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Core i7-870 vs Xeon Bronze 3206R


Description
The i7-870 is based on Nehalem architecture while the 3206R is based on Cascade Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-870 gets a score of 27.6 k points while the 3206R gets 103.8 k points.

Summarizing, the 3206R is 3.8 times faster than the i7-870 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
106e5
50657
Core
Lynnfield
Cascade Lake-SP
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.933 GHz
1.9 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.6 GHz
1.9 GHz
Socket
LGA 1156
LGA 3647-0
Cores/Threads
4/8
8/8
TDP
95 W
85 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
8x32+8x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
8x1024 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
11264 kB
Date
September 2009
February 2020
Mean monothread perf.
15.44k points
31.52k points
Mean multithread perf.
42.53k points
216.02k 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
i7-870
3206R
Test#1 (Integers)
1.98k
1.97k (x0.99)
Test#2 (FP)
4.36k
8.15k (x1.87)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.24k
2.37k (x1.06)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.72k
4.84k (x1.78)
TOTAL
11.3k
17.32k (x1.53)

Multithread

i7-870

3206R
Test#1 (Integers)
4.46k
15.73k (x3.53)
Test#2 (FP)
13.95k
64.78k (x4.64)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.54k
18.06k (x2.4)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.7k
5.21k (x3.07)
TOTAL
27.65k
103.77k (x3.75)

Performance/W
i7-870
3206R
Test#1 (Integers)
47 points/W
185 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
147 points/W
762 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
79 points/W
212 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
18 points/W
61 points/W
TOTAL
291 points/W
1221 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-870
3206R
Test#1 (Integers)
551 points/GHz
1035 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1210 points/GHz
4287 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
622 points/GHz
1246 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
755 points/GHz
2547 points/GHz
TOTAL
3138 points/GHz
9115 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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