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Core i7-8700k vs Xeon E5-2680 v2


Description
The i7-8700k is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the E5-2680 v2 is based on Ivy Bridge.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-8700k gets a score of 339.8 k points while the E5-2680 v2 gets 551.1 k points.

Summarizing, the E5-2680 v2 is 1.6 times faster than the i7-8700k. 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
3.7 GHz
2.8 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.7 GHz
3.6 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA 2011
Cores/Threads
6/12
10 /20
TDP
95 W
115 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
10x32+10x32 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
10x256 kB
Cache L3
12288 kB
25600 kB
Date
October 2017
September 2013
Mean monothread perf.
80.6k points
28.23k points
Mean multithread perf.
443.77k 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
i7-8700k
E5-2680 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
12.92k
11.96k (x0.93)
Test#2 (FP)
20.68k
10.73k (x0.52)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.3k
4.59k (x0.87)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.59k
4.31k (x0.34)
TOTAL
51.48k
31.6k (x0.61)

Multithread

i7-8700k

E5-2680 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
94.26k
218.24k (x2.32)
Test#2 (FP)
152.55k
206.92k (x1.36)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
39.74k
100.37k (x2.53)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.53k
11.45k (x1.34)
TOTAL
295.07k
536.99k (x1.82)

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
i7-8700k
E5-2680 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
16.87k
10.55k (x0.63)
Test#2 (FP)
26.12k
10.02k (x0.38)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.33k
3.99k (x0.63)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.71k
3.66k (x0.27)
TOTAL
63.03k
28.23k (x0.45)

Multithread

i7-8700k

E5-2680 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
105.74k
215.04k (x2.03)
Test#2 (FP)
180.52k
230.43k (x1.28)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
44.99k
96.87k (x2.15)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.51k
8.76k (x1.03)
TOTAL
339.77k
551.1k (x1.62)

Performance/W
i7-8700k
E5-2680 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
1113 points/W
1870 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1900 points/W
2004 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
474 points/W
842 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
90 points/W
76 points/W
TOTAL
3576 points/W
4792 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-8700k
E5-2680 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
3590 points/GHz
2931 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5557 points/GHz
2784 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1347 points/GHz
1109 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2917 points/GHz
1017 points/GHz
TOTAL
13411 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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