Intel Pentium E2140 - Testing
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I will test a variety of different programs to help give everyone a great overview of exactly what this processor can do. We will test the stock, 1.6 GHz, and the 100% overclock, 3.2 GHz. The test computer will be the following:
Intel Pentium 2140
Abit IP35-E
2 GB OCZ Gold GX XTC
MSI 8600 GT OC
OCZ Powerstream 520 watt
Window Vista
Sandra
The Sandra suite of programs tests the theoretical performance of the parts of the computer. The tests used are aimed at the CPU. This should be one of the tests that show the biggest difference in the two speeds. It tests everything the CPU can do, not how it is utilized, as in the other tests. We can also compare it to other CPUs by simply using a drop down box. All these tests were done with the CPU overclocked to 3.2 GHz.
Our first benchmark was speed (MHz) vs. performance (Whetstone). At the very top, out performing everything else was the Quad QX6800, the best of the best for Intel CPUs. The green dot is the top of the line dual core of last generation. This CPU out performs that CPU at a slower clock speed. The remaining blue and pink are both part of the Core 2 Duo family. The E2140 falls a little short here for speed vs. performance. It's probably due to the fact that the L2 cache is a quarter of what it is on the other Conroes.
The next chart is of the processors' multi-media comparison, float point vs. integer. Once again the top of the line quad core kicks everything else out there. Coming in second is our little CPU in about the center of the chart. Near the bottom we have the AMD 5600+ and the last generation top of the line Intel. And then for kicks, we have a single core Intel, which is whimpering at the very bottom. Where would the other Conroes be? They aren't pictured in this graph. But the E6600 is nearly right on top of the E2140 overclocked.
Finally we end it with CPU efficiency. At the top is our E2140, which shouldn't be surprising at this point. It does dramatically drop once you hit the 1 MB mark and the CPU has to pull the data from the RAM, which is a lot slower. Next on the chart are the E6700 and E6600. They aren't too far off and take over once the E2140 runs out of L2 cache. Way at the bottom we find AMD's CPUs. Yup that is the FX-60 at the bottom.
All in all, the E2140 might not be at the top of all the benchmarks, or challenging the quad core extreme editions, but it does very well for itself. It can easily keep up with its bigger and faster brothers and is a great jump up from last generation CPUs; it also keeps a nice margin between anything AMD has to offer.
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