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Xeon E3-1230 v5 vs Core i5-9500


Description
The E3-1230 v5 is based on Skylake architecture while the i5-9500 is based on Coffee Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the E3-1230 v5 gets a score of 37.9 k points while the i5-9500 gets 261.1 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-9500 is 6.9 times faster than the E3-1230 v5. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
506e3
906ea
Core
Skylake-S
Coffee Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.4 GHz
3 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.8 GHz
4.4 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
4/8
6/6
TDP
80 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
6x32+6x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
6x256 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
9216 kB
Date
October 2015
April 2019
Mean monothread perf.
9.52k points
73.65k points
Mean multithread perf.
37.88k points
352.84k 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
E3-1230 v5
i5-9500
Test#1 (Integers)
0.7k
4.45k (x6.4)
Test#2 (FP)
2.8k
18.43k (x6.57)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
0.85k
5.84k (x6.88)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.88k
12.63k (x6.7)
TOTAL
6.23k
41.34k (x6.63)

Multithread

E3-1230 v5

i5-9500
Test#1 (Integers)
2.74k
24.75k (x9.05)
Test#2 (FP)
12.87k
103.1k (x8.01)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.89k
32.43k (x8.34)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.03k
5.56k (x0.92)
TOTAL
25.52k
165.85k (x6.5)

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
E3-1230 v5
i5-9500
Test#1 (Integers)
2.59k
16.06k (x6.21)
Test#2 (FP)
3.94k
23.19k (x5.89)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1k
6.1k (x6.1)
Test#1 (Memory)
2k
12.79k (x6.41)
TOTAL
9.52k
58.14k (x6.11)

Multithread

E3-1230 v5

i5-9500
Test#1 (Integers)
10.4k
90.44k (x8.69)
Test#2 (FP)
16.64k
131.23k (x7.88)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.51k
33.85k (x7.51)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.33k
5.59k (x0.88)
TOTAL
37.88k
261.11k (x6.89)

Performance/W
E3-1230 v5
i5-9500
Test#1 (Integers)
130 points/W
1391 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
208 points/W
2019 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
56 points/W
521 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
79 points/W
86 points/W
TOTAL
474 points/W
4017 points/W

Performance/GHz
E3-1230 v5
i5-9500
Test#1 (Integers)
681 points/GHz
3650 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1037 points/GHz
5271 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
263 points/GHz
1386 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
525 points/GHz
2907 points/GHz
TOTAL
2506 points/GHz
13214 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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