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Core i5-4690K vs Xeon E5-2697 v2


Description
The i5-4690K is based on Haswell architecture while the E5-2697 v2 is based on Ivy Bridge.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-4690K gets a score of 117.4 k points while the E5-2697 v2 gets 633.1 k points.

Summarizing, the E5-2697 v2 is 5.4 times faster than the i5-4690K . 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
3.5 GHz
2.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.9 GHz
3.5 GHz
Socket
LGA 1150
LGA 2011
Cores/Threads
4/4
12 /24
TDP
88 W
130 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
12x32+12x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
12x256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
30720 kB
Date
June 2014
September 2013
Mean monothread perf.
34.37k points
27.92k points
Mean multithread perf.
117.37k 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
i5-4690K
E5-2697 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
4.39k
3.44k (x0.78)
Test#2 (FP)
10.93k
9.54k (x0.87)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.82k
4.21k (x0.87)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.11k
3.94k (x0.96)
TOTAL
24.26k
21.13k (x0.87)

Multithread

i5-4690K

E5-2697 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
8.67k
73.17k (x8.44)
Test#2 (FP)
21.42k
230.83k (x10.77)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
9.52k
107.14k (x11.25)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.18k
7.99k (x1.91)
TOTAL
43.79k
419.12k (x9.57)

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
i5-4690K
E5-2697 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
13.67k
10.64k (x0.78)
Test#2 (FP)
11.97k
9.53k (x0.8)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.12k
4.12k (x0.8)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.4k
3.62k (x0.82)
TOTAL
35.17k
27.91k (x0.79)

Multithread

i5-4690K

E5-2697 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
51.76k
252.69k (x4.88)
Test#2 (FP)
43.26k
238.68k (x5.52)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
19.32k
115.5k (x5.98)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.69k
10.98k (x4.09)
TOTAL
117.03k
617.84k (x5.28)

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
i5-4690K
E5-2697 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
13.71k
10.53k (x0.77)
Test#2 (FP)
12.53k
9.98k (x0.8)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.98k
4k (x0.8)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.15k
3.4k (x1.08)
TOTAL
34.37k
27.92k (x0.81)

Multithread

i5-4690K

E5-2697 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
50.91k
247.05k (x4.85)
Test#2 (FP)
45.46k
264.43k (x5.82)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
18.55k
111.01k (x5.98)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.44k
10.66k (x4.36)
TOTAL
117.37k
633.14k (x5.39)

Performance/W
i5-4690K
E5-2697 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
579 points/W
1900 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
517 points/W
2034 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
211 points/W
854 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
28 points/W
82 points/W
TOTAL
1334 points/W
4870 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-4690K
E5-2697 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
3515 points/GHz
3007 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3213 points/GHz
2852 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1277 points/GHz
1144 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
807 points/GHz
973 points/GHz
TOTAL
8812 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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