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Core i3-4170 vs Xeon E5-2680 v2


Description
The i3-4170 is based on Haswell architecture while the E5-2680 v2 is based on Ivy Bridge.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-4170 gets a score of 72.7 k points while the E5-2680 v2 gets 551.1 k points.

Summarizing, the E5-2680 v2 is 7.6 times faster than the i3-4170. 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
3.7 GHz
2.8 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.7 GHz
3.6 GHz
Socket
LGA1150
LGA 2011
Cores/Threads
2/4
10 /20
TDP
54 W
115 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
10x32+10x32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
10x256 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
25600 kB
Date
March 2015
September 2013
Mean monothread perf.
44.24k points
28.23k points
Mean multithread perf.
92.71k points
551.1k points

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
i3-4170
E5-2680 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
13.1k
11.96k (x0.91)
Test#2 (FP)
11.68k
10.73k (x0.92)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.07k
4.59k (x0.91)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.19k
4.31k (x1.03)
TOTAL
34.04k
31.6k (x0.93)

Multithread

i3-4170

E5-2680 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
25.81k
218.24k (x8.46)
Test#2 (FP)
25k
206.92k (x8.28)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.96k
100.37k (x8.39)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.87k
11.45k (x2.96)
TOTAL
66.65k
536.99k (x8.06)

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
i3-4170
E5-2680 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
13.24k
10.55k (x0.8)
Test#2 (FP)
12.37k
10.02k (x0.81)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.11k
3.99k (x0.78)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.17k
3.66k (x0.88)
TOTAL
34.89k
28.23k (x0.81)

Multithread

i3-4170

E5-2680 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
28.15k
215.04k (x7.64)
Test#2 (FP)
29.95k
230.43k (x7.69)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.84k
96.87k (x8.18)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.73k
8.76k (x3.2)
TOTAL
72.68k
551.1k (x7.58)

Performance/W
i3-4170
E5-2680 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
521 points/W
1870 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
555 points/W
2004 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
219 points/W
842 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
51 points/W
76 points/W
TOTAL
1346 points/W
4792 points/W

Performance/GHz
i3-4170
E5-2680 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
3579 points/GHz
2931 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3343 points/GHz
2784 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1381 points/GHz
1109 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1126 points/GHz
1017 points/GHz
TOTAL
9430 points/GHz
7841 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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