Core i7-8700 vs Xeon Silver 4208
Description
The i7-8700 is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the Silver 4208 is based on Cascade Lake.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-8700 gets a score of 389 k points while the Silver 4208 gets 311.6 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-8700 is 1.2 times faster than the Silver 4208. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-8700 gets a score of 389 k points while the Silver 4208 gets 311.6 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-8700 is 1.2 times faster than the Silver 4208. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
906ea
50657
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Cascade Lake-SP
Base frecuency
3.2 GHz
2.1 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.6 GHz
3.2 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA 3647
Cores/Threads
6/12
8/16
TDP
65 W
85 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
8x32+8x32 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
8x1024 kB
Cache L3
12288 kB
11264 kB
Date
October 2017
April 2019
Mean monothread perf.
75.01k points
38.61k points
Mean multithread perf.
388.95k points
311.57k 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
i7-8700
Silver 4208
Test#1 (Integers)
4.48k
2.59k (x0.58)
Test#2 (FP)
18.31k
9.5k (x0.52)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.88k
3.15k (x0.54)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.45k
5.9k (x0.44)
TOTAL
42.12k
21.13k (x0.5)
Multithread
i7-8700
Silver 4208
Test#1 (Integers)
27.35k
21.09k (x0.77)
Test#2 (FP)
124.94k
80.93k (x0.65)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
43.23k
30.76k (x0.71)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.08k
8.51k (x1.2)
TOTAL
202.61k
141.3k (x0.7)
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
i7-8700
Silver 4208
Test#1 (Integers)
29.25k
16.86k (x0.58)
Test#2 (FP)
25.98k
12.08k (x0.47)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.05k
3.37k (x0.56)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.74k
6.29k (x0.46)
TOTAL
75.01k
38.61k (x0.51)
Multithread
i7-8700
Silver 4208
Test#1 (Integers)
182.56k
150.99k (x0.83)
Test#2 (FP)
159.9k
118.54k (x0.74)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
38.18k
33.44k (x0.88)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.31k
8.6k (x1.04)
TOTAL
388.95k
311.57k (x0.8)
Performance/W
i7-8700
Silver 4208
Test#1 (Integers)
2809 points/W
1776 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2460 points/W
1395 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
587 points/W
393 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
128 points/W
101 points/W
TOTAL
5984 points/W
3666 points/W
Performance/GHz
i7-8700
Silver 4208
Test#1 (Integers)
6358 points/GHz
5269 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5647 points/GHz
3776 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1316 points/GHz
1054 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2986 points/GHz
1966 points/GHz
TOTAL
16307 points/GHz
12065 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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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