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Xeon E3-1230 v5 vs Core i5-520M


Description
The E3-1230 v5 is based on Skylake architecture while the i5-520M is based on Westmere.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the E3-1230 v5 gets a score of 37.9 k points while the i5-520M gets 26.3 k points.

Summarizing, the E3-1230 v5 is 1.4 times faster than the i5-520M. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
506e3
20655
Core
Skylake-S
Arrandale
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.4 GHz
2.4 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.8 GHz
2.933 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
FC-PGA 988
Cores/Threads
4/8
2/4
TDP
80 W
35 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
3072 kB
Date
October 2015
January 2010
Mean monothread perf.
9.52k points
13.1k points
Mean multithread perf.
37.88k points
26.27k 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
E3-1230 v5
i5-520M
Test#1 (Integers)
2.59k
5.41k (x2.09)
Test#2 (FP)
3.94k
3.69k (x0.94)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1k
2.12k (x2.12)
Test#1 (Memory)
2k
1.88k (x0.94)
TOTAL
9.52k
13.1k (x1.38)

Multithread

E3-1230 v5

i5-520M
Test#1 (Integers)
10.4k
10.7k (x1.03)
Test#2 (FP)
16.64k
7.91k (x0.48)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.51k
5.08k (x1.13)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.33k
2.58k (x0.41)
TOTAL
37.88k
26.27k (x0.69)

Performance/W
E3-1230 v5
i5-520M
Test#1 (Integers)
130 points/W
306 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
208 points/W
226 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
56 points/W
145 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
79 points/W
74 points/W
TOTAL
474 points/W
751 points/W

Performance/GHz
E3-1230 v5
i5-520M
Test#1 (Integers)
681 points/GHz
1844 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1037 points/GHz
1259 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
263 points/GHz
723 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
525 points/GHz
641 points/GHz
TOTAL
2506 points/GHz
4466 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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