Core i5-3470 vs Xeon E5-2680 v2
Description
Both models i5-3470 and E5-2680 v2 are based on Ivy Bridge architecture.
"Ivy Bridge is the last Intel microarchitecture for which there is official driver support for Windows XP . It is made under 22 nm Tri-Gate transistor (""3D"") technology and is basically a Sandy Bridge shrink. It has PCI Express 3.0 support and RdRand instruction for security tasks."
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-3470 gets a score of 94.1 k points while the E5-2680 v2 gets 551.1 k points.
Summarizing, the E5-2680 v2 is 5.9 times faster than the i5-3470 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
"Ivy Bridge is the last Intel microarchitecture for which there is official driver support for Windows XP . It is made under 22 nm Tri-Gate transistor (""3D"") technology and is basically a Sandy Bridge shrink. It has PCI Express 3.0 support and RdRand instruction for security tasks."
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-3470 gets a score of 94.1 k points while the E5-2680 v2 gets 551.1 k points.
Summarizing, the E5-2680 v2 is 5.9 times faster than the i5-3470 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
306a9
306e4
Core
Ivy Bridge
Ivy Bridge-EP
Base frecuency
3.2 GHz
2.8 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.6 GHz
3.6 GHz
Socket
LGA 1155
LGA 2011
Cores/Threads
4/4
10 /20
TDP
77 W
115 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
10x32+10x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
10x256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
25600 kB
Date
June 2012
September 2013
Mean monothread perf.
31.71k points
28.23k points
Mean multithread perf.
94.15k 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
i5-3470
E5-2680 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
12.26k
11.96k (x0.98)
Test#2 (FP)
11k
10.73k (x0.98)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.76k
4.59k (x0.96)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.39k
4.31k (x0.8)
TOTAL
33.42k
31.6k (x0.95)
Multithread
i5-3470
E5-2680 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
46.54k
218.24k (x4.69)
Test#2 (FP)
41.4k
206.92k (x5)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
18.09k
100.37k (x5.55)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.69k
11.45k (x1.32)
TOTAL
114.73k
536.99k (x4.68)
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
i5-3470
E5-2680 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
11.51k
10.55k (x0.92)
Test#2 (FP)
11.12k
10.02k (x0.9)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.44k
3.99k (x0.9)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.64k
3.66k (x0.79)
TOTAL
31.71k
28.23k (x0.89)
Multithread
i5-3470
E5-2680 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
37.93k
215.04k (x5.67)
Test#2 (FP)
36.37k
230.43k (x6.34)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
14.14k
96.87k (x6.85)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.71k
8.76k (x1.53)
TOTAL
94.15k
551.1k (x5.85)
Performance/W
i5-3470
E5-2680 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
493 points/W
1870 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
472 points/W
2004 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
184 points/W
842 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
74 points/W
76 points/W
TOTAL
1223 points/W
4792 points/W
Performance/GHz
i5-3470
E5-2680 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
3196 points/GHz
2931 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3090 points/GHz
2784 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1234 points/GHz
1109 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1289 points/GHz
1017 points/GHz
TOTAL
8809 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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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