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Xeon E5-2697 v2 vs Core i5-4440


Description
The E5-2697 v2 is based on Ivy Bridge architecture while the i5-4440 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 i5-4440 gets 109.4 k points.

Summarizing, the E5-2697 v2 is 5.8 times faster than the i5-4440 . 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
3.1 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.5 GHz
3.3 GHz
Socket
LGA 2011
LGA 1150
Cores/Threads
12 /24
4/4
TDP
130 W
84 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
12x32+12x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
12x256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
30720 kB
6144 kB
Date
September 2013
June 2013
Mean monothread perf.
27.92k points
38.29k points
Mean multithread perf.
633.14k points
138.69k 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
i5-4440
Test#1 (Integers)
3.44k
3.71k (x1.08)
Test#2 (FP)
9.54k
9.23k (x0.97)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.21k
4.28k (x1.02)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.94k
3.8k (x0.96)
TOTAL
21.13k
21.02k (x0.99)

Multithread

E5-2697 v2

i5-4440
Test#1 (Integers)
73.17k
13.33k (x0.18)
Test#2 (FP)
230.83k
34.2k (x0.15)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
107.14k
15.91k (x0.15)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.99k
6.56k (x0.82)
TOTAL
419.12k
70k (x0.17)

SSE3 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode I (SSE) is optimized for the use of SIMD instructions with 128 bits register and the SSE set up to version 3. Nearly every modern CPU has support for this mode.
Monothread
E5-2697 v2
i5-4440
Test#1 (Integers)
10.64k
11.43k (x1.07)
Test#2 (FP)
9.53k
10.13k (x1.06)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.12k
4.53k (x1.1)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.62k
3.93k (x1.09)
TOTAL
27.91k
30.01k (x1.08)

Multithread

E5-2697 v2

i5-4440
Test#1 (Integers)
252.69k
43.67k (x0.17)
Test#2 (FP)
238.68k
38.78k (x0.16)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
115.5k
17.03k (x0.15)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.98k
7.72k (x0.7)
TOTAL
617.84k
107.2k (x0.17)

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
i5-4440
Test#1 (Integers)
10.53k
11.56k (x1.1)
Test#2 (FP)
9.98k
10.36k (x1.04)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4k
4.45k (x1.11)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.4k
3.8k (x1.12)
TOTAL
27.92k
30.17k (x1.08)

Multithread

E5-2697 v2

i5-4440
Test#1 (Integers)
247.05k
44.07k (x0.18)
Test#2 (FP)
264.43k
41.07k (x0.16)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
111.01k
16.89k (x0.15)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.66k
7.33k (x0.69)
TOTAL
633.14k
109.35k (x0.17)

Performance/W
E5-2697 v2
i5-4440
Test#1 (Integers)
1900 points/W
525 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2034 points/W
489 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
854 points/W
201 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
82 points/W
87 points/W
TOTAL
4870 points/W
1302 points/W

Performance/GHz
E5-2697 v2
i5-4440
Test#1 (Integers)
3007 points/GHz
3503 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2852 points/GHz
3139 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1144 points/GHz
1348 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
973 points/GHz
1152 points/GHz
TOTAL
7976 points/GHz
9142 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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