Super Pi Mod 1.5	Source: SuperPI

SuperPI calculates the number PI to 1 Million digits in this raw number crunching benchmark. The benchmark is fairly diverse and allows the user to change the number of digits of PI that can be calculated from 16 Thousand to 32 Million. The benchmark, which uses 19 iterations in the test, is set 1 Million digits.

Lower calculation times are better. SuperPi is not multi-threaded.

Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS - Windows Vista 1 Million Digits: (sec) Ranking Intel Core i7 920 13.516 Intel Core i5 750 15 Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 14.8 Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 15.5 AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition (140W) 20.343 AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition 21.699 AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition (DDR2) 24.5 AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition (DDR3) 24.398 AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition 22.24 AMD Athlon II X4 620 29.749 AMD Athlon II X3 435 27.5 AMD Athlon II X2 250 25.865 AMD Athlon II X2 240e 27 8 Million Digits: (sec) Ranking Intel Core i7 920 173.92 Intel Core i5 750 175.99 Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 190.538 Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 198 AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition (140W) 256.011 AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition 269.615 AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition (DDR3) 301.923 AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition 275.19 AMD Athlon II X4 620 324.164 AMD Athlon II X3 435 296.111 AMD Athlon II X2 250 288.464 AMD Athlon II X2 240e 302.125 16 Million Digits: (sec) Ranking Intel Core i7 920 384.78 Intel Core i5 750 413.643 Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 422.51 Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 426 AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition (140W) 574.844 AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition 606.372 AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition (DDR3) 671.513 AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition 622.79 AMD Athlon II X4 620 720.455 AMD Athlon II X3 435 656.112 AMD Athlon II X2 250 637.423 AMD Athlon II X2 240e 670.441

Calculation times in Super Pi are largely determined by processor clock speed and cache sizes, which means that the lack of L3 cache is again hurting the Athlon II X3 435. In the 16Million digit test it takes over 10 minutes to complete.

Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS - Windows 7 1 Million Digits: (sec) Ranking Intel Core i7 920 15.313 Intel Core i5 750 15.678 Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 15.553 AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition (140W) 20.343 AMD Athlon II X4 620 29.828 AMD Athlon II X3 435 27.222 AMD Athlon II X2 240e 27.285 8 Million Digits: (sec) Ranking Intel Core i7 920 171.781 Intel Core i5 750 174.876 Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 196.529 AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition (140W) 256.933 AMD Athlon II X4 620 324.667 AMD Athlon II X3 435 296.713 AMD Athlon II X2 240e 303.639 16 Million Digits: (sec) Ranking Intel Core i7 920 375.969 Intel Core i5 750 414.725 Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 441.066 AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition (140W) 576.64 AMD Athlon II X4 620 719.676 AMD Athlon II X3 435 657.058 AMD Athlon II X2 240e 660.954

The Athlon II X3 435 again trails the quad-core chips in calculating the Pi to 16million digits, as do all AMD processors compared to Intel's Core i7, Core i5 and even Core 2 Duo chips.