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Core i7-4790 vs Xeon Bronze 3206R


Description
The i7-4790 is based on Haswell architecture while the 3206R is based on Cascade Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-4790 gets a score of 173.9 k points while the 3206R gets 216 k points.

Summarizing, the 3206R is 1.2 times faster than the i7-4790 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306c3
50657
Core
Haswell
Cascade Lake-SP
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
1.9 GHz
Boost frecuency
4 GHz
1.9 GHz
Socket
LGA 1150
LGA 3647-0
Cores/Threads
4/8
8/8
TDP
84 W
85 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
8x32+8x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
8x1024 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
11264 kB
Date
May 2014
February 2020
Mean monothread perf.
44.73k points
31.52k points
Mean multithread perf.
173.89k points
216.02k 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
i7-4790
3206R
Test#1 (Integers)
4.51k
1.97k (x0.44)
Test#2 (FP)
11.24k
8.15k (x0.72)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.03k
2.37k (x0.47)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.02k
4.84k (x0.96)
TOTAL
25.8k
17.32k (x0.67)

Multithread

i7-4790

3206R
Test#1 (Integers)
15.72k
15.73k (x1)
Test#2 (FP)
54.99k
64.78k (x1.18)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
23.87k
18.06k (x0.76)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.48k
5.21k (x0.95)
TOTAL
100.06k
103.77k (x1.04)

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
i7-4790
3206R
Test#1 (Integers)
22.19k
12.92k (x0.58)
Test#2 (FP)
12.45k
10.97k (x0.88)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.11k
2.54k (x0.5)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.98k
5.09k (x1.02)
TOTAL
44.73k
31.52k (x0.7)

Multithread

i7-4790

3206R
Test#1 (Integers)
87.14k
103.33k (x1.19)
Test#2 (FP)
58k
87.67k (x1.51)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
22.75k
20.1k (x0.88)
Test#1 (Memory)
6k
4.91k (x0.82)
TOTAL
173.89k
216.02k (x1.24)

Performance/W
i7-4790
3206R
Test#1 (Integers)
1037 points/W
1216 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
691 points/W
1031 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
271 points/W
237 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
71 points/W
58 points/W
TOTAL
2070 points/W
2541 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-4790
3206R
Test#1 (Integers)
5547 points/GHz
6801 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3113 points/GHz
5774 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1279 points/GHz
1334 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1244 points/GHz
2678 points/GHz
TOTAL
11183 points/GHz
16588 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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