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Xeon E5-4640 vs Core i5-4210U


Description
The E5-4640 is based on Sandy Bridge architecture while the i5-4210U is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the E5-4640 gets a score of 610.2 k points while the i5-4210U gets 32.1 k points.

Summarizing, the E5-4640 is 19 times faster than the i5-4210U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
206d7
40651
Core
Sandy Bridge-EP
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.4 GHz
1.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
2.8 GHz
2.7 GHz
Socket
LGA 2011
BGA 1169
Cores/Threads
8 /16
2/4
TDP
95 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
May 2012
April 2014
Mean monothread perf.
13.88k points
27.41k points
Mean multithread perf.
610.16k 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
E5-4640
i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
1.66k
2.95k (x1.77)
Test#2 (FP)
5.26k
7.38k (x1.4)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.13k
3.11k (x1.46)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.53k
2.91k (x1.15)
TOTAL
11.58k
16.35k (x1.41)

Multithread

E5-4640

i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
77.64k
4.86k (x0.06)
Test#2 (FP)
212.2k
17.41k (x0.08)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
113.11k
7.09k (x0.06)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.54k
2.5k (x0.33)
TOTAL
410.48k
31.86k (x0.08)

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
E5-4640
i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
6.19k
9.26k (x1.5)
Test#2 (FP)
5.89k
8.2k (x1.39)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.11k
3.57k (x1.69)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.51k
2.92k (x1.17)
TOTAL
16.7k
23.95k (x1.43)

Multithread

E5-4640

i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
244.88k
17.53k (x0.07)
Test#2 (FP)
215.35k
17.56k (x0.08)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
114.64k
7.65k (x0.07)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.76k
2.49k (x0.37)
TOTAL
581.63k
45.22k (x0.08)

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
E5-4640
i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
5.01k
5.05k (x1.01)
Test#2 (FP)
4.5k
5.31k (x1.18)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.18k
2.1k (x0.97)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.19k
1.41k (x0.64)
TOTAL
13.88k
13.87k (x1)

Multithread

E5-4640

i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
251.29k
9.01k (x0.04)
Test#2 (FP)
236.61k
16.3k (x0.07)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
114.89k
4.64k (x0.04)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.36k
2.16k (x0.29)
TOTAL
610.16k
32.1k (x0.05)

Performance/W
E5-4640
i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
2645 points/W
600 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2491 points/W
1087 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1209 points/W
309 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
78 points/W
144 points/W
TOTAL
6423 points/W
2140 points/W

Performance/GHz
E5-4640
i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
1790 points/GHz
1871 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1609 points/GHz
1965 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
777 points/GHz
778 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
782 points/GHz
522 points/GHz
TOTAL
4957 points/GHz
5137 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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