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Core i7-8700 vs Xeon W-2223


Description
The i7-8700 is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the W-2223 is based on Cascade Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-8700 gets a score of 389 k points while the W-2223 gets 243.2 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-8700 is 1.6 times faster than the W-2223. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906ea
50657
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Glacier Falls
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.2 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.6 GHz
3.9 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA 2066
Cores/Threads
6/12
4/8
TDP
65 W
120 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
4x1024 kB
Cache L3
12288 kB
8448 kB
Date
October 2017
October 2019
Mean monothread perf.
75.01k points
59.68k points
Mean multithread perf.
388.95k points
243.18k 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
W-2223
Test#1 (Integers)
4.48k
3.97k (x0.89)
Test#2 (FP)
18.31k
14.5k (x0.79)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.88k
4.78k (x0.81)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.45k
8.19k (x0.61)
TOTAL
42.12k
31.45k (x0.75)

Multithread

i7-8700

W-2223
Test#1 (Integers)
27.35k
15.56k (x0.57)
Test#2 (FP)
124.94k
59.23k (x0.47)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
43.23k
22.87k (x0.53)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.08k
6.85k (x0.97)
TOTAL
202.61k
104.51k (x0.52)

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
W-2223
Test#1 (Integers)
29.25k
25.09k (x0.86)
Test#2 (FP)
25.98k
20.76k (x0.8)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.05k
5.07k (x0.84)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.74k
8.76k (x0.64)
TOTAL
75.01k
59.68k (x0.8)

Multithread

i7-8700

W-2223
Test#1 (Integers)
182.56k
111.43k (x0.61)
Test#2 (FP)
159.9k
100.2k (x0.63)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
38.18k
24.67k (x0.65)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.31k
6.89k (x0.83)
TOTAL
388.95k
243.18k (x0.63)

Performance/W
i7-8700
W-2223
Test#1 (Integers)
2809 points/W
929 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2460 points/W
835 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
587 points/W
206 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
128 points/W
57 points/W
TOTAL
5984 points/W
2027 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-8700
W-2223
Test#1 (Integers)
6358 points/GHz
6432 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5647 points/GHz
5324 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1316 points/GHz
1301 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2986 points/GHz
2247 points/GHz
TOTAL
16307 points/GHz
15303 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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