Xeon E5-2690 0 vs Core i7-2600
Description
Both models E5-2690 0 and i7-2600 are based on Sandy Bridge architecture.
"Sandy Bridge codename was originally ""Gesher"". The development began in 2005 and four years later, the first Sandy Bridge CPU was presented. The most prominent features are Intel Turbo Boost 2.0, AES encryption and SHA-1 hashing acceleration, Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) 256-bit instruction set and the ability to have up to 8 physical cores or 16 logical cores through Hyper-Threading."
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the E5-2690 0 gets a score of 185.3 k points while the i7-2600 gets 93.7 k points.
Summarizing, the E5-2690 0 is 2 times faster than the i7-2600 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
"Sandy Bridge codename was originally ""Gesher"". The development began in 2005 and four years later, the first Sandy Bridge CPU was presented. The most prominent features are Intel Turbo Boost 2.0, AES encryption and SHA-1 hashing acceleration, Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) 256-bit instruction set and the ability to have up to 8 physical cores or 16 logical cores through Hyper-Threading."
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the E5-2690 0 gets a score of 185.3 k points while the i7-2600 gets 93.7 k points.
Summarizing, the E5-2690 0 is 2 times faster than the i7-2600 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
206d7
206a7
Core
Sandy Bridge-EP
Sandy Bridge
Base frecuency
2.9 GHz
3.4 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.8 GHz
3.8 GHz
Socket
LGA 2011
LGA 1155
Cores/Threads
8 /16
4/8
TDP
135 W
95 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32+8x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
8x256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
20480 kB
8192 kB
Date
March 2012
June 2011
Mean monothread perf.
23.28k points
28.68k points
Mean multithread perf.
185.26k points
93.69k 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
E5-2690 0
i7-2600
Test#1 (Integers)
8.76k
10.03k (x1.15)
Test#2 (FP)
7.35k
8.91k (x1.21)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.86k
4.34k (x1.12)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.32k
5.41k (x1.63)
TOTAL
23.28k
28.68k (x1.23)
Multithread
E5-2690 0
i7-2600
Test#1 (Integers)
78.51k
37.69k (x0.48)
Test#2 (FP)
66.46k
34.22k (x0.51)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
36.42k
17.65k (x0.48)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.88k
4.13k (x1.07)
TOTAL
185.26k
93.69k (x0.51)
Performance/W
E5-2690 0
i7-2600
Test#1 (Integers)
582 points/W
397 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
492 points/W
360 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
270 points/W
186 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
29 points/W
43 points/W
TOTAL
1372 points/W
986 points/W
Performance/GHz
E5-2690 0
i7-2600
Test#1 (Integers)
2305 points/GHz
2639 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1933 points/GHz
2343 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1015 points/GHz
1141 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
874 points/GHz
1425 points/GHz
TOTAL
6127 points/GHz
7549 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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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