Core i7-4790 vs Xeon E5-2620 v4
Description
The i7-4790 is based on Haswell architecture while the E5-2620 v4 is based on Broadwell.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-4790 gets a score of 173.9 k points while the E5-2620 v4 gets 237.8 k points.
Summarizing, the E5-2620 v4 is 1.4 times faster than the i7-4790 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-4790 gets a score of 173.9 k points while the E5-2620 v4 gets 237.8 k points.
Summarizing, the E5-2620 v4 is 1.4 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
406f1
Core
Haswell
Broadwell-EP
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
2.1 GHz
Boost frecuency
4 GHz
3 GHz
Socket
LGA 1150
Socket 2011-3
Cores/Threads
4/8
8/16
TDP
84 W
85 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
8x32+8x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
8x256 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
20480 kB
Date
May 2014
March 2016
Mean monothread perf.
44.73k points
29.39k points
Mean multithread perf.
173.89k 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
i7-4790
E5-2620 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
4.51k
2.6k (x0.58)
Test#2 (FP)
11.24k
7.55k (x0.67)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.03k
2.61k (x0.52)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.02k
2.03k (x0.4)
TOTAL
25.8k
14.79k (x0.57)
Multithread
i7-4790
E5-2620 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
15.72k
17.41k (x1.11)
Test#2 (FP)
54.99k
75.46k (x1.37)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
23.87k
26.25k (x1.1)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.48k
4.65k (x0.85)
TOTAL
100.06k
123.78k (x1.24)
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
i7-4790
E5-2620 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
13.52k
8.22k (x0.61)
Test#2 (FP)
11.94k
12.06k (x1.01)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.96k
4.01k (x0.81)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.84k
2.89k (x0.6)
TOTAL
35.25k
27.18k (x0.77)
Multithread
i7-4790
E5-2620 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
54.7k
61.34k (x1.12)
Test#2 (FP)
52.41k
90.21k (x1.72)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
24.5k
26.2k (x1.07)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.77k
4.62k (x0.68)
TOTAL
138.37k
182.37k (x1.32)
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
i7-4790
E5-2620 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
14.07k
6.04k (x0.43)
Test#2 (FP)
12.63k
10.18k (x0.81)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.35k
2.74k (x0.51)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.98k
2.41k (x0.48)
TOTAL
37.03k
21.37k (x0.58)
Multithread
i7-4790
E5-2620 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
57.88k
47.51k (x0.82)
Test#2 (FP)
60.83k
75.12k (x1.23)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
24.4k
19.72k (x0.81)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.95k
5.45k (x0.78)
TOTAL
150.07k
147.8k (x0.98)
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
E5-2620 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
22.19k
12.16k (x0.55)
Test#2 (FP)
12.45k
11.82k (x0.95)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.11k
3.02k (x0.59)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.98k
2.4k (x0.48)
TOTAL
44.73k
29.39k (x0.66)
Multithread
i7-4790
E5-2620 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
87.14k
103.77k (x1.19)
Test#2 (FP)
58k
102.28k (x1.76)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
22.75k
26.13k (x1.15)
Test#1 (Memory)
6k
5.65k (x0.94)
TOTAL
173.89k
237.83k (x1.37)
Performance/W
i7-4790
E5-2620 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
1037 points/W
1221 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
691 points/W
1203 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
271 points/W
307 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
71 points/W
66 points/W
TOTAL
2070 points/W
2798 points/W
Performance/GHz
i7-4790
E5-2620 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
5547 points/GHz
4054 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3113 points/GHz
3939 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1279 points/GHz
1005 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1244 points/GHz
799 points/GHz
TOTAL
11183 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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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