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Core i5-8500 vs Xeon E5-1620 v2


Description
The i5-8500 is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the E5-1620 v2 is based on Ivy Bridge.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-8500 gets a score of 232.5 k points while the E5-1620 v2 gets 144.6 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-8500 is 1.6 times faster than the E5-1620 v2 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906ea
306e4
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Ivy Bridge-EP
Architecture
Base frecuency
3 GHz
3.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.1 GHz
3.9 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA 2011
Cores/Threads
6/6
4 /8
TDP
65 W
130 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
4x32+x4x32 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
9216 kB
10240 kB
Date
March 2018
September 2013
Mean monothread perf.
69.09k points
34.37k points
Mean multithread perf.
307.52k points
144.57k 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
i5-8500
E5-1620 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
15.21k
12.55k (x0.83)
Test#2 (FP)
22.94k
12.14k (x0.53)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.54k
4.83k (x0.87)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.39k
4.85k (x0.43)
TOTAL
55.07k
34.37k (x0.62)

Multithread

i5-8500

E5-1620 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
79.52k
51.93k (x0.65)
Test#2 (FP)
107.78k
56.7k (x0.53)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
31.89k
23.81k (x0.75)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.37k
12.14k (x0.91)
TOTAL
232.55k
144.57k (x0.62)

Performance/W
i5-8500
E5-1620 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
1223 points/W
399 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1658 points/W
436 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
491 points/W
183 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
206 points/W
93 points/W
TOTAL
3578 points/W
1112 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-8500
E5-1620 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
3709 points/GHz
3217 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5595 points/GHz
3113 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1351 points/GHz
1238 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2778 points/GHz
1244 points/GHz
TOTAL
13433 points/GHz
8812 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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