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Core i3-8100 vs Xeon E5-1660 v4


Description
The i3-8100 is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the E5-1660 v4 is based on Broadwell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-8100 gets a score of 157.6 k points while the E5-1660 v4 gets 320.5 k points.

Summarizing, the E5-1660 v4 is 2 times faster than the i3-8100. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906eb
406f1
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Broadwell-EP
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
3.2 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.6 GHz
3.8 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
Socket 2011-3
Cores/Threads
4/4
8/16
TDP
65 W
140 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
8x32+8x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
8x256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
20480 kB
Date
October 2017
June 2016
Mean monothread perf.
59.18k points
37.6k points
Mean multithread perf.
200.4k points
320.49k points

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
i3-8100
E5-1660 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
13.52k
12.41k (x0.92)
Test#2 (FP)
20.57k
17.23k (x0.84)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.96k
4.89k (x0.99)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.91k
3.07k (x0.39)
TOTAL
46.96k
37.6k (x0.8)

Multithread

i3-8100

E5-1660 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
53.4k
102.11k (x1.91)
Test#2 (FP)
80.87k
156.5k (x1.94)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
19.03k
42.08k (x2.21)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.29k
19.8k (x4.61)
TOTAL
157.59k
320.49k (x2.03)

Performance/W
i3-8100
E5-1660 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
822 points/W
729 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1244 points/W
1118 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
293 points/W
301 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
66 points/W
141 points/W
TOTAL
2425 points/W
2289 points/W

Performance/GHz
i3-8100
E5-1660 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
3757 points/GHz
3266 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5714 points/GHz
4534 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1377 points/GHz
1286 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2196 points/GHz
809 points/GHz
TOTAL
13044 points/GHz
9895 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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