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Core i7-11700 vs Xeon E5-2697 v2


Description
The i7-11700 is based on Rocket Lake architecture while the E5-2697 v2 is based on Ivy Bridge.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-11700 gets a score of 544.2 k points while the E5-2697 v2 gets 633.1 k points.

Summarizing, the E5-2697 v2 is 1.2 times faster than the i7-11700. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
a0671
306e4
Core
Rocket Lake-S
Ivy Bridge-EP
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.5 GHz
2.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.9 GHz
3.5 GHz
Socket
LGA 1200
LGA 2011
Cores/Threads
8/16
12 /24
TDP
65 W
130 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32+8x48 kB
12x32+12x32 kB
Cache L2
8x512 kB
12x256 kB
Cache L3
16384 kB
30720 kB
Date
March 2021
September 2013
Mean monothread perf.
98.87k points
27.92k points
Mean multithread perf.
728.98k points
633.14k 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
i7-11700
E5-2697 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
5.48k
3.44k (x0.63)
Test#2 (FP)
20.99k
9.54k (x0.45)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
12.58k
4.21k (x0.33)
Test#1 (Memory)
21.24k
3.94k (x0.19)
TOTAL
60.28k
21.13k (x0.35)

Multithread

i7-11700

E5-2697 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
44.15k
73.17k (x1.66)
Test#2 (FP)
196.6k
230.83k (x1.17)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
102.57k
107.14k (x1.04)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.64k
7.99k (x0.75)
TOTAL
353.96k
419.12k (x1.18)

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
i7-11700
E5-2697 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
18.05k
10.64k (x0.59)
Test#2 (FP)
26.13k
9.53k (x0.36)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
13.92k
4.12k (x0.3)
Test#1 (Memory)
21.22k
3.62k (x0.17)
TOTAL
79.32k
27.91k (x0.35)

Multithread

i7-11700

E5-2697 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
160.49k
252.69k (x1.57)
Test#2 (FP)
225.25k
238.68k (x1.06)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
113.88k
115.5k (x1.01)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.64k
10.98k (x1.03)
TOTAL
510.25k
617.84k (x1.21)

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
i7-11700
E5-2697 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
18.96k
10.53k (x0.56)
Test#2 (FP)
28.34k
9.98k (x0.35)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
13.26k
4k (x0.3)
Test#1 (Memory)
20.2k
3.4k (x0.17)
TOTAL
80.76k
27.92k (x0.35)

Multithread

i7-11700

E5-2697 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
164.31k
247.05k (x1.5)
Test#2 (FP)
253.96k
264.43k (x1.04)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
115.28k
111.01k (x0.96)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.65k
10.66k (x1)
TOTAL
544.2k
633.14k (x1.16)

Performance/W
i7-11700
E5-2697 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
2528 points/W
1900 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
3907 points/W
2034 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1773 points/W
854 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
164 points/W
82 points/W
TOTAL
8372 points/W
4870 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-11700
E5-2697 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
3869 points/GHz
3007 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5784 points/GHz
2852 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2707 points/GHz
1144 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
4123 points/GHz
973 points/GHz
TOTAL
16482 points/GHz
7976 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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