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Xeon E3-1220 v3 vs Xeon Silver 4110


Description
The E3-1220 v3 is based on Haswell architecture while the 4110 is based on Skylake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the E3-1220 v3 gets a score of 140.8 k points while the 4110 gets 281.5 k points.

Summarizing, the 4110 is 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
50654
Core
Haswell-WS
Skylake-SP
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.1 GHz
2.1 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.5 GHz
3 GHz
Socket
LGA 1150
LGA3647
Cores/Threads
4 /4
8/16
TDP
80 W
85 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
64 kB
8x32+8x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
8x1024 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
11264 kB
Date
June 2013
July 2017
Mean monothread perf.
39.16k points
45.82k points
Mean multithread perf.
140.76k points
281.48k 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
4110
Test#1 (Integers)
3.45k
3k (x0.87)
Test#2 (FP)
9.96k
12.29k (x1.23)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.26k
3.64k (x0.85)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.27k
6.55k (x1.53)
TOTAL
21.94k
25.46k (x1.16)

Multithread

E3-1220 v3

4110
Test#1 (Integers)
14.01k
20.42k (x1.46)
Test#2 (FP)
37.68k
95.83k (x2.54)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
17.05k
30.88k (x1.81)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.35k
9.7k (x1.32)
TOTAL
76.09k
156.83k (x2.06)

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
4110
Test#1 (Integers)
19.17k
18.78k (x0.98)
Test#2 (FP)
10.55k
16.25k (x1.54)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.79k
3.99k (x0.83)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.65k
6.8k (x1.46)
TOTAL
39.16k
45.82k (x1.17)

Multithread

E3-1220 v3

4110
Test#1 (Integers)
73.13k
133.55k (x1.83)
Test#2 (FP)
42.06k
108.43k (x2.58)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
18.03k
30.02k (x1.66)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.54k
9.48k (x1.26)
TOTAL
140.76k
281.48k (x2)

Performance/W
E3-1220 v3
4110
Test#1 (Integers)
914 points/W
1571 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
526 points/W
1276 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
225 points/W
353 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
94 points/W
112 points/W
TOTAL
1759 points/W
3311 points/W

Performance/GHz
E3-1220 v3
4110
Test#1 (Integers)
5478 points/GHz
6259 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3014 points/GHz
5417 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1368 points/GHz
1330 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1328 points/GHz
2267 points/GHz
TOTAL
11188 points/GHz
15273 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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