Installation, Testing and Comparison Continued

First up is Sandra 2007 Processor Cache and Memory

Combined Index: is a composite figure representing the overall performance rating of the entire Cache-Memory performance in terms of MB/s. The value is the logarithmic average of all the results for the entire address space. (Higher is better, i.e. better performance)

Speed Factor: is a figure representing the speed differential between the CPU’s cache and memory. The value is the ratio of the fastest cache (i.e. L1) bandwidth to the main memory bandwidth. (Lower is better, i.e. the memory is not very much slower than CPU’s cache

Well here we can see that the only way the Intel beats the AMD is by the Overclock, which is almost two times the speed of the X2.

Next up we have Sandra 2007 Processor Arithmetic

Benchmarks the ALU and FPU processor units. Shows how your processors handle arithmetic and floating point instructions. Such operations are used by software in typical tasks. (Higher is better)

There’s not much competition here is there? The X2 pretty much blows away the Intel.

Now we have Sandra 2007 Memory Bandwidth

Benchmark the memory bandwidth of your computer. Shows how your memory sub-systems compare. The benchmark is based on the well-known STREAM memory benchmark. (Higher is better)

Here again we see that only overclocking the Intel can is beat the X2, but it is close at 3 GHz.

Here we have the results for Sandra 2007 Memory Latency

Benchmark the latency (response time) of processors’ caches and memory. Shows how your processors’ caches and memory sub-systems compare. The latency of caches is measured in processor clocks (i.e. how many clocks it takes for the data to be ready) as it is dependent on the processor clock speed.

The latency of memory is measured in nanoseconds as it is typically independent on processor clock speed(lower is better)

Well here again we can see that only by overclocking the Intel can we compete with the X2.

The next test would be Sandra 2007 Processor Multi-Media

Benchmark the (W)MMX, SSE/2/3/4 processor units. Shows how your processors handle multi-media instructions and data. Such operations are used by more specialized software, e.g. image manipulation, video decoders/encoders, and games. The test involves the generation of Mandelbrot Set fractals that are used to realistically describe and generate natural objects such as mountains or clouds. By using various multi-media extensions (Wireless) MMX, 3DNow!, SSE(2/3/4) better performance is achieved. (Higher is better)

Even hitting the 4 GHz mark we can again see that there is no competition between the processors, the X2 is clearly the winner.