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Core i3-9100 vs Xeon E5-2620 v4


Description
The i3-9100 is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the E5-2620 v4 is based on Broadwell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-9100 gets a score of 229.2 k points while the E5-2620 v4 gets 237.8 k points.

Summarizing, the E5-2620 v4 is 1 times faster than the i3-9100. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906eb
406f1
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Broadwell-EP
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
2.1 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.2 GHz
3 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
Socket 2011-3
Cores/Threads
4/4
8/16
TDP
65 W
85 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
8x32+8x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
8x256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
20480 kB
Date
April 2019
March 2016
Mean monothread perf.
66.74k points
29.39k points
Mean multithread perf.
229.2k points
237.83k points

Non-optimized benchmark
The benchmark in Mode 0 (FPU) measures cpu performance with non-optimized software. It uses the basic µinstructions from the i386 architecture with the i387 floating point unit. This mode is compatible with all CPUs so it's practical to compare very different CPUs
Monothread
i3-9100
E5-2620 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
4.3k
2.6k (x0.61)
Test#2 (FP)
17.79k
7.55k (x0.42)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.58k
2.61k (x0.47)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.86k
2.03k (x0.23)
TOTAL
36.53k
14.79k (x0.4)

Multithread

i3-9100

E5-2620 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
15.99k
17.41k (x1.09)
Test#2 (FP)
66.31k
75.46k (x1.14)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
20.75k
26.25k (x1.26)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.44k
4.65k (x1.05)
TOTAL
107.49k
123.78k (x1.15)

SSE3 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode I (SSE) is optimized for the use of SIMD instructions with 128 bits register and the SSE set up to version 3. Nearly every modern CPU has support for this mode.
Monothread
i3-9100
E5-2620 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
15.53k
8.22k (x0.53)
Test#2 (FP)
22.21k
12.06k (x0.54)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.79k
4.01k (x0.69)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.31k
2.89k (x0.35)
TOTAL
51.84k
27.18k (x0.52)

Multithread

i3-9100

E5-2620 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
58.56k
61.34k (x1.05)
Test#2 (FP)
86.17k
90.21k (x1.05)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
22.4k
26.2k (x1.17)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.55k
4.62k (x1.02)
TOTAL
171.69k
182.37k (x1.06)

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
i3-9100
E5-2620 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
14.81k
6.04k (x0.41)
Test#2 (FP)
22.15k
10.18k (x0.46)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.42k
2.74k (x0.51)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.8k
2.41k (x0.5)
TOTAL
47.17k
21.37k (x0.45)

Multithread

i3-9100

E5-2620 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
52.08k
47.51k (x0.91)
Test#2 (FP)
87.45k
75.12k (x0.86)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
20.98k
19.72k (x0.94)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.24k
5.45k (x1.29)
TOTAL
164.75k
147.8k (x0.9)

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
i3-9100
E5-2620 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
28.03k
12.16k (x0.43)
Test#2 (FP)
24.5k
11.82k (x0.48)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.73k
3.02k (x0.53)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.48k
2.4k (x0.28)
TOTAL
66.74k
29.39k (x0.44)

Multithread

i3-9100

E5-2620 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
107.5k
103.77k (x0.97)
Test#2 (FP)
95.11k
102.28k (x1.08)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
22.02k
26.13k (x1.19)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.57k
5.65k (x1.23)
TOTAL
229.2k
237.83k (x1.04)

Performance/W
i3-9100
E5-2620 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
1654 points/W
1221 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1463 points/W
1203 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
339 points/W
307 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
70 points/W
66 points/W
TOTAL
3526 points/W
2798 points/W

Performance/GHz
i3-9100
E5-2620 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
6675 points/GHz
4054 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5833 points/GHz
3939 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1365 points/GHz
1005 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2018 points/GHz
799 points/GHz
TOTAL
15891 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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