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Core i5-8500 vs Xeon Silver 4110


Description
The i5-8500 is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the 4110 is based on Skylake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-8500 gets a score of 307.5 k points while the 4110 gets 281.5 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-8500 is 1.1 times faster than the 4110. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906ea
50654
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Skylake-SP
Architecture
Base frecuency
3 GHz
2.1 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.1 GHz
3 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA3647
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
8x1024 kB
Cache L3
9216 kB
11264 kB
Date
March 2018
July 2017
Mean monothread perf.
69.09k points
45.82k points
Mean multithread perf.
307.52k points
281.48k 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
4110
Test#1 (Integers)
4.19k
3k (x0.71)
Test#2 (FP)
17.38k
12.29k (x0.71)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.46k
3.64k (x0.67)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.92k
6.55k (x0.55)
TOTAL
38.96k
25.46k (x0.65)

Multithread

i5-8500

4110
Test#1 (Integers)
27.67k
20.42k (x0.74)
Test#2 (FP)
94.07k
95.83k (x1.02)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
29.05k
30.88k (x1.06)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.39k
9.7k (x2.21)
TOTAL
155.18k
156.83k (x1.01)

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
4110
Test#1 (Integers)
27.36k
18.78k (x0.69)
Test#2 (FP)
24.27k
16.25k (x0.67)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.69k
3.99k (x0.7)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.77k
6.8k (x0.58)
TOTAL
69.09k
45.82k (x0.66)

Multithread

i5-8500

4110
Test#1 (Integers)
144.77k
133.55k (x0.92)
Test#2 (FP)
129.04k
108.43k (x0.84)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
29.53k
30.02k (x1.02)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.18k
9.48k (x2.27)
TOTAL
307.52k
281.48k (x0.92)

Performance/W
i5-8500
4110
Test#1 (Integers)
2227 points/W
1571 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1985 points/W
1276 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
454 points/W
353 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
64 points/W
112 points/W
TOTAL
4731 points/W
3311 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-8500
4110
Test#1 (Integers)
6673 points/GHz
6259 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5920 points/GHz
5417 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1388 points/GHz
1330 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2870 points/GHz
2267 points/GHz
TOTAL
16850 points/GHz
15273 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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