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Xeon w3-2423 vs E5-2620 v4


Description
The w3-2423 is based on Sapphire Rapids architecture while the E5-2620 v4 is based on Broadwell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the w3-2423 gets a score of 254.3 k points while the E5-2620 v4 gets 237.8 k points.

Summarizing, the w3-2423 is 1.1 times faster than the E5-2620 v4. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
806f8
406f1
Core
Sapphire Rapids-64L
Broadwell-EP
Architecture
Sapphire Rapids
Base frecuency
2.1 GHz
2.1 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.2 GHz
3 GHz
Socket
LGA 4677
Socket 2011-3
Cores/Threads
6/12
8/16
TDP
120 W
85 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x48 kB
8x32+8x32 kB
Cache L2
6x2048 kB
8x256 kB
Cache L3
15360 kB
20480 kB
Date
February 2023
March 2016
Mean monothread perf.
46.97k points
29.39k points
Mean multithread perf.
254.28k points
237.83k points

AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
w3-2423
E5-2620 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
21.46k
12.16k (x0.57)
Test#2 (FP)
12.28k
11.82k (x0.96)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.33k
3.02k (x0.48)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.9k
2.4k (x0.35)
TOTAL
46.97k
29.39k (x0.63)

Multithread

w3-2423

E5-2620 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
97.83k
103.77k (x1.06)
Test#2 (FP)
100.83k
102.28k (x1.01)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
46.56k
26.13k (x0.56)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.06k
5.65k (x0.62)
TOTAL
254.28k
237.83k (x0.94)

Performance/W
w3-2423
E5-2620 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
815 points/W
1221 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
840 points/W
1203 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
388 points/W
307 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
76 points/W
66 points/W
TOTAL
2119 points/W
2798 points/W

Performance/GHz
w3-2423
E5-2620 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
5109 points/GHz
4054 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2923 points/GHz
3939 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1507 points/GHz
1005 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1643 points/GHz
799 points/GHz
TOTAL
11183 points/GHz
9798 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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