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Xeon E5-4640 vs Core i7-10870H


Description
The E5-4640 is based on Sandy Bridge architecture while the i7-10870H is based on Comet Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the E5-4640 gets a score of 610.2 k points while the i7-10870H gets 375.8 k points.

Summarizing, the E5-4640 is 1.6 times faster than the i7-10870H. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
206d7
a0652
Core
Sandy Bridge-EP
Comet Lake-H
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.4 GHz
2.2 GHz
Boost frecuency
2.8 GHz
5 GHz
Socket
LGA 2011
FC-BGA 1440
Cores/Threads
8 /16
8/16
TDP
95 W
45 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32+8x32 kB
8x32+8x32 kB
Cache L2
8x256 kB
8x256 kB
Cache L3
20480 kB
16384 kB
Date
May 2012
September 2020
Mean monothread perf.
13.88k points
79.2k points
Mean multithread perf.
610.16k points
487.05k 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
i7-10870H
Test#1 (Integers)
1.66k
4.77k (x2.86)
Test#2 (FP)
5.26k
19.81k (x3.76)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.13k
6.29k (x2.96)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.53k
14.03k (x5.55)
TOTAL
11.58k
44.9k (x3.88)

Multithread

E5-4640

i7-10870H
Test#1 (Integers)
77.64k
31.21k (x0.4)
Test#2 (FP)
212.2k
151.01k (x0.71)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
113.11k
50.13k (x0.44)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.54k
8.37k (x1.11)
TOTAL
410.48k
240.71k (x0.59)

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
i7-10870H
Test#1 (Integers)
6.19k
17.17k (x2.77)
Test#2 (FP)
5.89k
25.26k (x4.29)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.11k
6.7k (x3.17)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.51k
13.81k (x5.51)
TOTAL
16.7k
62.95k (x3.77)

Multithread

E5-4640

i7-10870H
Test#1 (Integers)
244.88k
116.68k (x0.48)
Test#2 (FP)
215.35k
187.28k (x0.87)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
114.64k
51.52k (x0.45)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.76k
8.39k (x1.24)
TOTAL
581.63k
363.87k (x0.63)

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
i7-10870H
Test#1 (Integers)
5.01k
16.14k (x3.22)
Test#2 (FP)
4.5k
24.74k (x5.49)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.18k
5.98k (x2.75)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.19k
12.7k (x5.8)
TOTAL
13.88k
59.55k (x4.29)

Multithread

E5-4640

i7-10870H
Test#1 (Integers)
251.29k
117.03k (x0.47)
Test#2 (FP)
236.61k
199.88k (x0.84)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
114.89k
50.64k (x0.44)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.36k
8.23k (x1.12)
TOTAL
610.16k
375.77k (x0.62)

Performance/W
E5-4640
i7-10870H
Test#1 (Integers)
2645 points/W
2601 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2491 points/W
4442 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1209 points/W
1125 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
78 points/W
183 points/W
TOTAL
6423 points/W
8351 points/W

Performance/GHz
E5-4640
i7-10870H
Test#1 (Integers)
1790 points/GHz
3227 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1609 points/GHz
4947 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
777 points/GHz
1197 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
782 points/GHz
2539 points/GHz
TOTAL
4957 points/GHz
11910 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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