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Core i5-2300 vs Xeon E3-1220 v3


Description
The i5-2300 is based on Sandy Bridge architecture while the E3-1220 v3 is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-2300 gets a score of 52.9 k points while the E3-1220 v3 gets 76.1 k points.

Summarizing, the E3-1220 v3 is 1.4 times faster than the i5-2300 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
206a7
306c3
Core
Sandy Bridge
Haswell-WS
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.8 GHz
3.1 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.1 GHz
3.5 GHz
Socket
LGA 1155
LGA 1150
Cores/Threads
4/4
4 /4
TDP
95 W
80 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
64 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
8192 kB
Date
May 2011
June 2013
Mean monothread perf.
24.53k points
39.16k points
Mean multithread perf.
79.46k points
140.76k 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
i5-2300
E3-1220 v3
Test#1 (Integers)
2.52k
3.45k (x1.37)
Test#2 (FP)
7.01k
9.96k (x1.42)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.77k
4.26k (x1.13)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.22k
4.27k (x1.01)
TOTAL
17.53k
21.94k (x1.25)

Multithread

i5-2300

E3-1220 v3
Test#1 (Integers)
9.46k
14.01k (x1.48)
Test#2 (FP)
26.25k
37.68k (x1.44)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
14.1k
17.05k (x1.21)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.13k
7.35k (x2.35)
TOTAL
52.93k
76.09k (x1.44)

Performance/W
i5-2300
E3-1220 v3
Test#1 (Integers)
100 points/W
175 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
276 points/W
471 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
148 points/W
213 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
33 points/W
92 points/W
TOTAL
557 points/W
951 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-2300
E3-1220 v3
Test#1 (Integers)
813 points/GHz
985 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2262 points/GHz
2845 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1217 points/GHz
1217 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1361 points/GHz
1220 points/GHz
TOTAL
5654 points/GHz
6268 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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