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Core i5-6500 vs Xeon E3-1270 v2


Description
The i5-6500 is based on Skylake architecture while the E3-1270 v2 is based on Ivy Bridge.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-6500 gets a score of 147.1 k points while the E3-1270 v2 gets 139.4 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-6500 is 1.1 times faster than the E3-1270 v2 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
506e3
306a9
Core
Skylake-S
Ivy Bridge-H2
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.2 GHz
3.5 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.6 GHz
3.9 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA 1155
Cores/Threads
4/4
4 /8
TDP
65 W
69 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
8192 kB
Date
September 2015
May 2012
Mean monothread perf.
53.7k points
36.29k points
Mean multithread perf.
179.44k points
139.38k 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
i5-6500
E3-1270 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
13.07k
13.16k (x1.01)
Test#2 (FP)
20.23k
12.51k (x0.62)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.93k
5k (x1.02)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.2k
5.62k (x0.61)
TOTAL
47.43k
36.29k (x0.77)

Multithread

i5-6500

E3-1270 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
49.62k
51.89k (x1.05)
Test#2 (FP)
74.82k
57.35k (x0.77)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
18.46k
23.74k (x1.29)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.21k
6.4k (x1.52)
TOTAL
147.12k
139.38k (x0.95)

Performance/W
i5-6500
E3-1270 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
763 points/W
752 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1151 points/W
831 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
284 points/W
344 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
65 points/W
93 points/W
TOTAL
2263 points/W
2020 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-6500
E3-1270 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
3632 points/GHz
3374 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5620 points/GHz
3207 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1368 points/GHz
1282 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2555 points/GHz
1441 points/GHz
TOTAL
13175 points/GHz
9304 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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