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Core i7-12700K vs Xeon E5-2680 v4


Description
The i7-12700K is based on Alder Lake architecture while the E5-2680 v4 is based on Broadwell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-12700K gets a score of 1034.1 k points while the E5-2680 v4 gets 1162.6 k points.

Summarizing, the E5-2680 v4 is 1.1 times faster than the i7-12700K. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
90672
406f1
Core
Alder Lake
Broadwell-EP
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.7 GHz
2.4 GHz
Boost frecuency
5 GHz
3.3 GHz
Socket
LGA 1700
LGA 2011-3
Cores/Threads
12/20
14/28
TDP
190 W
120 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32/4x64+8x48/4x32 kB
14x32+14x32 kB
Cache L2
8x1280+4x2048 kB
14x256 kB
Cache L3
25600 kB
35840 kB
Date
November 2021
March 2016
Mean monothread perf.
110.2k points
41.35k points
Mean multithread perf.
1034.06k 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
i7-12700K
E5-2680 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
52.13k
17.8k (x0.34)
Test#2 (FP)
28.97k
16.51k (x0.57)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
15.04k
4.47k (x0.3)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.07k
2.56k (x0.18)
TOTAL
110.2k
41.35k (x0.38)

Multithread

i7-12700K

E5-2680 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
458.8k
494.82k (x1.08)
Test#2 (FP)
377.45k
514.13k (x1.36)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
171.31k
132.87k (x0.78)
Test#1 (Memory)
26.51k
20.8k (x0.78)
TOTAL
1034.06k
1162.63k (x1.12)

Performance/W
i7-12700K
E5-2680 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
2415 points/W
4124 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1987 points/W
4284 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
902 points/W
1107 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
140 points/W
173 points/W
TOTAL
5442 points/W
9689 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-12700K
E5-2680 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
10425 points/GHz
5393 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5794 points/GHz
5004 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3008 points/GHz
1355 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2813 points/GHz
777 points/GHz
TOTAL
22040 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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