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Core E5-2620 v3 vs i7-6900K


Description
The E5-2620 v3 is based on Haswell architecture while the i7-6900K is based on Broadwell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the E5-2620 v3 gets a score of 358 k points while the i7-6900K gets 427.5 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-6900K is 1.2 times faster than the E5-2620 v3. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306f2
406f1
Core
Haswell-EP
Broadwell-E
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.4 GHz
3.2 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.2 GHz
3.7 GHz
Socket
LGA 2011-3
LGA 2011-3
Cores/Threads
6/12
8/16
TDP
85 W
140 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
8x32+8x32 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
8x256 kB
Cache L3
15360 kB
20480 kB
Date
September 2014
September 2016
Mean monothread perf.
35.86k points
49.76k points
Mean multithread perf.
357.99k points
427.51k 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
E5-2620 v3
i7-6900K
Test#1 (Integers)
18.64k
23.11k (x1.24)
Test#2 (FP)
10.55k
17.84k (x1.69)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.12k
5.34k (x1.3)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.54k
3.47k (x1.37)
TOTAL
35.86k
49.76k (x1.39)

Multithread

E5-2620 v3

i7-6900K
Test#1 (Integers)
181.66k
184.19k (x1.01)
Test#2 (FP)
122.09k
181.2k (x1.48)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
47.02k
47.44k (x1.01)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.22k
14.69k (x2.04)
TOTAL
357.99k
427.51k (x1.19)

Performance/W
E5-2620 v3
i7-6900K
Test#1 (Integers)
2137 points/W
1316 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1436 points/W
1294 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
553 points/W
339 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
85 points/W
105 points/W
TOTAL
4212 points/W
3054 points/W

Performance/GHz
E5-2620 v3
i7-6900K
Test#1 (Integers)
5826 points/GHz
6247 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3297 points/GHz
4822 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1288 points/GHz
1444 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
794 points/GHz
938 points/GHz
TOTAL
11205 points/GHz
13450 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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