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Core i7-4790 vs Xeon W-2223


Description
The i7-4790 is based on Haswell architecture while the W-2223 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 W-2223 gets 243.2 k points.

Summarizing, the W-2223 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
50657
Core
Haswell
Glacier Falls
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
4 GHz
3.9 GHz
Socket
LGA 1150
LGA 2066
Cores/Threads
4/8
4/8
TDP
84 W
120 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
4x1024 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
8448 kB
Date
May 2014
October 2019
Mean monothread perf.
44.73k points
59.68k points
Mean multithread perf.
173.89k points
243.18k 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
W-2223
Test#1 (Integers)
4.51k
3.97k (x0.88)
Test#2 (FP)
11.24k
14.5k (x1.29)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.03k
4.78k (x0.95)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.02k
8.19k (x1.63)
TOTAL
25.8k
31.45k (x1.22)

Multithread

i7-4790

W-2223
Test#1 (Integers)
15.72k
15.56k (x0.99)
Test#2 (FP)
54.99k
59.23k (x1.08)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
23.87k
22.87k (x0.96)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.48k
6.85k (x1.25)
TOTAL
100.06k
104.51k (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
W-2223
Test#1 (Integers)
22.19k
25.09k (x1.13)
Test#2 (FP)
12.45k
20.76k (x1.67)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.11k
5.07k (x0.99)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.98k
8.76k (x1.76)
TOTAL
44.73k
59.68k (x1.33)

Multithread

i7-4790

W-2223
Test#1 (Integers)
87.14k
111.43k (x1.28)
Test#2 (FP)
58k
100.2k (x1.73)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
22.75k
24.67k (x1.08)
Test#1 (Memory)
6k
6.89k (x1.15)
TOTAL
173.89k
243.18k (x1.4)

Performance/W
i7-4790
W-2223
Test#1 (Integers)
1037 points/W
929 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
691 points/W
835 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
271 points/W
206 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
71 points/W
57 points/W
TOTAL
2070 points/W
2027 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-4790
W-2223
Test#1 (Integers)
5547 points/GHz
6432 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3113 points/GHz
5324 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1279 points/GHz
1301 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1244 points/GHz
2247 points/GHz
TOTAL
11183 points/GHz
15303 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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