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Xeon E3-1230 v5 vs Core i7-870


Description
The E3-1230 v5 is based on Skylake architecture while the i7-870 is based on Nehalem.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the E3-1230 v5 gets a score of 37.9 k points while the i7-870 gets 42.5 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-870 is 1.1 times faster than the E3-1230 v5. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
506e3
106e5
Core
Skylake-S
Lynnfield
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.4 GHz
2.933 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.8 GHz
3.6 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA 1156
Cores/Threads
4/8
4/8
TDP
80 W
95 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
8192 kB
Date
October 2015
September 2009
Mean monothread perf.
9.52k points
15.44k points
Mean multithread perf.
37.88k points
42.53k 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
E3-1230 v5
i7-870
Test#1 (Integers)
0.7k
1.98k (x2.85)
Test#2 (FP)
2.8k
4.36k (x1.55)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
0.85k
2.24k (x2.64)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.88k
2.72k (x1.44)
TOTAL
6.23k
11.3k (x1.81)

Multithread

E3-1230 v5

i7-870
Test#1 (Integers)
2.74k
4.46k (x1.63)
Test#2 (FP)
12.87k
13.95k (x1.08)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.89k
7.54k (x1.94)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.03k
1.7k (x0.28)
TOTAL
25.52k
27.65k (x1.08)

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
E3-1230 v5
i7-870
Test#1 (Integers)
2.59k
5.86k (x2.27)
Test#2 (FP)
3.94k
4.53k (x1.15)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1k
2.36k (x2.36)
Test#1 (Memory)
2k
2.69k (x1.35)
TOTAL
9.52k
15.44k (x1.62)

Multithread

E3-1230 v5

i7-870
Test#1 (Integers)
10.4k
17.53k (x1.69)
Test#2 (FP)
16.64k
13.65k (x0.82)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.51k
7.93k (x1.76)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.33k
3.41k (x0.54)
TOTAL
37.88k
42.53k (x1.12)

Performance/W
E3-1230 v5
i7-870
Test#1 (Integers)
130 points/W
185 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
208 points/W
144 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
56 points/W
83 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
79 points/W
36 points/W
TOTAL
474 points/W
448 points/W

Performance/GHz
E3-1230 v5
i7-870
Test#1 (Integers)
681 points/GHz
1629 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1037 points/GHz
1257 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
263 points/GHz
655 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
525 points/GHz
748 points/GHz
TOTAL
2506 points/GHz
4289 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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