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Core i5-4690K vs Core 2 Duo E8500


Description
The i5-4690K is based on Haswell architecture while the E8500 is based on Core.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-4690K gets a score of 117 k points while the E8500 gets 31.2 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-4690K is 3.8 times faster than the E8500 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306c3
1067a
Core
Haswell
Wolfdale
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.5 GHz
3.167 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.9 GHz
3.167 GHz
Socket
LGA 1150
LGA 775
Cores/Threads
4/4
2/2
TDP
88 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
6144 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
kB
Date
June 2014
August 2008
Mean monothread perf.
34.37k points
19.46k points
Mean multithread perf.
117.37k points
31.21k points

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
i5-4690K
E8500
Test#1 (Integers)
13.67k
3.65k (x0.27)
Test#2 (FP)
11.97k
8.07k (x0.67)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.12k
3.15k (x0.61)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.4k
4.59k (x1.04)
TOTAL
35.17k
19.46k (x0.55)

Multithread

i5-4690K

E8500
Test#1 (Integers)
51.76k
7.11k (x0.14)
Test#2 (FP)
43.26k
15.79k (x0.36)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
19.32k
6.2k (x0.32)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.69k
2.13k (x0.79)
TOTAL
117.03k
31.21k (x0.27)

Performance/W
i5-4690K
E8500
Test#1 (Integers)
588 points/W
109 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
492 points/W
243 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
220 points/W
95 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
31 points/W
33 points/W
TOTAL
1330 points/W
480 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-4690K
E8500
Test#1 (Integers)
3506 points/GHz
1151 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3070 points/GHz
2549 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1314 points/GHz
994 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1129 points/GHz
1450 points/GHz
TOTAL
9019 points/GHz
6144 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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