Dual core shoot-out: Intel versus AMD
Published: 03 Nov 2005
Memory and cache performance
Memory performance, as measured by ScienceMark 2, shows substantial differences between the AMD and Intel processors. AMD's integrated memory controller clearly offers superior memory access due to the lower latency. Since the memory interface is coupled to the CPU's clock speed, the 2.4GHz Athlon 64 X2 4800+ delivers slightly better memory performance than its 3800+ sibling, which is clocked 400MHz slower at 2GHz.
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| CPU | Athlon 64 X2 | Athlon 64 X2 | Pentium D | Pentium EE |
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| Model number | 3800+ | 4800+ | 820 | 840 |
| Level 1 cache | 23,073MB/s | 27,405MB/s | n/a | n/a |
| Level 2 cache | 7,361MB/s | 8,833MB/s | n/a | n/a |
| Memory bandwidth | 5,191MB/s | 5,442MB/s | 4,568MB/s | 4,577MB/s |
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| ScienceMark 2 (Latency; smaller is better) | ||||
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| CPU | Athlon 64 X2 | Athlon 64 X2 | Pentium D | Pentium EE |
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| Model number | 3800+ | 4800+ | 820 | 840 |
| Level 1 cache (32 bytes) |
3 cycles/s | 3 cycles/s | 4 cycles/s | 4 cycles/s |
| Level 2 cache (4 bytes) |
3 cycles/s | 3 cycles/s | 6 cycles/s | 6 cycles/s |
| Level 2 cache (16 bytes) |
5 cycles/s | 5 cycles/s | 13 cycles/s | 13 cycles/s |
| Level 2 cache (64 bytes) |
17 cycles/s | 17 cycles/s | 27 cycles/s | 27 cycles/s |
| Level 2 cache (256 bytes) |
12 cycles/s | 12 cycles/s | 26 cycles/s | 26 cycles/s |
| Level 2 cache (512 bytes) |
13 cycles/s | 13 cycles/s | 25 cycles/s | 25 cycles/s |
| Memory (4 bytes) |
3 cycles/s | 3 cycles/s | 3 cycles/s | 3 cycles/s |
| Memory (16 bytes) |
12 cycles/s | 13 cycles/s | 14 cycles/s | 14 cycles/s |
| Memory (64 bytes) |
49 cycles/s | 55 cycles/s | 41 cycles/s | 41 cycles/s |
| Memory (256 bytes) |
104 cycles/s | 112 cycles/s | 254 cycles/s | 273 cycles/s |
| Memory (512 bytes) |
107 cycles/s | 116 cycles/s | 265 cycles/s | 277 cycles/s |
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