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Core i7-860 vs Xeon E5-2620 v4


Description
The i7-860 is based on Nehalem architecture while the E5-2620 v4 is based on Broadwell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-860 gets a score of 75.4 k points while the E5-2620 v4 gets 182.4 k points.

Summarizing, the E5-2620 v4 is 2.4 times faster than the i7-860 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
106e5
406f1
Core
Lynnfield
Broadwell-EP
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.8 GHz
2.1 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.467 GHz
3 GHz
Socket
LGA 1156
Socket 2011-3
Cores/Threads
4/8
8/16
TDP
95 W
85 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
8x32+8x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
8x256 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
20480 kB
Date
September 2009
March 2016
Mean monothread perf.
19.19k points
29.39k points
Mean multithread perf.
75.43k points
237.83k 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
i7-860
E5-2620 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
2.15k
2.6k (x1.21)
Test#2 (FP)
4.87k
7.55k (x1.55)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.82k
2.61k (x0.93)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.13k
2.03k (x0.65)
TOTAL
12.97k
14.79k (x1.14)

Multithread

i7-860

E5-2620 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
8.24k
17.41k (x2.11)
Test#2 (FP)
21.63k
75.46k (x3.49)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
14.65k
26.25k (x1.79)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.02k
4.65k (x0.93)
TOTAL
49.54k
123.78k (x2.5)

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
i7-860
E5-2620 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
7.87k
8.22k (x1.04)
Test#2 (FP)
5.25k
12.06k (x2.3)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.94k
4.01k (x1.36)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.13k
2.89k (x0.92)
TOTAL
19.19k
27.18k (x1.42)

Multithread

i7-860

E5-2620 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
31.5k
61.34k (x1.95)
Test#2 (FP)
23.47k
90.21k (x3.84)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
15.47k
26.2k (x1.69)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.98k
4.62k (x0.93)
TOTAL
75.43k
182.37k (x2.42)

Performance/W
i7-860
E5-2620 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
332 points/W
722 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
247 points/W
1061 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
163 points/W
308 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
52 points/W
54 points/W
TOTAL
794 points/W
2146 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-860
E5-2620 v4
Test#1 (Integers)
2271 points/GHz
2739 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1514 points/GHz
4021 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
847 points/GHz
1335 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
902 points/GHz
963 points/GHz
TOTAL
5534 points/GHz
9059 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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