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Core i3-2120 vs Xeon Silver 4110


Description
The i3-2120 is based on Sandy Bridge architecture while the 4110 is based on Skylake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-2120 gets a score of 35.5 k points while the 4110 gets 156.8 k points.

Summarizing, the 4110 is 4.4 times faster than the i3-2120 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
206a7
50654
Core
Sandy Bridge
Skylake-SP
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.3 GHz
2.1 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.3 GHz
3 GHz
Socket
LGA 1155
LGA3647
Cores/Threads
2/2
8/16
TDP
65 W
85 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
8x32+8x32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
8x1024 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
11264 kB
Date
February 2012
July 2017
Mean monothread perf.
24.23k points
45.82k points
Mean multithread perf.
53.48k points
281.48k 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
i3-2120
4110
Test#1 (Integers)
2.7k
3k (x1.11)
Test#2 (FP)
7.4k
12.29k (x1.66)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.82k
3.64k (x0.95)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.99k
6.55k (x2.19)
TOTAL
16.91k
25.46k (x1.51)

Multithread

i3-2120

4110
Test#1 (Integers)
6.36k
20.42k (x3.21)
Test#2 (FP)
16.87k
95.83k (x5.68)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
9.4k
30.88k (x3.29)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.91k
9.7k (x3.34)
TOTAL
35.53k
156.83k (x4.41)

Performance/W
i3-2120
4110
Test#1 (Integers)
98 points/W
240 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
260 points/W
1127 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
145 points/W
363 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
45 points/W
114 points/W
TOTAL
547 points/W
1845 points/W

Performance/GHz
i3-2120
4110
Test#1 (Integers)
818 points/GHz
998 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2244 points/GHz
4095 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1157 points/GHz
1212 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
905 points/GHz
2182 points/GHz
TOTAL
5124 points/GHz
8487 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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