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Core i7-2600 vs i5-4590S


Description
The i7-2600 is based on Sandy Bridge architecture while the i5-4590S is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-2600 gets a score of 93.7 k points while the i5-4590S gets 117.8 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-4590S is 1.3 times faster than the i7-2600 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
206a7
306c3
Core
Sandy Bridge
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.4 GHz
3 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.8 GHz
3.7 GHz
Socket
LGA 1155
LGA 1150
Cores/Threads
4/8
4/4
TDP
95 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
6144 kB
Date
June 2011
May 2014
Mean monothread perf.
28.68k points
34.75k points
Mean multithread perf.
93.69k points
117.77k 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
i7-2600
i5-4590S
Test#1 (Integers)
10.03k
13.19k (x1.31)
Test#2 (FP)
8.91k
12.31k (x1.38)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.34k
4.98k (x1.15)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.41k
4.27k (x0.79)
TOTAL
28.68k
34.75k (x1.21)

Multithread

i7-2600

i5-4590S
Test#1 (Integers)
37.69k
47.15k (x1.25)
Test#2 (FP)
34.22k
44.1k (x1.29)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
17.65k
17.93k (x1.02)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.13k
8.6k (x2.08)
TOTAL
93.69k
117.77k (x1.26)

Performance/W
i7-2600
i5-4590S
Test#1 (Integers)
397 points/W
725 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
360 points/W
678 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
186 points/W
276 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
43 points/W
132 points/W
TOTAL
986 points/W
1812 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-2600
i5-4590S
Test#1 (Integers)
2639 points/GHz
3564 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2343 points/GHz
3326 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1141 points/GHz
1345 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1425 points/GHz
1155 points/GHz
TOTAL
7549 points/GHz
9391 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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