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Xeon E5-2660 v2 vs Core i5-7400


Description
The E5-2660 v2 is based on Ivy Bridge architecture while the i5-7400 is based on Kaby Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the E5-2660 v2 gets a score of 459.3 k points while the i5-7400 gets 145.2 k points.

Summarizing, the E5-2660 v2 is 3.2 times faster than the i5-7400 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306e4
906e9
Core
Ivy Bridge-EP
Kaby Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.2 GHz
3 GHz
Boost frecuency
3 GHz
3.5 GHz
Socket
LGA 2011
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
10 /20
4/4
TDP
95 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
10x32+10x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
10x256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
25600 kB
6144 kB
Date
September 2013
September 2016
Mean monothread perf.
19.48k points
52.69k points
Mean multithread perf.
459.31k points
173.7k 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
i5-7400
Test#1 (Integers)
7.26k
12.72k (x1.75)
Test#2 (FP)
6.9k
19.3k (x2.8)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.77k
4.76k (x1.72)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.55k
8.73k (x3.42)
TOTAL
19.48k
45.52k (x2.34)

Multithread

E5-2660 v2

i5-7400
Test#1 (Integers)
180.2k
47.95k (x0.27)
Test#2 (FP)
191.43k
71.98k (x0.38)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
80.22k
17.22k (x0.21)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.46k
8.03k (x1.08)
TOTAL
459.31k
145.18k (x0.32)

Performance/W
E5-2660 v2
i5-7400
Test#1 (Integers)
1897 points/W
738 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2015 points/W
1107 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
844 points/W
265 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
79 points/W
123 points/W
TOTAL
4835 points/W
2233 points/W

Performance/GHz
E5-2660 v2
i5-7400
Test#1 (Integers)
2420 points/GHz
3635 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2302 points/GHz
5514 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
923 points/GHz
1361 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
851 points/GHz
2495 points/GHz
TOTAL
6495 points/GHz
13006 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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