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Xeon E5-2697 v2 vs Core i5-3330


Description
Both models E5-2697 v2 and i5-3330 are based on Ivy Bridge architecture.

"Ivy Bridge is the last Intel microarchitecture for which there is official driver support for Windows XP . It is made under 22 nm Tri-Gate transistor (""3D"") technology and is basically a Sandy Bridge shrink. It has PCI Express 3.0 support and RdRand instruction for security tasks."

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the E5-2697 v2 gets a score of 633.1 k points while the i5-3330 gets 104.8 k points.

Summarizing, the E5-2697 v2 is 6 times faster than the i5-3330 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306e4
306a9
Core
Ivy Bridge-EP
Ivy Bridge
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.7 GHz
3 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.5 GHz
3.2 GHz
Socket
LGA 2011
LGA 1155
Cores/Threads
12 /24
4/4
TDP
130 W
77 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
12x32+12x32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
12x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
30720 kB
6144 kB
Date
September 2013
September 2012
Mean monothread perf.
27.92k points
29.84k points
Mean multithread perf.
633.14k points
104.78k 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
E5-2697 v2
i5-3330
Test#1 (Integers)
10.53k
10.85k (x1.03)
Test#2 (FP)
9.98k
10.47k (x1.05)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4k
4.21k (x1.05)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.4k
4.31k (x1.27)
TOTAL
27.92k
29.84k (x1.07)

Multithread

E5-2697 v2

i5-3330
Test#1 (Integers)
247.05k
41.77k (x0.17)
Test#2 (FP)
264.43k
40.2k (x0.15)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
111.01k
16.11k (x0.15)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.66k
6.7k (x0.63)
TOTAL
633.14k
104.78k (x0.17)

Performance/W
E5-2697 v2
i5-3330
Test#1 (Integers)
1900 points/W
542 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2034 points/W
522 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
854 points/W
209 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
82 points/W
87 points/W
TOTAL
4870 points/W
1361 points/W

Performance/GHz
E5-2697 v2
i5-3330
Test#1 (Integers)
3007 points/GHz
3390 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2852 points/GHz
3272 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1144 points/GHz
1316 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
973 points/GHz
1347 points/GHz
TOTAL
7976 points/GHz
9325 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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