The
E5-2651 v2 is based on
Ivy Bridge architecture while the
i7-8700k is based on
Coffee Lake.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the E5-2651 v2 gets a score of
426.2 k points while the i7-8700k gets
339.8 k points.
Summarizing, the
E5-2651 v2 is
1.3 times faster than the
i7-8700k. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.