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Xeon E5-2660 v2 vs Core i9-12900KF


Description
The E5-2660 v2 is based on Ivy Bridge architecture while the i9-12900KF is based on Alder Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the E5-2660 v2 gets a score of 459.3 k points while the i9-12900KF gets 491 k points.

Summarizing, the i9-12900KF is 1.1 times faster than the E5-2660 v2 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306e4
90672
Core
Ivy Bridge-EP
Alder Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.2 GHz
3.2 GHz
Boost frecuency
3 GHz
5.2 GHz
Socket
LGA 2011
LGA 1700
Cores/Threads
10 /20
16/24
TDP
95 W
125 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
10x32+10x32 kB
8x32/8x64+8x48/8x32 kB
Cache L2
10x256 kB
8x1280+8x2048 kB
Cache L3
25600 kB
30720 kB
Date
September 2013
November 2021
Mean monothread perf.
19.48k points
120.97k points
Mean multithread perf.
459.31k points
1219.33k points

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
E5-2660 v2
i9-12900KF
Test#1 (Integers)
7.26k
28.96k (x3.99)
Test#2 (FP)
6.9k
30k (x4.35)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.77k
16.94k (x6.12)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.55k
17.14k (x6.72)
TOTAL
19.48k
93.05k (x4.78)

Multithread

E5-2660 v2

i9-12900KF
Test#1 (Integers)
180.2k
166.25k (x0.92)
Test#2 (FP)
191.43k
172.03k (x0.9)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
80.22k
96.95k (x1.21)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.46k
55.78k (x7.47)
TOTAL
459.31k
491.01k (x1.07)

Performance/W
E5-2660 v2
i9-12900KF
Test#1 (Integers)
1897 points/W
1330 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2015 points/W
1376 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
844 points/W
776 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
79 points/W
446 points/W
TOTAL
4835 points/W
3928 points/W

Performance/GHz
E5-2660 v2
i9-12900KF
Test#1 (Integers)
2420 points/GHz
5568 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2302 points/GHz
5770 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
923 points/GHz
3258 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
851 points/GHz
3297 points/GHz
TOTAL
6495 points/GHz
17894 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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