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Xeon E3-1270 v2 vs Core i7-4790


Description
The E3-1270 v2 is based on Ivy Bridge architecture while the i7-4790 is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the E3-1270 v2 gets a score of 139.4 k points while the i7-4790 gets 150.1 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-4790 is 1.1 times faster than the E3-1270 v2 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306a9
306c3
Core
Ivy Bridge-H2
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.5 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.9 GHz
4 GHz
Socket
LGA 1155
LGA 1150
Cores/Threads
4 /8
4/8
TDP
69 W
84 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
8192 kB
Date
May 2012
May 2014
Mean monothread perf.
36.29k points
44.73k points
Mean multithread perf.
139.38k points
173.89k points

AVX optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode II (AVX) is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the first version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX compatible CPU was released in 2011.
Monothread
E3-1270 v2
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
13.16k
14.07k (x1.07)
Test#2 (FP)
12.51k
12.63k (x1.01)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5k
5.35k (x1.07)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.62k
4.98k (x0.89)
TOTAL
36.29k
37.03k (x1.02)

Multithread

E3-1270 v2

i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
51.89k
57.88k (x1.12)
Test#2 (FP)
57.35k
60.83k (x1.06)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
23.74k
24.4k (x1.03)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.4k
6.95k (x1.09)
TOTAL
139.38k
150.07k (x1.08)

Performance/W
E3-1270 v2
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
752 points/W
689 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
831 points/W
724 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
344 points/W
291 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
93 points/W
83 points/W
TOTAL
2020 points/W
1786 points/W

Performance/GHz
E3-1270 v2
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
3374 points/GHz
3518 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3207 points/GHz
3157 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1282 points/GHz
1338 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1441 points/GHz
1245 points/GHz
TOTAL
9304 points/GHz
9258 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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