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Xeon E5-2670 v3 vs Core i7-7700K


Description
The E5-2670 v3 is based on Haswell architecture while the i7-7700K is based on Kaby Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the E5-2670 v3 gets a score of 452.9 k points while the i7-7700K gets 289.8 k points.

Summarizing, the E5-2670 v3 is 1.6 times faster than the i7-7700K . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306f2
906e9
Core
Haswell-EP
Kaby Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.3 GHz
4.2 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.1 GHz
4.5 GHz
Socket
LGA 2011-3
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
12/24
4/8
TDP
120 W
95 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
12x32+12x32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
12x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
30720 kB
8192 kB
Date
September 2014
September 2016
Mean monothread perf.
36.41k points
76.9k points
Mean multithread perf.
452.9k points
289.82k 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
E5-2670 v3
i7-7700K
Test#1 (Integers)
3.52k
4.63k (x1.31)
Test#2 (FP)
8.68k
18.92k (x2.18)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.83k
6.22k (x2.2)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.13k
13.92k (x4.45)
TOTAL
18.17k
43.7k (x2.4)

Multithread

E5-2670 v3

i7-7700K
Test#1 (Integers)
32.7k
18.53k (x0.57)
Test#2 (FP)
105.18k
86.49k (x0.82)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
35.18k
28.78k (x0.82)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.54k
9.67k (x1.01)
TOTAL
182.59k
143.47k (x0.79)

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
E5-2670 v3
i7-7700K
Test#1 (Integers)
11.18k
17.55k (x1.57)
Test#2 (FP)
10.06k
27.82k (x2.77)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.21k
6.8k (x2.12)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.12k
14.83k (x4.75)
TOTAL
27.57k
67k (x2.43)

Multithread

E5-2670 v3

i7-7700K
Test#1 (Integers)
140.98k
68.4k (x0.49)
Test#2 (FP)
145.37k
118.8k (x0.82)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
45.62k
33.34k (x0.73)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.75k
17.43k (x2.58)
TOTAL
338.73k
237.97k (x0.7)

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
E5-2670 v3
i7-7700K
Test#1 (Integers)
18.62k
30.44k (x1.64)
Test#2 (FP)
10.49k
26.91k (x2.56)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.04k
6.25k (x1.55)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.26k
13.3k (x4.08)
TOTAL
36.41k
76.9k (x2.11)

Multithread

E5-2670 v3

i7-7700K
Test#1 (Integers)
236.25k
127.73k (x0.54)
Test#2 (FP)
151.05k
123.68k (x0.82)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
58.9k
29.34k (x0.5)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.7k
9.08k (x1.35)
TOTAL
452.9k
289.82k (x0.64)

Performance/W
E5-2670 v3
i7-7700K
Test#1 (Integers)
1969 points/W
1345 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1259 points/W
1302 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
491 points/W
309 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
56 points/W
96 points/W
TOTAL
3774 points/W
3051 points/W

Performance/GHz
E5-2670 v3
i7-7700K
Test#1 (Integers)
6006 points/GHz
6765 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3385 points/GHz
5981 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1303 points/GHz
1388 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1052 points/GHz
2955 points/GHz
TOTAL
11745 points/GHz
17089 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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