Xeon E5-1660 v3 vs Core i7-4710HQ
Description
Both models E5-1660 v3 and i7-4710HQ 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 i7-4710HQ gets 155.2 k points.
Summarizing, the E5-1660 v3 is 2.3 times faster than the i7-4710HQ . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
"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 i7-4710HQ gets 155.2 k points.
Summarizing, the E5-1660 v3 is 2.3 times faster than the i7-4710HQ . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
306f2
306c3
Core
Haswell-EP
Haswell
Base frecuency
3 GHz
2.5 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.5 GHz
3.5 GHz
Socket
LGA 2011-3
BGA1364
Cores/Threads
8/16
4 /4
TDP
140 W
47 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32+8x32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
8x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
20480 kB
8192 kB
Date
September 2014
April 2014
Mean monothread perf.
41.31k points
40.65k points
Mean multithread perf.
352.96k points
155.24k 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
i7-4710HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
20.92k
20.98k (x1)
Test#2 (FP)
11.87k
10.48k (x0.88)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.67k
4.75k (x1.02)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.85k
4.44k (x1.15)
TOTAL
41.31k
40.65k (x0.98)
Multithread
E5-1660 v3
i7-4710HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
174.59k
77.73k (x0.45)
Test#2 (FP)
116.47k
52.12k (x0.45)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
44.79k
20.55k (x0.46)
Test#1 (Memory)
17.1k
4.85k (x0.28)
TOTAL
352.96k
155.24k (x0.44)
Performance/W
E5-1660 v3
i7-4710HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
1247 points/W
1654 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
832 points/W
1109 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
320 points/W
437 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
122 points/W
103 points/W
TOTAL
2521 points/W
3303 points/W
Performance/GHz
E5-1660 v3
i7-4710HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
5977 points/GHz
5994 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3391 points/GHz
2993 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1333 points/GHz
1358 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1101 points/GHz
1269 points/GHz
TOTAL
11802 points/GHz
11614 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]
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