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Core i5-4590S vs Xeon E5-2620 v4


Description
The i5-4590S is based on Haswell architecture while the E5-2620 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 E5-2620 v4 gets 147.8 k points.

Summarizing, the E5-2620 v4 is 1.3 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
2.1 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.7 GHz
3 GHz
Socket
LGA 1150
Socket 2011-3
Cores/Threads
4/4
8/16
TDP
65 W
85 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
March 2016
Mean monothread perf.
34.75k points
29.39k points
Mean multithread perf.
117.77k 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
i5-4590S
E5-2620 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
4.24k
2.6k (x0.61)
Test#2 (FP)
10.54k
7.55k (x0.72)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.76k
2.61k (x0.55)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.29k
2.03k (x0.47)
TOTAL
23.84k
14.79k (x0.62)

Multithread

i5-4590S

E5-2620 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
15.01k
17.41k (x1.16)
Test#2 (FP)
37.75k
75.46k (x2)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
17.12k
26.25k (x1.53)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.48k
4.65k (x0.55)
TOTAL
78.37k
123.78k (x1.58)

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
E5-2620 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
13.19k
6.04k (x0.46)
Test#2 (FP)
12.31k
10.18k (x0.83)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.98k
2.74k (x0.55)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.27k
2.41k (x0.56)
TOTAL
34.75k
21.37k (x0.62)

Multithread

i5-4590S

E5-2620 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
47.15k
47.51k (x1.01)
Test#2 (FP)
44.1k
75.12k (x1.7)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
17.93k
19.72k (x1.1)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.6k
5.45k (x0.63)
TOTAL
117.77k
147.8k (x1.26)

Performance/W
i5-4590S
E5-2620 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
725 points/W
559 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
678 points/W
884 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
276 points/W
232 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
132 points/W
64 points/W
TOTAL
1812 points/W
1739 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-4590S
E5-2620 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
3564 points/GHz
2013 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3326 points/GHz
3393 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1345 points/GHz
915 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1155 points/GHz
802 points/GHz
TOTAL
9391 points/GHz
7123 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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