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Xeon E5-2690 0 vs Core i7-4790K


Description
The E5-2690 0 is based on Sandy Bridge architecture while the i7-4790K is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the E5-2690 0 gets a score of 185.3 k points while the i7-4790K gets 164.4 k points.

Summarizing, the E5-2690 0 is 1.1 times faster than the i7-4790K . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
206d7
306c3
Core
Sandy Bridge-EP
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.9 GHz
4 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.8 GHz
4.4 GHz
Socket
LGA 2011
LGA 1150
Cores/Threads
8 /16
4/8
TDP
135 W
88 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32+8x32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
8x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
20480 kB
8192 kB
Date
March 2012
May 2014
Mean monothread perf.
23.28k points
52.47k points
Mean multithread perf.
185.26k points
215.47k 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
E5-2690 0
i7-4790K
Test#1 (Integers)
8.76k
15.8k (x1.8)
Test#2 (FP)
7.35k
14.35k (x1.95)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.86k
5.97k (x1.55)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.32k
5.17k (x1.56)
TOTAL
23.28k
41.29k (x1.77)

Multithread

E5-2690 0

i7-4790K
Test#1 (Integers)
78.51k
62.79k (x0.8)
Test#2 (FP)
66.46k
66.48k (x1)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
36.42k
26.35k (x0.72)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.88k
8.74k (x2.25)
TOTAL
185.26k
164.36k (x0.89)

Performance/W
E5-2690 0
i7-4790K
Test#1 (Integers)
582 points/W
713 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
492 points/W
755 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
270 points/W
299 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
29 points/W
99 points/W
TOTAL
1372 points/W
1868 points/W

Performance/GHz
E5-2690 0
i7-4790K
Test#1 (Integers)
2305 points/GHz
3591 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1933 points/GHz
3260 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1015 points/GHz
1358 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
874 points/GHz
1174 points/GHz
TOTAL
6127 points/GHz
9383 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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