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Xeon X5670 vs Core i5-4210U


Description
The X5670 is based on Westmere architecture while the i5-4210U is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the X5670 gets a score of 115.4 k points while the i5-4210U gets 45.2 k points.

Summarizing, the X5670 is 2.6 times faster than the i5-4210U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
206c2
40651
Core
Westmere-EP
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.933 GHz
1.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.333 GHz
2.7 GHz
Socket
LGA 1366
BGA 1169
Cores/Threads
6 /6
2/4
TDP
95 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
64 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
12288 kB
3072 kB
Date
March 2010
April 2014
Mean monothread perf.
20.26k points
27.41k points
Mean multithread perf.
115.4k points
57.58k points

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
X5670
i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
8.35k
9.26k (x1.11)
Test#2 (FP)
5.58k
8.2k (x1.47)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.32k
3.57k (x1.07)
Test#1 (Memory)
3k
2.92k (x0.97)
TOTAL
20.26k
23.95k (x1.18)

Multithread

X5670

i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
49.72k
17.53k (x0.35)
Test#2 (FP)
35.19k
17.56k (x0.5)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
21.88k
7.65k (x0.35)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.6k
2.49k (x0.29)
TOTAL
115.4k
45.22k (x0.39)

Performance/W
X5670
i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
523 points/W
1169 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
370 points/W
1171 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
230 points/W
510 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
91 points/W
166 points/W
TOTAL
1215 points/W
3015 points/W

Performance/GHz
X5670
i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
2506 points/GHz
3429 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1675 points/GHz
3038 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
997 points/GHz
1322 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
900 points/GHz
1083 points/GHz
TOTAL
6078 points/GHz
8872 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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