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Xeon E5-2660 v2 vs Core i7-8700


Description
The E5-2660 v2 is based on Ivy Bridge architecture while the i7-8700 is based on Coffee Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the E5-2660 v2 gets a score of 459.3 k points while the i7-8700 gets 322.4 k points.

Summarizing, the E5-2660 v2 is 1.4 times faster than the i7-8700. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306e4
906ea
Core
Ivy Bridge-EP
Coffee Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.2 GHz
3.2 GHz
Boost frecuency
3 GHz
4.6 GHz
Socket
LGA 2011
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
10 /20
6/12
TDP
95 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
10x32+10x32 kB
6x32+6x32 kB
Cache L2
10x256 kB
6x256 kB
Cache L3
25600 kB
12288 kB
Date
September 2013
October 2017
Mean monothread perf.
19.48k points
75.01k points
Mean multithread perf.
459.31k points
388.95k 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
i7-8700
Test#1 (Integers)
7.26k
16.57k (x2.28)
Test#2 (FP)
6.9k
25.52k (x3.7)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.77k
6.01k (x2.17)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.55k
12.82k (x5.02)
TOTAL
19.48k
60.92k (x3.13)

Multithread

E5-2660 v2

i7-8700
Test#1 (Integers)
180.2k
101.85k (x0.57)
Test#2 (FP)
191.43k
170.31k (x0.89)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
80.22k
43.12k (x0.54)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.46k
7.11k (x0.95)
TOTAL
459.31k
322.39k (x0.7)

Performance/W
E5-2660 v2
i7-8700
Test#1 (Integers)
1897 points/W
1567 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2015 points/W
2620 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
844 points/W
663 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
79 points/W
109 points/W
TOTAL
4835 points/W
4960 points/W

Performance/GHz
E5-2660 v2
i7-8700
Test#1 (Integers)
2420 points/GHz
3603 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2302 points/GHz
5547 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
923 points/GHz
1307 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
851 points/GHz
2786 points/GHz
TOTAL
6495 points/GHz
13244 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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