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Core i9-7980XE vs Xeon E5-2697 v2


Description
The i9-7980XE is based on Skylake architecture while the E5-2697 v2 is based on Ivy Bridge.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i9-7980XE gets a score of 600.4 k points while the E5-2697 v2 gets 419.1 k points.

Summarizing, the i9-7980XE is 1.4 times faster than the E5-2697 v2 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
50654
306e4
Core
Skylake-X
Ivy Bridge-EP
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.6 GHz
2.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.4 GHz
3.5 GHz
Socket
LGA 2066
LGA 2011
Cores/Threads
18/36
12 /24
TDP
165 W
130 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
18x32+18x32 kB
12x32+12x32 kB
Cache L2
18x1024 kB
12x256 kB
Cache L3
25344 kB
30720 kB
Date
May 2017
September 2013
Mean monothread perf.
76.43k points
27.92k points
Mean multithread perf.
1223.79k points
633.14k 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
i9-7980XE
E5-2697 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
4.89k
3.44k (x0.7)
Test#2 (FP)
19.98k
9.54k (x0.48)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.14k
4.21k (x0.68)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.81k
3.94k (x0.4)
TOTAL
40.82k
21.13k (x0.52)

Multithread

i9-7980XE

E5-2697 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
79.8k
73.17k (x0.92)
Test#2 (FP)
372.72k
230.83k (x0.62)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
121.42k
107.14k (x0.88)
Test#1 (Memory)
26.48k
7.99k (x0.3)
TOTAL
600.43k
419.12k (x0.7)

Performance/W
i9-7980XE
E5-2697 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
484 points/W
563 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2259 points/W
1776 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
736 points/W
824 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
160 points/W
61 points/W
TOTAL
3639 points/W
3224 points/W

Performance/GHz
i9-7980XE
E5-2697 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
1111 points/GHz
982 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
4540 points/GHz
2726 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1397 points/GHz
1203 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2230 points/GHz
1126 points/GHz
TOTAL
9277 points/GHz
6036 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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