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Core i7-7500U vs Xeon E3-1220 v3


Description
The i7-7500U is based on Kaby Lake architecture while the E3-1220 v3 is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-7500U gets a score of 86.9 k points while the E3-1220 v3 gets 140.8 k points.

Summarizing, the E3-1220 v3 is 1.6 times faster than the i7-7500U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
806e9
306c3
Core
Kaby Lake-U
Haswell-WS
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.7 GHz
3.1 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.5 GHz
3.5 GHz
Socket
BGA1356
LGA 1150
Cores/Threads
2/4
4 /4
TDP
15 W
80 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
64 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
4096 kB
8192 kB
Date
August 2016
June 2013
Mean monothread perf.
48.67k points
39.16k points
Mean multithread perf.
86.94k points
140.76k 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
i7-7500U
E3-1220 v3
Test#1 (Integers)
3.53k
3.45k (x0.98)
Test#2 (FP)
14.67k
9.96k (x0.68)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.84k
4.26k (x0.88)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.26k
4.27k (x0.68)
TOTAL
29.29k
21.94k (x0.75)

Multithread

i7-7500U

E3-1220 v3
Test#1 (Integers)
7.26k
14.01k (x1.93)
Test#2 (FP)
35.04k
37.68k (x1.08)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.28k
17.05k (x1.51)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.69k
7.35k (x1.29)
TOTAL
59.27k
76.09k (x1.28)

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
i7-7500U
E3-1220 v3
Test#1 (Integers)
20.74k
19.17k (x0.92)
Test#2 (FP)
18.41k
10.55k (x0.57)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.98k
4.79k (x1.2)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.54k
4.65k (x0.84)
TOTAL
48.67k
39.16k (x0.8)

Multithread

i7-7500U

E3-1220 v3
Test#1 (Integers)
37.34k
73.13k (x1.96)
Test#2 (FP)
35.79k
42.06k (x1.18)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.34k
18.03k (x2.16)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.48k
7.54k (x1.38)
TOTAL
86.94k
140.76k (x1.62)

Performance/W
i7-7500U
E3-1220 v3
Test#1 (Integers)
2489 points/W
914 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2386 points/W
526 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
556 points/W
225 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
365 points/W
94 points/W
TOTAL
5796 points/W
1759 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-7500U
E3-1220 v3
Test#1 (Integers)
5926 points/GHz
5478 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5260 points/GHz
3014 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1137 points/GHz
1368 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1584 points/GHz
1328 points/GHz
TOTAL
13907 points/GHz
11188 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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