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Core i5-8500 vs Xeon E5-2620 v4


Description
The i5-8500 is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the E5-2620 v4 is based on Broadwell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-8500 gets a score of 307.5 k points while the E5-2620 v4 gets 237.8 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-8500 is 1.3 times faster than the E5-2620 v4. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906ea
406f1
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Broadwell-EP
Architecture
Base frecuency
3 GHz
2.1 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.1 GHz
3 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
Socket 2011-3
Cores/Threads
6/6
8/16
TDP
65 W
85 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
8x32+8x32 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
8x256 kB
Cache L3
9216 kB
20480 kB
Date
March 2018
March 2016
Mean monothread perf.
69.09k points
29.39k points
Mean multithread perf.
307.52k 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
i5-8500
E5-2620 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
4.19k
2.6k (x0.62)
Test#2 (FP)
17.38k
7.55k (x0.43)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.46k
2.61k (x0.48)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.92k
2.03k (x0.17)
TOTAL
38.96k
14.79k (x0.38)

Multithread

i5-8500

E5-2620 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
27.67k
17.41k (x0.63)
Test#2 (FP)
94.07k
75.46k (x0.8)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
29.05k
26.25k (x0.9)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.39k
4.65k (x1.06)
TOTAL
155.18k
123.78k (x0.8)

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
i5-8500
E5-2620 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
15.22k
8.22k (x0.54)
Test#2 (FP)
22.02k
12.06k (x0.55)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.75k
4.01k (x0.7)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.17k
2.89k (x0.24)
TOTAL
55.17k
27.18k (x0.49)

Multithread

i5-8500

E5-2620 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
87.78k
61.34k (x0.7)
Test#2 (FP)
126.73k
90.21k (x0.71)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
32.93k
26.2k (x0.8)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.22k
4.62k (x1.1)
TOTAL
251.65k
182.37k (x0.72)

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
i5-8500
E5-2620 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
15.21k
6.04k (x0.4)
Test#2 (FP)
22.94k
10.18k (x0.44)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.54k
2.74k (x0.5)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.39k
2.41k (x0.21)
TOTAL
55.07k
21.37k (x0.39)

Multithread

i5-8500

E5-2620 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
79.52k
47.51k (x0.6)
Test#2 (FP)
107.78k
75.12k (x0.7)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
31.89k
19.72k (x0.62)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.37k
5.45k (x0.41)
TOTAL
232.55k
147.8k (x0.64)

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
i5-8500
E5-2620 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
27.36k
12.16k (x0.44)
Test#2 (FP)
24.27k
11.82k (x0.49)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.69k
3.02k (x0.53)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.77k
2.4k (x0.2)
TOTAL
69.09k
29.39k (x0.43)

Multithread

i5-8500

E5-2620 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
144.77k
103.77k (x0.72)
Test#2 (FP)
129.04k
102.28k (x0.79)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
29.53k
26.13k (x0.89)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.18k
5.65k (x1.35)
TOTAL
307.52k
237.83k (x0.77)

Performance/W
i5-8500
E5-2620 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
2227 points/W
1221 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1985 points/W
1203 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
454 points/W
307 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
64 points/W
66 points/W
TOTAL
4731 points/W
2798 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-8500
E5-2620 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
6673 points/GHz
4054 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5920 points/GHz
3939 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1388 points/GHz
1005 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2870 points/GHz
799 points/GHz
TOTAL
16850 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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