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Core i7-11700K vs Xeon E5-2680 v4


Description
The i7-11700K is based on Rocket Lake architecture while the E5-2680 v4 is based on Broadwell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-11700K gets a score of 742.2 k points while the E5-2680 v4 gets 1162.6 k points.

Summarizing, the E5-2680 v4 is 1.6 times faster than the i7-11700K. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
a0671
406f1
Core
Rocket Lake-S
Broadwell-EP
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
2.4 GHz
Boost frecuency
5 GHz
3.3 GHz
Socket
LGA 1200
LGA 2011-3
Cores/Threads
8/16
14/28
TDP
125 W
120 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32+8x48 kB
14x32+14x32 kB
Cache L2
8x512 kB
14x256 kB
Cache L3
16384 kB
35840 kB
Date
March 2021
March 2016
Mean monothread perf.
99.57k points
41.35k points
Mean multithread perf.
742.15k points
1162.63k points

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
i7-11700K
E5-2680 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
36.24k
17.8k (x0.49)
Test#2 (FP)
28.87k
16.51k (x0.57)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
12.76k
4.47k (x0.35)
Test#1 (Memory)
21.7k
2.56k (x0.12)
TOTAL
99.57k
41.35k (x0.42)

Multithread

i7-11700K

E5-2680 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
315.15k
494.82k (x1.57)
Test#2 (FP)
303.07k
514.13k (x1.7)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
111.09k
132.87k (x1.2)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.85k
20.8k (x1.62)
TOTAL
742.15k
1162.63k (x1.57)

Performance/W
i7-11700K
E5-2680 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
2521 points/W
4124 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2425 points/W
4284 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
889 points/W
1107 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
103 points/W
173 points/W
TOTAL
5937 points/W
9689 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-11700K
E5-2680 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
7247 points/GHz
5393 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5775 points/GHz
5004 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2551 points/GHz
1355 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
4341 points/GHz
777 points/GHz
TOTAL
19914 points/GHz
12529 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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