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Core i5-10500 vs Xeon E5-2697 v2


Description
The i5-10500 is based on Comet Lake architecture while the E5-2697 v2 is based on Ivy Bridge.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-10500 gets a score of 297.9 k points while the E5-2697 v2 gets 633.1 k points.

Summarizing, the E5-2697 v2 is 2.1 times faster than the i5-10500. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
a0653
306e4
Core
Comet Lake-S
Ivy Bridge-EP
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.1 GHz
2.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.5 GHz
3.5 GHz
Socket
FC-LGA 1200
LGA 2011
Cores/Threads
6/12
12 /24
TDP
65 W
130 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
12x32+12x32 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
12x256 kB
Cache L3
12288 kB
30720 kB
Date
April 2020
September 2013
Mean monothread perf.
75.27k points
27.92k points
Mean multithread perf.
387.99k 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
i5-10500
E5-2697 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
4.52k
3.44k (x0.76)
Test#2 (FP)
18.52k
9.54k (x0.52)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.58k
4.21k (x0.75)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.2k
3.94k (x0.28)
TOTAL
42.82k
21.13k (x0.49)

Multithread

i5-10500

E5-2697 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
25.26k
73.17k (x2.9)
Test#2 (FP)
120.48k
230.83k (x1.92)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
38.12k
107.14k (x2.81)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.68k
7.99k (x1.04)
TOTAL
191.54k
419.12k (x2.19)

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
i5-10500
E5-2697 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
16.3k
10.64k (x0.65)
Test#2 (FP)
23.22k
9.53k (x0.41)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.22k
4.12k (x0.66)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.05k
3.62k (x0.26)
TOTAL
59.79k
27.91k (x0.47)

Multithread

i5-10500

E5-2697 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
92.61k
252.69k (x2.73)
Test#2 (FP)
147.68k
238.68k (x1.62)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
40.71k
115.5k (x2.84)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.78k
10.98k (x1.41)
TOTAL
288.77k
617.84k (x2.14)

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
i5-10500
E5-2697 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
16.33k
10.53k (x0.64)
Test#2 (FP)
24.73k
9.98k (x0.4)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.99k
4k (x0.67)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.64k
3.4k (x0.25)
TOTAL
60.69k
27.92k (x0.46)

Multithread

i5-10500

E5-2697 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
91.64k
247.05k (x2.7)
Test#2 (FP)
158.71k
264.43k (x1.67)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
39.84k
111.01k (x2.79)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.76k
10.66k (x1.37)
TOTAL
297.94k
633.14k (x2.13)

Performance/W
i5-10500
E5-2697 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
1410 points/W
1900 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2442 points/W
2034 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
613 points/W
854 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
119 points/W
82 points/W
TOTAL
4584 points/W
4870 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-10500
E5-2697 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
3629 points/GHz
3007 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5496 points/GHz
2852 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1332 points/GHz
1144 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3031 points/GHz
973 points/GHz
TOTAL
13487 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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