: 12.87 / Avg: 12.91 / Max: 12.96Min: 38.07 / Avg: 38.18 / Max: 38.29Min: 25.8 / Avg: 25.83 / Max: 25.87

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterBullet Physics Engine 2.75Test: 1000 StackCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990XCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core i2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 Ghz918273645SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.08, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.44, N = 318.3314.1119.3716.5915.2238.6430.94
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterBullet Physics Engine 2.75Test: 1000 StackCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990XCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core i2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 Ghz816243240Min: 18.26 / Avg: 18.33 / Max: 18.44Min: 14.07 / Avg: 14.11 / Max: 14.17Min: 19.27 / Avg: 19.37 / Max: 19.52Min: 16.57 / Avg: 16.59 / Max: 16.6Min: 15.19 / Avg: 15.22 / Max: 15.26Min: 38.55 / Avg: 38.64 / Max: 38.7Min: 30.37 / Avg: 30.94 / Max: 31.81

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterBullet Physics Engine 2.75Test: 136 RagdollsCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990XCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core i2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 Ghz510152025SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 38.616.528.507.717.0021.6413.08
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterBullet Physics Engine 2.75Test: 136 RagdollsCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990XCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core i2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 Ghz510152025Min: 8.59 / Avg: 8.61 / Max: 8.63Min: 6.51 / Avg: 6.52 / Max: 6.54Min: 8.45 / Avg: 8.5 / Max: 8.58Min: 7.71 / Avg: 7.71 / Max: 7.72Min: 6.99 / Avg: 7 / Max: 7.01Min: 21.6 / Avg: 21.64 / Max: 21.66Min: 13.06 / Avg: 13.08 / Max: 13.1

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterBullet Physics Engine 2.75Test: 1000 ConvexCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990XCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core i2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 Ghz612182430SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 311.218.8312.2810.599.7725.5117.89
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterBullet Physics Engine 2.75Test: 1000 ConvexCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990XCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core i2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 Ghz612182430Min: 11.21 / Avg: 11.21 / Max: 11.21Min: 8.82 / Avg: 8.83 / Max: 8.84Min: 12.2 / Avg: 12.28 / Max: 12.39Min: 10.59 / Avg: 10.59 / Max: 10.59Min: 9.71 / Avg: 9.77 / Max: 9.85Min: 25.46 / Avg: 25.51 / Max: 25.57Min: 17.84 / Avg: 17.89 / Max: 17.93

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterBullet Physics Engine 2.75Test: Prim TrimeshCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990XCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core i2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 Ghz510152025SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 311.219.1212.4310.789.9922.5316.60
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterBullet Physics Engine 2.75Test: Prim TrimeshCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990XCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core i2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 Ghz510152025Min: 11.18 / Avg: 11.21 / Max: 11.24Min: 9.11 / Avg: 9.12 / Max: 9.13Min: 12.41 / Avg: 12.43 / Max: 12.47Min: 10.76 / Avg: 10.78 / Max: 10.81Min: 9.97 / Avg: 9.99 / Max: 10Min: 22.49 / Avg: 22.53 / Max: 22.59Min: 16.51 / Avg: 16.6 / Max: 16.73

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterBullet Physics Engine 2.75Test: Convex TrimeshCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990XCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core i2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 Ghz918273645SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.14, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 320.5917.0323.4120.0018.5641.1731.45
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterBullet Physics Engine 2.75Test: Convex TrimeshCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990XCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core i2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 Ghz918273645Min: 20.58 / Avg: 20.59 / Max: 20.6Min: 16.99 / Avg: 17.03 / Max: 17.11Min: 23.37 / Avg: 23.41 / Max: 23.44Min: 20 / Avg: 20 / Max: 20.02Min: 18.54 / Avg: 18.56 / Max: 18.6Min: 41 / Avg: 41.17 / Max: 41.44Min: 31.3 / Avg: 31.45 / Max: 31.53

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterBullet Physics Engine 2.75Test: RaytestsCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990XCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core i2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 Ghz1122334455SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 324.0119.8827.4023.4021.6647.9336.87
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterBullet Physics Engine 2.75Test: RaytestsCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990XCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core i2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 Ghz1020304050Min: 23.99 / Avg: 24.01 / Max: 24.03Min: 19.86 / Avg: 19.88 / Max: 19.9Min: 27.36 / Avg: 27.4 / Max: 27.45Min: 23.39 / Avg: 23.4 / Max: 23.41Min: 21.65 / Avg: 21.66 / Max: 21.67Min: 47.9 / Avg: 47.93 / Max: 47.99Min: 36.76 / Avg: 36.87 / Max: 36.97

C-Ray

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total TimeCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990XCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core i2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 Ghz306090120150SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.22, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3128.4261.6571.2934.0235.94135.7653.76
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterC-Ray 1.1Total TimeCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990XCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core i2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 Ghz306090120150Min: 128.34 / Avg: 128.42 / Max: 128.54Min: 61.62 / Avg: 61.65 / Max: 61.68Min: 70.85 / Avg: 71.29 / Max: 71.52Min: 33.93 / Avg: 34.02 / Max: 34.13Min: 35.72 / Avg: 35.94 / Max: 36.12Min: 135.58 / Avg: 135.76 / Max: 135.99Min: 53.71 / Avg: 53.76 / Max: 53.86

POV-Ray

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterPOV-Ray 3.6.1Total TimeCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990XCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core i2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 Ghz3006009001200150084770893678873014041316

Smallpt

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSmallpt 1.0Global Illumination Renderer; 100 SamplesCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990XCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core i2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 Ghz50100150200250SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.67, N = 3SE +/- 1.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 32251441449172234118
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterSmallpt 1.0Global Illumination Renderer; 100 SamplesCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990XCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core i2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 Ghz4080120160200Min: 225 / Avg: 225 / Max: 225Min: 144 / Avg: 144.33 / Max: 145Min: 144 / Avg: 144 / Max: 144Min: 90 / Avg: 90.67 / Max: 92Min: 70 / Avg: 71.67 / Max: 74Min: 234 / Avg: 234.33 / Max: 235Min: 118 / Avg: 118 / Max: 118

Timed HMMer Search

This test searches through the Pfam database of profile hidden markov models. The search finds the domain structure of Drosophila Sevenless protein. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed HMMer Search 2.3.2Pfam Database SearchCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990XCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core i2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 Ghz612182430SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.09, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 3SE +/- 0.12, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.49, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 325.0115.2216.7511.7110.2727.5526.92
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed HMMer Search 2.3.2Pfam Database SearchCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990XCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core i2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 Ghz612182430Min: 24.97 / Avg: 25.01 / Max: 25.05Min: 15.07 / Avg: 15.22 / Max: 15.39Min: 16.64 / Avg: 16.75 / Max: 16.88Min: 11.55 / Avg: 11.71 / Max: 11.95Min: 10.09 / Avg: 10.27 / Max: 10.56Min: 26.99 / Avg: 27.55 / Max: 28.52Min: 26.9 / Avg: 26.92 / Max: 26.94

Minion

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterMinion 0.9Benchmark: SolitaireCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990XCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core i2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 Ghz150300450600750SE +/- 0.78, N = 3SE +/- 0.06, N = 3SE +/- 0.17, N = 3SE +/- 0.31, N = 3SE +/- 0.37, N = 3SE +/- 1.49, N = 3SE +/- 1.06, N = 3143.97115.05185.81187.49166.80693.78219.80
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterMinion 0.9Benchmark: SolitaireCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990XCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core i2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 Ghz120240360480600Min: 143.17 / Avg: 143.97 / Max: 145.53Min: 114.94 / Avg: 115.05 / Max: 115.14Min: 185.6 / Avg: 185.81 / Max: 186.14Min: 187.16 / Avg: 187.49 / Max: 188.11Min: 166.43 / Avg: 166.8 / Max: 167.54Min: 691.03 / Avg: 693.78 / Max: 696.14Min: 217.68 / Avg: 219.8 / Max: 220.91

NAS Parallel Benchmarks

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: FT.BCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990XCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core i2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 Ghz14002800420056007000SE +/- 56.81, N = 5SE +/- 6.60, N = 3SE +/- 17.54, N = 3SE +/- 0.39, N = 3SE +/- 1.62, N = 3SE +/- 225.85, N = 6SE +/- 1.57, N = 33675.746574.634647.543246.423959.762184.472682.62
OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: FT.BCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990XCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core i2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 Ghz11002200330044005500Min: 3448.94 / Avg: 3675.74 / Max: 3741.26Min: 6561.74 / Avg: 6574.63 / Max: 6583.51Min: 4619.31 / Avg: 4647.54 / Max: 4679.7Min: 3245.73 / Avg: 3246.42 / Max: 3247.07Min: 3957.43 / Avg: 3959.76 / Max: 3962.87Min: 1305.88 / Avg: 2184.47 / Max: 3009.02Min: 2680.6 / Avg: 2682.62 / Max: 2685.7

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: IS.CCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990XCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core i2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 Ghz4080120160200SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.20, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3156.25184.42124.31133.89148.2262.6253.76
OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: IS.CCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990XCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core i2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 Ghz306090120150Min: 156.17 / Avg: 156.25 / Max: 156.29Min: 184.38 / Avg: 184.42 / Max: 184.48Min: 123.85 / Avg: 124.31 / Max: 124.54Min: 133.83 / Avg: 133.89 / Max: 133.96Min: 148.22 / Avg: 148.22 / Max: 148.22Min: 62.22 / Avg: 62.62 / Max: 62.85Min: 53.73 / Avg: 53.76 / Max: 53.77

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: LU.ACore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990XCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core i2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 Ghz2K4K6K8K10KSE +/- 21.33, N = 3SE +/- 31.43, N = 3SE +/- 33.06, N = 3SE +/- 27.47, N = 3SE +/- 23.27, N = 3SE +/- 31.88, N = 3SE +/- 4.69, N = 35207.579338.248238.349827.7411466.983829.825531.20
OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: LU.ACore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990XCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core i2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 Ghz2K4K6K8K10KMin: 5167.56 / Avg: 5207.57 / Max: 5240.4Min: 9286.26 / Avg: 9338.24 / Max: 9394.85Min: 8181.4 / Avg: 8238.34 / Max: 8295.93Min: 9779.44 / Avg: 9827.74 / Max: 9874.56Min: 11423.07 / Avg: 11466.98 / Max: 11502.31Min: 3784.88 / Avg: 3829.82 / Max: 3891.45Min: 5524.41 / Avg: 5531.2 / Max: 5540.21

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: MG.BCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990XCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core i2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 Ghz12002400360048006000SE +/- 1.70, N = 3SE +/- 1.04, N = 3SE +/- 2.51, N = 3SE +/- 4.11, N = 3SE +/- 4.59, N = 3SE +/- 1.48, N = 3SE +/- 1.95, N = 34211.865760.774560.754361.574525.792058.991397.03
OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: MG.BCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990XCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core i2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 Ghz10002000300040005000Min: 4209.13 / Avg: 4211.86 / Max: 4214.98Min: 5758.71 / Avg: 5760.77 / Max: 5762.02Min: 4557.51 / Avg: 4560.75 / Max: 4565.69Min: 4356.63 / Avg: 4361.57 / Max: 4369.73Min: 4521.07 / Avg: 4525.79 / Max: 4534.98Min: 2056.6 / Avg: 2058.99 / Max: 2061.71Min: 1393.61 / Avg: 1397.03 / Max: 1400.37

OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: UA.ACore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990XCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core i2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 Ghz1326395265SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.28, N = 3SE +/- 0.27, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 3SE +/- 0.02, N = 321.6335.0335.6649.2455.7513.9818.54
OpenBenchmarking.orgTotal Mop/s, More Is BetterNAS Parallel Benchmarks 3.3Test / Class: UA.ACore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990XCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core i2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 Ghz1122334455Min: 21.61 / Avg: 21.63 / Max: 21.65Min: 34.99 / Avg: 35.03 / Max: 35.07Min: 35.6 / Avg: 35.66 / Max: 35.75Min: 48.7 / Avg: 49.24 / Max: 49.61Min: 55.4 / Avg: 55.75 / Max: 56.28Min: 13.96 / Avg: 13.98 / Max: 14.01Min: 18.5 / Avg: 18.54 / Max: 18.58

OpenSSL

OpenBenchmarking.orgSigns Per Second, More Is BetterOpenSSL 1.0.0aRSA 4096-bit PerformanceCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990XCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core i2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 Ghz20406080100SE +/- 0.22, N = 4SE +/- 0.30, N = 4SE +/- 0.06, N = 4SE +/- 0.06, N = 4SE +/- 0.02, N = 4SE +/- 0.06, N = 4SE +/- 0.03, N = 473.1586.5345.6853.4357.7349.0034.38
OpenBenchmarking.orgSigns Per Second, More Is BetterOpenSSL 1.0.0aRSA 4096-bit PerformanceCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990XCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core i2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 Ghz1632486480Min: 72.5 / Avg: 73.15 / Max: 73.4Min: 86.1 / Avg: 86.53 / Max: 87.4Min: 45.5 / Avg: 45.68 / Max: 45.8Min: 53.3 / Avg: 53.43 / Max: 53.6Min: 57.7 / Avg: 57.73 / Max: 57.8Min: 48.9 / Avg: 49 / Max: 49.1Min: 34.3 / Avg: 34.38 / Max: 34.4

GraphicsMagick

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: Local Adaptive ThresholdingCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990XCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core i2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 Ghz20406080100SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 340495779893650
OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: Local Adaptive ThresholdingCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990XCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core i2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 Ghz20406080100Min: 40 / Avg: 40 / Max: 40Min: 49 / Avg: 49 / Max: 49Min: 57 / Avg: 57 / Max: 57Min: 79 / Avg: 79 / Max: 79Min: 89 / Avg: 89 / Max: 89Min: 36 / Avg: 36 / Max: 36Min: 50 / Avg: 50 / Max: 50

OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: ResizingCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990XCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core i2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 Ghz306090120150SE +/- 0.33, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.00, N = 3SE +/- 0.33, N = 3961231031281438086
OpenBenchmarking.orgIterations Per Minute, More Is BetterGraphicsMagick 1.3.12Operation: ResizingCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990XCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core i2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 Ghz306090120150Min: 95 / Avg: 95.67 / Max: 96Min: 123 / Avg: 123 / Max: 123Min: 103 / Avg: 103 / Max: 103Min: 128 / Avg: 128 / Max: 128Min: 143 / Avg: 143 / Max: 143Min: 80 / Avg: 80 / Max: 80Min: 85 / Avg: 85.67 / Max: 86

TTSIOD 3D Renderer

OpenBenchmarking.orgFPS, More Is BetterTTSIOD 3D Renderer 2.1vPhong Rendering With Soft-Shadow MappingCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990XCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core i2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 Ghz50100150200250SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.49, N = 3SE +/- 0.58, N = 3SE +/- 0.75, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.23, N = 362.19108.60118.00179.86210.9545.3789.44
OpenBenchmarking.orgFPS, More Is BetterTTSIOD 3D Renderer 2.1vPhong Rendering With Soft-Shadow MappingCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990XCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core i2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 Ghz4080120160200Min: 62.12 / Avg: 62.19 / Max: 62.23Min: 108.55 / Avg: 108.6 / Max: 108.69Min: 117.18 / Avg: 118 / Max: 118.89Min: 178.86 / Avg: 179.86 / Max: 180.85Min: 209.57 / Avg: 210.95 / Max: 212.16Min: 45.36 / Avg: 45.37 / Max: 45.39Min: 89.14 / Avg: 89.44 / Max: 89.91

Timed Apache Compilation

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed Apache Compilation 2.2.17Time To CompileCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990XCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core i2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 Ghz816243240SE +/- 0.11, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.05, N = 3SE +/- 0.15, N = 3SE +/- 0.03, N = 3SE +/- 0.01, N = 3SE +/- 0.07, N = 334.9924.0730.3522.7923.298.5032.58
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed Apache Compilation 2.2.17Time To CompileCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990XCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core i2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 Ghz714212835Min: 34.88 / Avg: 34.99 / Max: 35.2Min: 23.99 / Avg: 24.07 / Max: 24.14Min: 30.27 / Avg: 30.35 / Max: 30.43Min: 22.49 / Avg: 22.79 / Max: 22.97Min: 23.24 / Avg: 23.29 / Max: 23.32Min: 8.48 / Avg: 8.5 / Max: 8.52Min: 32.43 / Avg: 32.58 / Max: 32.67

Timed Linux Kernel Compilation

OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed Linux Kernel Compilation 2.6.25Time To CompileCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990XCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core i2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 Ghz130260390520650SE +/- 10.33, N = 3SE +/- 2.06, N = 3SE +/- 6.16, N = 6SE +/- 6.43, N = 6SE +/- 8.95, N = 6SE +/- 6.04, N = 3SE +/- 0.74, N = 3612.55352.71366.38258.29227.78604.03340.62
OpenBenchmarking.orgSeconds, Fewer Is BetterTimed Linux Kernel Compilation 2.6.25Time To CompileCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 920Core i7 970Core i7 990XCompare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core i2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 Ghz110220330440550Min: 601.49 / Avg: 612.55 / Max: 633.19Min: 348.77 / Avg: 352.71 / Max: 355.68Min: 358.79 / Avg: 366.38 / Max: 397.09Min: 250.78 / Avg: 258.29 / Max: 290.38Min: 215.19 / Avg: 227.78 / Max: 272.31Min: 597.81 / Avg: 604.03 / Max: 616.12Min: 339.19 / Avg: 340.62 / Max: 341.66

PostgreSQL pgbench

OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostgreSQL pgbench 9.0.1TPC-B Transactions Per SecondCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 970306090120150SE +/- 1.17, N = 3SE +/- 2.90, N = 3SE +/- 0.68, N = 3146.54148.17148.01
OpenBenchmarking.orgTPS, More Is BetterPostgreSQL pgbench 9.0.1TPC-B Transactions Per SecondCore i3 2100Core i5 2500KCore i7 970306090120150Min: 144.76 / Avg: 146.54 / Max: 148.74Min: 142.43 / Avg: 148.17 / Max: 151.73Min: 146.86 / Avg: 148.01 / Max: 149.22

Core i3 2100

Processor: Intel Core i3-2100 @ 3.10GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: SAPPHIRE Pure Black P67 Hydra, Chipset: Intel Sandy Bridge, Memory: 3072MB, Disk: 250GB Seagate ST3250310AS, Graphics: ATI Device 6738, Monitor: DELL P2210H

OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.38-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: vesa 2.3.0, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.9-devel, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1280x1024

System Notes: Intel SpeedStep was enabled.

Testing initiated at 16 March 2011 20:03 by user phoronix.

Core i5 2500K

Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: SAPPHIRE Pure Black P67 Hydra, Chipset: Intel Sandy Bridge, Memory: 3072MB, Disk: 250GB Seagate ST3250310AS, Graphics: ATI Device 6738 (960/1150MHz), Monitor: DELL P2210H

OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.38-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: radeon 6.14.99, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.11-devel Gallium 0.4, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Testing initiated at 14 March 2011 16:10 by user phoronix.

Core i7 920

Processor: Intel Core i7 920 @ 2.67GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock X58 Super, Chipset: Intel 5520/5500/X58 + ICH10R, Memory: 3072MB, Disk: 320GB Seagate ST3320620AS, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB (675/1100MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889A, Monitor: DELL S2409W

OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.38-020638-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

System Notes: Intel SpeedStep was enabled.

Testing initiated at 19 March 2011 15:04 by user phoronix.

Core i7 970

Processor: Intel Core i7 970 @ 3.20GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock X58 Super, Chipset: Intel 5520/5500/X58 + ICH10R, Memory: 3072MB, Disk: 320GB Seagate ST3320620AS, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB (675/1100MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889A, Monitor: DELL S2409W

OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.38-020638-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.9-devel, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5 + Clang 4.2.1 + llvm 2.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

System Notes: Intel SpeedStep was enabled.

Testing initiated at 26 March 2011 20:47 by user phoronix.

Core i7 990X

Processor: Intel Core i7 X 990 @ 3.47GHz (12 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock X58 Super, Chipset: Intel 5520/5500/X58 + ICH10R, Memory: 3072MB, Disk: 320GB Seagate ST3320620AS, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB (675/1100MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889A, Monitor: DELL S2409W

OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.38-020638-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: nouveau 0.0.16, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

System Notes: Intel SpeedStep was enabled.

Testing initiated at 21 March 2011 16:03 by user phoronix.

Compare Phenom 9950 to Intel Core i

Processor: AMD Phenom 9950 @ 2.60GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock AOD790GX/128M, Chipset: AMD RS780 + SB700/SB800, Memory: 5632MB, Disk: 40GB INTEL SSDSA2M040 + 640GB Western Digital WDC WD6400AAKS-2 + 250GB Western Digital WDC WD2500JB-00G, Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 3300 384MB (700/400MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889A, Monitor: DELL ST2210

OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.35-28-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: fglrx 8.78.30, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

System Notes: Compiz was running on this system. AMD CnQ was enabled.

Testing initiated at 8 April 2011 17:27 by user clay.

2x Xeon L5420 @ 2.33 Ghz

Processor: 2 x Intel Xeon L5410 @ 2.33GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: Supermicro X7DAL, Chipset: Intel 5000X MCH, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 2 x 64GB C300-CTFDDAA064M, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT 512MB (650/900MHz)

OS: Debian 6.0, Kernel: 2.6.32-5-amd64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.30.2, Display Server: X Server 1.7.7, Display Driver: NVIDIA 195.36.31, OpenGL: 3.2.0 NVIDIA 195.36.31, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext3, Screen Resolution: 3360x1080

System Notes: .

Testing initiated at 10 April 2011 10:14 by user saw.