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Xeon E3-1220 v3 vs Core i7-8550U


Description
The E3-1220 v3 is based on Haswell architecture while the i7-8550U is based on Kaby Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the E3-1220 v3 gets a score of 140.8 k points while the i7-8550U gets 166.1 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-8550U is 1.2 times faster than the E3-1220 v3 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306c3
806ea
Core
Haswell-WS
Kaby Lake-R
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.1 GHz
1.8 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.5 GHz
4 GHz
Socket
LGA 1150
BGA1356
Cores/Threads
4 /4
4/8
TDP
80 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
64 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
8192 kB
Date
June 2013
August 2017
Mean monothread perf.
39.16k points
64.2k points
Mean multithread perf.
140.76k points
166.12k 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
E3-1220 v3
i7-8550U
Test#1 (Integers)
3.45k
3.91k (x1.13)
Test#2 (FP)
9.96k
15.98k (x1.6)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.26k
5.11k (x1.2)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.27k
11.05k (x2.59)
TOTAL
21.94k
36.05k (x1.64)

Multithread

E3-1220 v3

i7-8550U
Test#1 (Integers)
14.01k
11.76k (x0.84)
Test#2 (FP)
37.68k
50.15k (x1.33)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
17.05k
16.76k (x0.98)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.35k
4.17k (x0.57)
TOTAL
76.09k
82.84k (x1.09)

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
E3-1220 v3
i7-8550U
Test#1 (Integers)
19.17k
25.37k (x1.32)
Test#2 (FP)
10.55k
22.6k (x2.14)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.79k
5.13k (x1.07)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.65k
11.1k (x2.39)
TOTAL
39.16k
64.2k (x1.64)

Multithread

E3-1220 v3

i7-8550U
Test#1 (Integers)
73.13k
72.82k (x1)
Test#2 (FP)
42.06k
71.71k (x1.71)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
18.03k
17.35k (x0.96)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.54k
4.24k (x0.56)
TOTAL
140.76k
166.12k (x1.18)

Performance/W
E3-1220 v3
i7-8550U
Test#1 (Integers)
914 points/W
4855 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
526 points/W
4781 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
225 points/W
1157 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
94 points/W
282 points/W
TOTAL
1759 points/W
11075 points/W

Performance/GHz
E3-1220 v3
i7-8550U
Test#1 (Integers)
5478 points/GHz
6343 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3014 points/GHz
5650 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1368 points/GHz
1282 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1328 points/GHz
2774 points/GHz
TOTAL
11188 points/GHz
16049 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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