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Core i5-6400 vs Xeon E5-2667 v3


Description
The i5-6400 is based on Skylake architecture while the E5-2667 v3 is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-6400 gets a score of 174.1 k points while the E5-2667 v3 gets 343.6 k points.

Summarizing, the E5-2667 v3 is 2 times faster than the i5-6400 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
506e3
306f2
Core
Skylake-S
Haswell-EP
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.7 GHz
3.2 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.3 GHz
3.6 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA 2011-3
Cores/Threads
4/4
8/16
TDP
65 W
135 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
8x32+8x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
8x256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
20480 kB
Date
September 2015
September 2014
Mean monothread perf.
48.05k points
41.36k points
Mean multithread perf.
174.05k points
343.64k 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
i5-6400
E5-2667 v3
Test#1 (Integers)
11.82k
13.1k (x1.11)
Test#2 (FP)
18.36k
11.91k (x0.65)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.43k
4.83k (x1.09)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.95k
3.83k (x0.77)
TOTAL
39.56k
33.68k (x0.85)

Multithread

i5-6400

E5-2667 v3
Test#1 (Integers)
46.04k
105.42k (x2.29)
Test#2 (FP)
69.47k
109.99k (x1.58)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.33k
44.56k (x2.73)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.74k
17.7k (x2.29)
TOTAL
139.58k
277.66k (x1.99)

AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
i5-6400
E5-2667 v3
Test#1 (Integers)
21.1k
20.99k (x0.99)
Test#2 (FP)
18.28k
11.9k (x0.65)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.22k
4.72k (x1.12)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.45k
3.75k (x0.84)
TOTAL
48.05k
41.36k (x0.86)

Multithread

i5-6400

E5-2667 v3
Test#1 (Integers)
80.03k
172.62k (x2.16)
Test#2 (FP)
71.1k
110.03k (x1.55)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.19k
44.06k (x2.72)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.73k
16.93k (x2.51)
TOTAL
174.05k
343.64k (x1.97)

Performance/W
i5-6400
E5-2667 v3
Test#1 (Integers)
1231 points/W
1279 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1094 points/W
815 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
249 points/W
326 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
104 points/W
125 points/W
TOTAL
2678 points/W
2545 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-6400
E5-2667 v3
Test#1 (Integers)
6394 points/GHz
5830 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5539 points/GHz
3305 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1279 points/GHz
1311 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1348 points/GHz
1043 points/GHz
TOTAL
14560 points/GHz
11489 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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