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Core i9-10900K vs Xeon E5-4640


Description
The i9-10900K is based on Comet Lake architecture while the E5-4640 is based on Sandy Bridge.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i9-10900K gets a score of 608.8 k points while the E5-4640 gets 581.6 k points.

Summarizing, the i9-10900K is 1 times faster than the E5-4640 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
a0655
206d7
Core
Comet Lake-S
Sandy Bridge-EP
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.7 GHz
2.4 GHz
Boost frecuency
5.2 GHz
2.8 GHz
Socket
LGA 1200
LGA 2011
Cores/Threads
10/20
8 /16
TDP
125 W
95 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
10x32+10x32 kB
8x32+8x32 kB
Cache L2
10x256 kB
8x256 kB
Cache L3
20480 kB
20480 kB
Date
April 2020
May 2012
Mean monothread perf.
80.41k points
13.88k points
Mean multithread perf.
685.65k points
610.16k points

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
i9-10900K
E5-4640
Test#1 (Integers)
19.5k
6.19k (x0.32)
Test#2 (FP)
28.01k
5.89k (x0.21)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.45k
2.11k (x0.28)
Test#1 (Memory)
15.82k
2.51k (x0.16)
TOTAL
70.79k
16.7k (x0.24)

Multithread

i9-10900K

E5-4640
Test#1 (Integers)
194.49k
244.88k (x1.26)
Test#2 (FP)
312.59k
215.35k (x0.69)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
89.14k
114.64k (x1.29)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.58k
6.76k (x0.54)
TOTAL
608.81k
581.63k (x0.96)

Performance/W
i9-10900K
E5-4640
Test#1 (Integers)
1556 points/W
2578 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2501 points/W
2267 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
713 points/W
1207 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
101 points/W
71 points/W
TOTAL
4870 points/W
6122 points/W

Performance/GHz
i9-10900K
E5-4640
Test#1 (Integers)
3751 points/GHz
2210 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5387 points/GHz
2105 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1433 points/GHz
755 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3043 points/GHz
895 points/GHz
TOTAL
13614 points/GHz
5966 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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