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Core i5-4590S vs Xeon E5-1660 v4


Description
The i5-4590S is based on Haswell architecture while the E5-1660 v4 is based on Broadwell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-4590S gets a score of 117.8 k points while the E5-1660 v4 gets 320.5 k points.

Summarizing, the E5-1660 v4 is 2.7 times faster than the i5-4590S . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306c3
406f1
Core
Haswell
Broadwell-EP
Architecture
Base frecuency
3 GHz
3.2 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.7 GHz
3.8 GHz
Socket
LGA 1150
Socket 2011-3
Cores/Threads
4/4
8/16
TDP
65 W
140 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
8x32+8x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
8x256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
20480 kB
Date
May 2014
June 2016
Mean monothread perf.
34.75k points
37.6k points
Mean multithread perf.
117.77k points
320.49k 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
E5-1660 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
13.19k
12.41k (x0.94)
Test#2 (FP)
12.31k
17.23k (x1.4)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.98k
4.89k (x0.98)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.27k
3.07k (x0.72)
TOTAL
34.75k
37.6k (x1.08)

Multithread

i5-4590S

E5-1660 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
47.15k
102.11k (x2.17)
Test#2 (FP)
44.1k
156.5k (x3.55)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
17.93k
42.08k (x2.35)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.6k
19.8k (x2.3)
TOTAL
117.77k
320.49k (x2.72)

Performance/W
i5-4590S
E5-1660 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
725 points/W
729 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
678 points/W
1118 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
276 points/W
301 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
132 points/W
141 points/W
TOTAL
1812 points/W
2289 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-4590S
E5-1660 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
3564 points/GHz
3266 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3326 points/GHz
4534 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1345 points/GHz
1286 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1155 points/GHz
809 points/GHz
TOTAL
9391 points/GHz
9895 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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