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Xeon E5-2667 v3 vs Core i7-6500U


Description
The E5-2667 v3 is based on Haswell architecture while the i7-6500U is based on Skylake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the E5-2667 v3 gets a score of 343.6 k points while the i7-6500U gets 97.5 k points.

Summarizing, the E5-2667 v3 is 3.5 times faster than the i7-6500U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306f2
406e3
Core
Haswell-EP
Skylake-U
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.2 GHz
2.5 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.6 GHz
3.1 GHz
Socket
LGA 2011-3
BGA1356
Cores/Threads
8/16
2/4
TDP
135 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32+8x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
8x256 kB
4096 kB
Cache L3
20480 kB
kB
Date
September 2014
September 2015
Mean monothread perf.
41.36k points
46.25k points
Mean multithread perf.
343.64k points
97.52k 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
E5-2667 v3
i7-6500U
Test#1 (Integers)
13.1k
11.09k (x0.85)
Test#2 (FP)
11.91k
17.1k (x1.44)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.83k
4.12k (x0.85)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.83k
5.58k (x1.46)
TOTAL
33.68k
37.9k (x1.13)

Multithread

E5-2667 v3

i7-6500U
Test#1 (Integers)
105.42k
23.3k (x0.22)
Test#2 (FP)
109.99k
38.52k (x0.35)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
44.56k
9.95k (x0.22)
Test#1 (Memory)
17.7k
6.95k (x0.39)
TOTAL
277.66k
78.72k (x0.28)

AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
E5-2667 v3
i7-6500U
Test#1 (Integers)
20.99k
19.47k (x0.93)
Test#2 (FP)
11.9k
17.58k (x1.48)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.72k
4.05k (x0.86)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.75k
5.15k (x1.37)
TOTAL
41.36k
46.25k (x1.12)

Multithread

E5-2667 v3

i7-6500U
Test#1 (Integers)
172.62k
42.05k (x0.24)
Test#2 (FP)
110.03k
40.2k (x0.37)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
44.06k
9.4k (x0.21)
Test#1 (Memory)
16.93k
5.86k (x0.35)
TOTAL
343.64k
97.52k (x0.28)

Performance/W
E5-2667 v3
i7-6500U
Test#1 (Integers)
1279 points/W
2803 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
815 points/W
2680 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
326 points/W
626 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
125 points/W
391 points/W
TOTAL
2545 points/W
6501 points/W

Performance/GHz
E5-2667 v3
i7-6500U
Test#1 (Integers)
5830 points/GHz
6279 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3305 points/GHz
5672 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1311 points/GHz
1305 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1043 points/GHz
1662 points/GHz
TOTAL
11489 points/GHz
14918 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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