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Xeon W-2223 vs Core i7-4790


Description
The W-2223 is based on Cascade Lake architecture while the i7-4790 is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the W-2223 gets a score of 243.2 k points while the i7-4790 gets 173.9 k points.

Summarizing, the W-2223 is 1.4 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
Glacier Falls
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.9 GHz
4 GHz
Socket
LGA 2066
LGA 1150
Cores/Threads
4/8
4/8
TDP
120 W
84 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
4x1024 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
8448 kB
8192 kB
Date
October 2019
May 2014
Mean monothread perf.
59.68k points
44.73k points
Mean multithread perf.
243.18k 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
W-2223
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
3.97k
4.51k (x1.14)
Test#2 (FP)
14.5k
11.24k (x0.77)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.78k
5.03k (x1.05)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.19k
5.02k (x0.61)
TOTAL
31.45k
25.8k (x0.82)

Multithread

W-2223

i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
15.56k
15.72k (x1.01)
Test#2 (FP)
59.23k
54.99k (x0.93)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
22.87k
23.87k (x1.04)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.85k
5.48k (x0.8)
TOTAL
104.51k
100.06k (x0.96)

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
W-2223
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
25.09k
22.19k (x0.88)
Test#2 (FP)
20.76k
12.45k (x0.6)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.07k
5.11k (x1.01)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.76k
4.98k (x0.57)
TOTAL
59.68k
44.73k (x0.75)

Multithread

W-2223

i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
111.43k
87.14k (x0.78)
Test#2 (FP)
100.2k
58k (x0.58)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
24.67k
22.75k (x0.92)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.89k
6k (x0.87)
TOTAL
243.18k
173.89k (x0.72)

Performance/W
W-2223
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
929 points/W
1037 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
835 points/W
691 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
206 points/W
271 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
57 points/W
71 points/W
TOTAL
2027 points/W
2070 points/W

Performance/GHz
W-2223
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
6432 points/GHz
5547 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5324 points/GHz
3113 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1301 points/GHz
1279 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2247 points/GHz
1244 points/GHz
TOTAL
15303 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.


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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