Xeon E5-1620 v2 vs E5-2697 v2
Description
Both models E5-1620 v2 and E5-2697 v2 are based on Ivy Bridge architecture.
"Ivy Bridge is the last Intel microarchitecture for which there is official driver support for Windows XP . It is made under 22 nm Tri-Gate transistor (""3D"") technology and is basically a Sandy Bridge shrink. It has PCI Express 3.0 support and RdRand instruction for security tasks."
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the E5-1620 v2 gets a score of 144.6 k points while the E5-2697 v2 gets 633.1 k points.
Summarizing, the E5-2697 v2 is 4.4 times faster than the E5-1620 v2 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
"Ivy Bridge is the last Intel microarchitecture for which there is official driver support for Windows XP . It is made under 22 nm Tri-Gate transistor (""3D"") technology and is basically a Sandy Bridge shrink. It has PCI Express 3.0 support and RdRand instruction for security tasks."
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the E5-1620 v2 gets a score of 144.6 k points while the E5-2697 v2 gets 633.1 k points.
Summarizing, the E5-2697 v2 is 4.4 times faster than the E5-1620 v2 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
306e4
306e4
Core
Ivy Bridge-EP
Ivy Bridge-EP
Base frecuency
3.7 GHz
2.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.9 GHz
3.5 GHz
Socket
LGA 2011
LGA 2011
Cores/Threads
4 /8
12 /24
TDP
130 W
130 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+x4x32 kB
12x32+12x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
12x256 kB
Cache L3
10240 kB
30720 kB
Date
September 2013
September 2013
Mean monothread perf.
34.37k points
27.92k points
Mean multithread perf.
144.57k points
633.14k points
AVX optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode II (AVX) is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the first version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX compatible CPU was released in 2011.
Monothread
E5-1620 v2
E5-2697 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
12.55k
10.53k (x0.84)
Test#2 (FP)
12.14k
9.98k (x0.82)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.83k
4k (x0.83)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.85k
3.4k (x0.7)
TOTAL
34.37k
27.92k (x0.81)
Multithread
E5-1620 v2
E5-2697 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
51.93k
247.05k (x4.76)
Test#2 (FP)
56.7k
264.43k (x4.66)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
23.81k
111.01k (x4.66)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.14k
10.66k (x0.88)
TOTAL
144.57k
633.14k (x4.38)
Performance/W
E5-1620 v2
E5-2697 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
399 points/W
1900 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
436 points/W
2034 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
183 points/W
854 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
93 points/W
82 points/W
TOTAL
1112 points/W
4870 points/W
Performance/GHz
E5-1620 v2
E5-2697 v2
Test#1 (Integers)
3217 points/GHz
3007 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3113 points/GHz
2852 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1238 points/GHz
1144 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1244 points/GHz
973 points/GHz
TOTAL
8812 points/GHz
7976 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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
Hardlimit Benchmark Central - Ver. 3.11.4