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Xeon E5-1660 v3 vs Core i5-4278U


Description
Both models E5-1660 v3 and i5-4278U are based on Haswell architecture.

"Haswell is known as fourth-generation core too. It uses 22nm Tri-Gate FinFET (non-planar, ""3D"") technology. It includes four arithmetic logic unit (ALU) and three address generation unit (AGU). This generation is able to run Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2) instruction set among BMI1, BMI2, ABM and FMA3. At this time, Intel used new sockets: LGA 1150 for desktops and BGA1364 for the mobile CPUs."

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the E5-1660 v3 gets a score of 353 k points while the i5-4278U gets 76.2 k points.

Summarizing, the E5-1660 v3 is 4.6 times faster than the i5-4278U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306f2
40651
Core
Haswell-EP
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
3 GHz
2.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.5 GHz
3.1 GHz
Socket
LGA 2011-3
BGA 1168
Cores/Threads
8/16
2/4
TDP
140 W
28 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32+8x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
8x256 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
20480 kB
3072 kB
Date
September 2014
July 2014
Mean monothread perf.
41.31k points
34.55k points
Mean multithread perf.
352.96k points
76.18k 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
i5-4278U
Test#1 (Integers)
20.92k
17.58k (x0.84)
Test#2 (FP)
11.87k
9.35k (x0.79)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.67k
3.99k (x0.86)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.85k
3.64k (x0.94)
TOTAL
41.31k
34.55k (x0.84)

Multithread

E5-1660 v3

i5-4278U
Test#1 (Integers)
174.59k
38.45k (x0.22)
Test#2 (FP)
116.47k
23.07k (x0.2)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
44.79k
10k (x0.22)
Test#1 (Memory)
17.1k
4.65k (x0.27)
TOTAL
352.96k
76.18k (x0.22)

Performance/W
E5-1660 v3
i5-4278U
Test#1 (Integers)
1247 points/W
1373 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
832 points/W
824 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
320 points/W
357 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
122 points/W
166 points/W
TOTAL
2521 points/W
2721 points/W

Performance/GHz
E5-1660 v3
i5-4278U
Test#1 (Integers)
5977 points/GHz
5670 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3391 points/GHz
3015 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1333 points/GHz
1288 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1101 points/GHz
1173 points/GHz
TOTAL
11802 points/GHz
11145 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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