Xeon Silver 4208 vs Core i7-4790
Description
The Silver 4208 is based on Cascade Lake architecture while the i7-4790 is based on Haswell.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the Silver 4208 gets a score of 311.6 k points while the i7-4790 gets 173.9 k points.
Summarizing, the Silver 4208 is 1.8 times faster than the i7-4790 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the Silver 4208 gets a score of 311.6 k points while the i7-4790 gets 173.9 k points.
Summarizing, the Silver 4208 is 1.8 times faster than the i7-4790 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
50657
306c3
Core
Cascade Lake-SP
Haswell
Base frecuency
2.1 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.2 GHz
4 GHz
Socket
LGA 3647
LGA 1150
Cores/Threads
8/16
4/8
TDP
85 W
84 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32+8x32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
8x1024 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
11264 kB
8192 kB
Date
April 2019
May 2014
Mean monothread perf.
38.61k points
44.73k points
Mean multithread perf.
311.57k points
173.89k 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
Silver 4208
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
2.59k
4.51k (x1.74)
Test#2 (FP)
9.5k
11.24k (x1.18)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.15k
5.03k (x1.6)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.9k
5.02k (x0.85)
TOTAL
21.13k
25.8k (x1.22)
Multithread
Silver 4208
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
21.09k
15.72k (x0.75)
Test#2 (FP)
80.93k
54.99k (x0.68)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
30.76k
23.87k (x0.78)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.51k
5.48k (x0.64)
TOTAL
141.3k
100.06k (x0.71)
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
Silver 4208
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
16.86k
22.19k (x1.32)
Test#2 (FP)
12.08k
12.45k (x1.03)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.37k
5.11k (x1.52)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.29k
4.98k (x0.79)
TOTAL
38.61k
44.73k (x1.16)
Multithread
Silver 4208
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
150.99k
87.14k (x0.58)
Test#2 (FP)
118.54k
58k (x0.49)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
33.44k
22.75k (x0.68)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.6k
6k (x0.7)
TOTAL
311.57k
173.89k (x0.56)
Performance/W
Silver 4208
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
1776 points/W
1037 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1395 points/W
691 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
393 points/W
271 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
101 points/W
71 points/W
TOTAL
3666 points/W
2070 points/W
Performance/GHz
Silver 4208
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
5269 points/GHz
5547 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3776 points/GHz
3113 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1054 points/GHz
1279 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1966 points/GHz
1244 points/GHz
TOTAL
12065 points/GHz
11183 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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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