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Core i3-4160 vs Xeon E5-2697 v2


Description
The i3-4160 is based on Haswell architecture while the E5-2697 v2 is based on Ivy Bridge.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-4160 gets a score of 74 k points while the E5-2697 v2 gets 633.1 k points.

Summarizing, the E5-2697 v2 is 8.6 times faster than the i3-4160 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306c3
306e4
Core
Haswell
Ivy Bridge-EP
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
2.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.6 GHz
3.5 GHz
Socket
LGA 1150
LGA 2011
Cores/Threads
2/4
12 /24
TDP
54 W
130 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
12x32+12x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
12x256 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
30720 kB
Date
July 2014
September 2013
Mean monothread perf.
34.16k points
27.92k points
Mean multithread perf.
74k 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
i3-4160
E5-2697 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
4.13k
3.44k (x0.83)
Test#2 (FP)
10.33k
9.54k (x0.92)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.64k
4.21k (x0.91)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.95k
3.94k (x1)
TOTAL
23.06k
21.13k (x0.92)

Multithread

i3-4160

E5-2697 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
7.46k
73.17k (x9.8)
Test#2 (FP)
26.62k
230.83k (x8.67)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.46k
107.14k (x9.35)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.27k
7.99k (x1.27)
TOTAL
51.81k
419.12k (x8.09)

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
i3-4160
E5-2697 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
13.02k
10.53k (x0.81)
Test#2 (FP)
12k
9.98k (x0.83)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.91k
4k (x0.82)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.23k
3.4k (x0.8)
TOTAL
34.16k
27.92k (x0.82)

Multithread

i3-4160

E5-2697 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
27.45k
247.05k (x9)
Test#2 (FP)
28.96k
264.43k (x9.13)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.83k
111.01k (x9.39)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.77k
10.66k (x1.85)
TOTAL
74k
633.14k (x8.56)

Performance/W
i3-4160
E5-2697 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
508 points/W
1900 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
536 points/W
2034 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
219 points/W
854 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
107 points/W
82 points/W
TOTAL
1370 points/W
4870 points/W

Performance/GHz
i3-4160
E5-2697 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
3616 points/GHz
3007 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3334 points/GHz
2852 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1363 points/GHz
1144 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1175 points/GHz
973 points/GHz
TOTAL
9488 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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