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Core i5-4590S vs i5-2400


Description
The i5-4590S is based on Haswell architecture while the i5-2400 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 i5-2400 gets 84.4 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-4590S is 1.4 times faster than the i5-2400 . 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
3.1 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.7 GHz
3.4 GHz
Socket
LGA 1150
LGA 1155
Cores/Threads
4/4
4/4
TDP
65 W
95 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
4x32+x4x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
6144 kB
Date
May 2014
January 2011
Mean monothread perf.
34.75k points
25.49k points
Mean multithread perf.
117.77k points
84.36k 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
i5-4590S
i5-2400
Test#1 (Integers)
4.24k
2.72k (x0.64)
Test#2 (FP)
10.54k
7.6k (x0.72)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.76k
3.98k (x0.84)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.29k
4.47k (x1.04)
TOTAL
23.84k
18.78k (x0.79)

Multithread

i5-4590S

i5-2400
Test#1 (Integers)
15.01k
10.37k (x0.69)
Test#2 (FP)
37.75k
28.84k (x0.76)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
17.12k
15.08k (x0.88)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.48k
4.67k (x0.55)
TOTAL
78.37k
58.95k (x0.75)

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
i5-2400
Test#1 (Integers)
13.19k
9.16k (x0.69)
Test#2 (FP)
12.31k
8.2k (x0.67)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.98k
3.95k (x0.79)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.27k
4.17k (x0.98)
TOTAL
34.75k
25.49k (x0.73)

Multithread

i5-4590S

i5-2400
Test#1 (Integers)
47.15k
34.74k (x0.74)
Test#2 (FP)
44.1k
31.07k (x0.7)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
17.93k
14.86k (x0.83)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.6k
3.69k (x0.43)
TOTAL
117.77k
84.36k (x0.72)

Performance/W
i5-4590S
i5-2400
Test#1 (Integers)
725 points/W
366 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
678 points/W
327 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
276 points/W
156 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
132 points/W
39 points/W
TOTAL
1812 points/W
888 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-4590S
i5-2400
Test#1 (Integers)
3564 points/GHz
2695 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3326 points/GHz
2411 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1345 points/GHz
1163 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1155 points/GHz
1228 points/GHz
TOTAL
9391 points/GHz
7497 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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