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Xeon E5-2620 v4 vs Core i5-4210U


Description
The E5-2620 v4 is based on Broadwell architecture while the i5-4210U is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the E5-2620 v4 gets a score of 237.8 k points while the i5-4210U gets 57.6 k points.

Summarizing, the E5-2620 v4 is 4.1 times faster than the i5-4210U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
406f1
40651
Core
Broadwell-EP
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.1 GHz
1.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
3 GHz
2.7 GHz
Socket
Socket 2011-3
BGA 1169
Cores/Threads
8/16
2/4
TDP
85 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32+8x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
8x256 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
20480 kB
3072 kB
Date
March 2016
April 2014
Mean monothread perf.
29.39k points
27.41k points
Mean multithread perf.
237.83k points
57.58k 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
E5-2620 v4
i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
2.6k
2.95k (x1.13)
Test#2 (FP)
7.55k
7.38k (x0.98)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.61k
3.11k (x1.19)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.03k
2.91k (x1.43)
TOTAL
14.79k
16.35k (x1.11)

Multithread

E5-2620 v4

i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
17.41k
4.86k (x0.28)
Test#2 (FP)
75.46k
17.41k (x0.23)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
26.25k
7.09k (x0.27)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.65k
2.5k (x0.54)
TOTAL
123.78k
31.86k (x0.26)

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
E5-2620 v4
i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
8.22k
9.26k (x1.13)
Test#2 (FP)
12.06k
8.2k (x0.68)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.01k
3.57k (x0.89)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.89k
2.92k (x1.01)
TOTAL
27.18k
23.95k (x0.88)

Multithread

E5-2620 v4

i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
61.34k
17.53k (x0.29)
Test#2 (FP)
90.21k
17.56k (x0.19)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
26.2k
7.65k (x0.29)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.62k
2.49k (x0.54)
TOTAL
182.37k
45.22k (x0.25)

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
E5-2620 v4
i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
6.04k
5.05k (x0.84)
Test#2 (FP)
10.18k
5.31k (x0.52)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.74k
2.1k (x0.77)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.41k
1.41k (x0.59)
TOTAL
21.37k
13.87k (x0.65)

Multithread

E5-2620 v4

i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
47.51k
9.01k (x0.19)
Test#2 (FP)
75.12k
16.3k (x0.22)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
19.72k
4.64k (x0.24)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.45k
2.16k (x0.4)
TOTAL
147.8k
32.1k (x0.22)

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
E5-2620 v4
i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
12.16k
13.79k (x1.13)
Test#2 (FP)
11.82k
7.79k (x0.66)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.02k
3.11k (x1.03)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.4k
2.72k (x1.14)
TOTAL
29.39k
27.41k (x0.93)

Multithread

E5-2620 v4

i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
103.77k
28.78k (x0.28)
Test#2 (FP)
102.28k
18.99k (x0.19)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
26.13k
7.21k (x0.28)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.65k
2.6k (x0.46)
TOTAL
237.83k
57.58k (x0.24)

Performance/W
E5-2620 v4
i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
1221 points/W
1919 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1203 points/W
1266 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
307 points/W
481 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
66 points/W
174 points/W
TOTAL
2798 points/W
3839 points/W

Performance/GHz
E5-2620 v4
i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
4054 points/GHz
5108 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3939 points/GHz
2884 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1005 points/GHz
1150 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
799 points/GHz
1008 points/GHz
TOTAL
9798 points/GHz
10151 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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