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Xeon E5-2651 v2 vs Core i5-12400


Description
The E5-2651 v2 is based on Ivy Bridge architecture while the i5-12400 is based on Alder Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the E5-2651 v2 gets a score of 426.2 k points while the i5-12400 gets 419.1 k points.

Summarizing, the E5-2651 v2 is 1 times faster than the i5-12400. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306e4
90672
Core
Ivy Bridge-EP
Arder Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
1.8 GHz
2.5 GHz
Boost frecuency
2.2 GHz
4.4 GHz
Socket
LGA 2011
LGA 1700
Cores/Threads
12/24
6/12
TDP
W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
12x32+12x32 kB
6x32+6x48 kB
Cache L2
12x256 kB
6x1280 kB
Cache L3
30720 kB
18432 kB
Date
October 2013
January 2022
Mean monothread perf.
17.75k points
102.51k points
Mean multithread perf.
426.18k points
544.64k points

SSE3 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode I (SSE) is optimized for the use of SIMD instructions with 128 bits register and the SSE set up to version 3. Nearly every modern CPU has support for this mode.
Monothread
E5-2651 v2
i5-12400
Test#1 (Integers)
6.75k
24.24k (x3.59)
Test#2 (FP)
6.05k
23.92k (x3.95)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.61k
14.43k (x5.53)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.26k
14.84k (x6.56)
TOTAL
17.68k
77.43k (x4.38)

Multithread

E5-2651 v2

i5-12400
Test#1 (Integers)
168.18k
124.33k (x0.74)
Test#2 (FP)
159.6k
168.8k (x1.06)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
77.04k
100k (x1.3)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.19k
21.2k (x2.08)
TOTAL
415.01k
414.33k (x1)

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
E5-2651 v2
i5-12400
Test#1 (Integers)
6.69k
23.84k (x3.56)
Test#2 (FP)
6.35k
25.09k (x3.95)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.54k
14.1k (x5.55)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.17k
14.48k (x6.67)
TOTAL
17.75k
77.51k (x4.37)

Multithread

E5-2651 v2

i5-12400
Test#1 (Integers)
165.17k
123.98k (x0.75)
Test#2 (FP)
176.85k
176.89k (x1)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
73.91k
97.42k (x1.32)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.25k
20.78k (x2.03)
TOTAL
426.18k
419.07k (x0.98)

Performance/W
E5-2651 v2
i5-12400
Test#1 (Integers)