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Xeon E5-2690 0 vs Core i7-8700k


Description
The E5-2690 0 is based on Sandy Bridge architecture while the i7-8700k is based on Coffee Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the E5-2690 0 gets a score of 185.3 k points while the i7-8700k gets 339.8 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-8700k is 1.8 times faster than the E5-2690 0 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
206d7
906ea
Core
Sandy Bridge-EP
Coffee Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.9 GHz
3.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.8 GHz
4.7 GHz
Socket
LGA 2011
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
8 /16
6/12
TDP
135 W
95 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32+8x32 kB
6x32+6x32 kB
Cache L2
8x256 kB
6x256 kB
Cache L3
20480 kB
12288 kB
Date
March 2012
October 2017
Mean monothread perf.
23.28k points
80.6k points
Mean multithread perf.
185.26k points
443.77k 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
i7-8700k
Test#1 (Integers)
8.76k
16.87k (x1.93)
Test#2 (FP)
7.35k
26.12k (x3.56)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.86k
6.33k (x1.64)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.32k
13.71k (x4.13)
TOTAL
23.28k
63.03k (x2.71)

Multithread

E5-2690 0

i7-8700k
Test#1 (Integers)
78.51k
105.74k (x1.35)
Test#2 (FP)
66.46k
180.52k (x2.72)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
36.42k
44.99k (x1.24)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.88k
8.51k (x2.2)
TOTAL
185.26k
339.77k (x1.83)

Performance/W
E5-2690 0
i7-8700k
Test#1 (Integers)
582 points/W
1113 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
492 points/W
1900 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
270 points/W
474 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
29 points/W
90 points/W
TOTAL
1372 points/W
3576 points/W

Performance/GHz
E5-2690 0
i7-8700k
Test#1 (Integers)
2305 points/GHz
3590 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1933 points/GHz
5557 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1015 points/GHz
1347 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
874 points/GHz
2917 points/GHz
TOTAL
6127 points/GHz
13411 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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