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Xeon E5-1660 v3 vs Ryzen 7 1700


Description
The E5-1660 v3 is based on Haswell architecture while the 1700 is based on Zen.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the E5-1660 v3 gets a score of 353 k points while the 1700 gets 333.3 k points.

Summarizing, the E5-1660 v3 is 1.1 times faster than the 1700. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306f2
800f11
Core
Haswell-EP
Summit Ridge
Architecture
Base frecuency
3 GHz
3 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.5 GHz
3.7 GHz
Socket
LGA 2011-3
AM4
Cores/Threads
8/16
8/16
TDP
140 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32+8x32 kB
8x64+8x32 kB
Cache L2
8x256 kB
8x512 kB
Cache L3
20480 kB
2x8192 kB
Date
September 2014
March 2017
Mean monothread perf.
41.31k points
52.69k points
Mean multithread perf.
352.96k points
333.31k points

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
E5-1660 v3
1700
Test#1 (Integers)
20.92k
12.65k (x0.6)
Test#2 (FP)
11.87k
20.95k (x1.76)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.67k
4.63k (x0.99)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.85k
14.47k (x3.75)
TOTAL
41.31k
52.69k (x1.28)

Multithread

E5-1660 v3

1700
Test#1 (Integers)
174.59k
101.78k (x0.58)
Test#2 (FP)
116.47k
177.57k (x1.52)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
44.79k
47.18k (x1.05)
Test#1 (Memory)
17.1k
6.78k (x0.4)
TOTAL
352.96k
333.31k (x0.94)

Performance/W
E5-1660 v3
1700
Test#1 (Integers)
1247 points/W
1566 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
832 points/W
2732 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
320 points/W
726 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
122 points/W
104 points/W
TOTAL
2521 points/W
5128 points/W

Performance/GHz
E5-1660 v3
1700
Test#1 (Integers)
5977 points/GHz
3419 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3391 points/GHz
5661 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1333 points/GHz
1251 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1101 points/GHz
3911 points/GHz
TOTAL
11802 points/GHz
14241 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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