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Core i7-8700 vs Xeon E5-2651 v2


Description
The i7-8700 is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the E5-2651 v2 is based on Ivy Bridge.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-8700 gets a score of 322.4 k points while the E5-2651 v2 gets 426.2 k points.

Summarizing, the E5-2651 v2 is 1.3 times faster than the i7-8700. 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
3.2 GHz
1.8 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.6 GHz
2.2 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA 2011
Cores/Threads
6/12
12/24
TDP
65 W
W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
12x32+12x32 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
12x256 kB
Cache L3
12288 kB
30720 kB
Date
October 2017
October 2013
Mean monothread perf.
75.01k points
17.75k points
Mean multithread perf.
388.95k points
426.18k 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
i7-8700
E5-2651 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
16.45k
6.75k (x0.41)
Test#2 (FP)
23.74k
6.05k (x0.26)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.24k
2.61k (x0.42)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.43k
2.26k (x0.17)
TOTAL
59.86k
17.68k (x0.3)

Multithread

i7-8700

E5-2651 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
100.94k
168.18k (x1.67)
Test#2 (FP)
159.09k
159.6k (x1)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
43.61k
77.04k (x1.77)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.59k
10.19k (x1.55)
TOTAL
310.23k
415.01k (x1.34)

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
i7-8700
E5-2651 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
16.57k
6.69k (x0.4)
Test#2 (FP)
25.52k
6.35k (x0.25)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.01k
2.54k (x0.42)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.82k
2.17k (x0.17)
TOTAL
60.92k
17.75k (x0.29)

Multithread

i7-8700

E5-2651 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
101.85k
165.17k (x1.62)
Test#2 (FP)
170.31k
176.85k (x1.04)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
43.12k
73.91k (x1.71)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.11k
10.25k (x1.44)
TOTAL
322.39k
426.18k (x1.32)

Performance/W
i7-8700
E5-2651 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
1567 points/W