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Core i7-5500U vs Xeon E5-2680 v2


Description
The i7-5500U is based on Broadwell architecture while the E5-2680 v2 is based on Ivy Bridge.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-5500U gets a score of 67.1 k points while the E5-2680 v2 gets 551.1 k points.

Summarizing, the E5-2680 v2 is 8.2 times faster than the i7-5500U . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306d4
306e4
Core
Broadwell-U
Ivy Bridge-EP
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.4 GHz
2.8 GHz
Boost frecuency
3 GHz
3.6 GHz
Socket
BGA 1168
LGA 2011
Cores/Threads
2 /4
10 /20
TDP
15 W
115 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
10x32+10x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
10x256 kB
Cache L3
4096 kB
25600 kB
Date
March 2015
September 2013
Mean monothread perf.
40.41k points
28.23k points
Mean multithread perf.
82.89k 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
i7-5500U
E5-2680 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
10.59k
11.96k (x1.13)
Test#2 (FP)
13.72k
10.73k (x0.78)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.22k
4.59k (x1.09)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.64k
4.31k (x1.18)
TOTAL
32.16k
31.6k (x0.98)

Multithread

i7-5500U

E5-2680 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
20.8k
218.24k (x10.49)
Test#2 (FP)
30.44k
206.92k (x6.8)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
9.1k
100.37k (x11.03)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.35k
11.45k (x3.42)
TOTAL
63.69k
536.99k (x8.43)

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
i7-5500U
E5-2680 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
10.37k
10.55k (x1.02)
Test#2 (FP)
14.25k
10.02k (x0.7)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.07k
3.99k (x0.98)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.12k
3.66k (x1.17)
TOTAL
31.81k
28.23k (x0.89)

Multithread

i7-5500U

E5-2680 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
20.93k
215.04k (x10.27)
Test#2 (FP)
33.87k
230.43k (x6.8)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.98k
96.87k (x10.78)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.35k
8.76k (x2.61)
TOTAL
67.13k
551.1k (x8.21)

Performance/W
i7-5500U
E5-2680 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
1395 points/W
1870 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2258 points/W
2004 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
599 points/W
842 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
223 points/W
76 points/W
TOTAL
4476 points/W
4792 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-5500U
E5-2680 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
3456 points/GHz
2931 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
4751 points/GHz
2784 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1358 points/GHz
1109 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1039 points/GHz
1017 points/GHz
TOTAL
10604 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.


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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