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Core i5-4590S vs i7-2600


Description
The i5-4590S is based on Haswell architecture while the i7-2600 is based on Sandy Bridge.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-4590S gets a score of 117.8 k points while the i7-2600 gets 97.6 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-4590S is 1.2 times faster than the i7-2600 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306c3
206a7
Core
Haswell
Sandy Bridge
Architecture
Base frecuency
3 GHz
3.4 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.7 GHz
3.8 GHz
Socket
LGA 1150
LGA 1155
Cores/Threads
4/4
4/8
TDP
65 W
95 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
8192 kB
Date
May 2014
June 2011
Mean monothread perf.
34.75k points
28.73k points
Mean multithread perf.
117.77k points
97.61k points

AVX optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode II (AVX) is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the first version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX compatible CPU was released in 2011.
Monothread
i5-4590S
i7-2600
Test#1 (Integers)
13.19k
10.09k (x0.77)
Test#2 (FP)
12.31k
8.96k (x0.73)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.98k
4.34k (x0.87)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.27k
5.34k (x1.25)
TOTAL
34.75k
28.73k (x0.83)

Multithread

i5-4590S

i7-2600
Test#1 (Integers)
47.15k
39.24k (x0.83)
Test#2 (FP)
44.1k
35.91k (x0.81)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
17.93k
18.41k (x1.03)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.6k
4.04k (x0.47)
TOTAL
117.77k
97.61k (x0.83)

Performance/W
i5-4590S
i7-2600
Test#1 (Integers)
725 points/W
413 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
678 points/W
378 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
276 points/W
194 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
132 points/W
43 points/W
TOTAL
1812 points/W
1027 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-4590S
i7-2600
Test#1 (Integers)
3564 points/GHz
2655 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3326 points/GHz
2358 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1345 points/GHz
1142 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1155 points/GHz
1406 points/GHz
TOTAL
9391 points/GHz
7562 points/GHz

Monothread performance graph
Monothread performance graphics gives the performance vs time. They are useful to measure the time it takes to the CPU to reach the maximum performance.

Usually, CPU's performance will be steady during these tests but if it has a slow frequency strategy, the first samples will show a lower score.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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Multithread performance graph
Multithread graphs measure the performance against a heavy load during certain time.

If CPU's TDP doesn't limit the frequency and the machine is properly cooled, performance should remain steady vs time. Otherwise, the performance score will oscillate or decrease over time.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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