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Xeon E3-1220 v3 vs Core i5-4690


Description
Both models E3-1220 v3 and i5-4690 are based on Haswell architecture.

"Haswell is known as fourth-generation core too. It uses 22nm Tri-Gate FinFET (non-planar, ""3D"") technology. It includes four arithmetic logic unit (ALU) and three address generation unit (AGU). This generation is able to run Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2) instruction set among BMI1, BMI2, ABM and FMA3. At this time, Intel used new sockets: LGA 1150 for desktops and BGA1364 for the mobile CPUs."

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the E3-1220 v3 gets a score of 140.8 k points while the i5-4690 gets 163.9 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-4690 is 1.2 times faster than the E3-1220 v3 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306c3
306c3
Core
Haswell-WS
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.1 GHz
3.4 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.5 GHz
3.9 GHz
Socket
LGA 1150
LGA 1150
Cores/Threads
4 /4
4/4
TDP
80 W
84 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
64 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
6144 kB
Date
June 2013
June 2014
Mean monothread perf.
39.16k points
45.95k points
Mean multithread perf.
140.76k points
163.95k points

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
E3-1220 v3
i5-4690
Test#1 (Integers)
19.17k
22.97k (x1.2)
Test#2 (FP)
10.55k
13.02k (x1.23)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.79k
5.21k (x1.09)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.65k
4.74k (x1.02)
TOTAL
39.16k
45.95k (x1.17)

Multithread

E3-1220 v3

i5-4690
Test#1 (Integers)
73.13k
85.98k (x1.18)
Test#2 (FP)
42.06k
49.01k (x1.17)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
18.03k
19.5k (x1.08)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.54k
9.46k (x1.25)
TOTAL
140.76k
163.95k (x1.16)

Performance/W
E3-1220 v3
i5-4690
Test#1 (Integers)
914 points/W
1024 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
526 points/W
583 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
225 points/W
232 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
94 points/W
113 points/W
TOTAL
1759 points/W
1952 points/W

Performance/GHz
E3-1220 v3
i5-4690
Test#1 (Integers)
5478 points/GHz
5889 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3014 points/GHz
3339 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1368 points/GHz
1337 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1328 points/GHz
1216 points/GHz
TOTAL
11188 points/GHz
11781 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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