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Xeon E5-2697 v2 vs Core i3-4160


Description
The E5-2697 v2 is based on Ivy Bridge architecture while the i3-4160 is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the E5-2697 v2 gets a score of 633.1 k points while the i3-4160 gets 74 k points.

Summarizing, the E5-2697 v2 is 8.6 times faster than the i3-4160 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306e4
306c3
Core
Ivy Bridge-EP
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.7 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.5 GHz
3.6 GHz
Socket
LGA 2011
LGA 1150
Cores/Threads
12 /24
2/4
TDP
130 W
54 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
12x32+12x32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
12x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
30720 kB
3072 kB
Date
September 2013
July 2014
Mean monothread perf.
27.92k points
34.16k points
Mean multithread perf.
633.14k points
74k points

Non-optimized benchmark
The benchmark in Mode 0 (FPU) measures cpu performance with non-optimized software. It uses the basic µinstructions from the i386 architecture with the i387 floating point unit. This mode is compatible with all CPUs so it's practical to compare very different CPUs
Monothread
E5-2697 v2
i3-4160
Test#1 (Integers)
3.44k
4.13k (x1.2)
Test#2 (FP)
9.54k
10.33k (x1.08)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.21k
4.64k (x1.1)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.94k
3.95k (x1)
TOTAL
21.13k
23.06k (x1.09)

Multithread

E5-2697 v2

i3-4160
Test#1 (Integers)
73.17k
7.46k (x0.1)
Test#2 (FP)
230.83k
26.62k (x0.12)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
107.14k
11.46k (x0.11)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.99k
6.27k (x0.78)
TOTAL
419.12k
51.81k (x0.12)

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
E5-2697 v2
i3-4160
Test#1 (Integers)
10.53k
13.02k (x1.24)
Test#2 (FP)
9.98k
12k (x1.2)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4k
4.91k (x1.23)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.4k
4.23k (x1.24)
TOTAL
27.92k
34.16k (x1.22)

Multithread

E5-2697 v2

i3-4160
Test#1 (Integers)
247.05k
27.45k (x0.11)
Test#2 (FP)
264.43k
28.96k (x0.11)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
111.01k
11.83k (x0.11)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.66k
5.77k (x0.54)
TOTAL
633.14k
74k (x0.12)

Performance/W
E5-2697 v2
i3-4160
Test#1 (Integers)
1900 points/W
508 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2034 points/W
536 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
854 points/W
219 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
82 points/W
107 points/W
TOTAL
4870 points/W
1370 points/W

Performance/GHz
E5-2697 v2
i3-4160
Test#1 (Integers)
3007 points/GHz
3616 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2852 points/GHz
3334 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1144 points/GHz
1363 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
973 points/GHz
1175 points/GHz
TOTAL
7976 points/GHz
9488 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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