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Xeon E5-2697 v2 vs Core i5-6500


Description
The E5-2697 v2 is based on Ivy Bridge architecture while the i5-6500 is based on Skylake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the E5-2697 v2 gets a score of 633.1 k points while the i5-6500 gets 147.1 k points.

Summarizing, the E5-2697 v2 is 4.3 times faster than the i5-6500 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306e4
506e3
Core
Ivy Bridge-EP
Skylake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.7 GHz
3.2 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.5 GHz
3.6 GHz
Socket
LGA 2011
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
12 /24
4/4
TDP
130 W
65 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
September 2015
Mean monothread perf.
27.92k points
53.7k points
Mean multithread perf.
633.14k points
179.44k 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
i5-6500
Test#1 (Integers)
3.44k
3.46k (x1.01)
Test#2 (FP)
9.54k
14.61k (x1.53)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.21k
4.66k (x1.11)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.94k
6.99k (x1.77)
TOTAL
21.13k
29.71k (x1.41)

Multithread

E5-2697 v2

i5-6500
Test#1 (Integers)
73.17k
12.52k (x0.17)
Test#2 (FP)
230.83k
51.13k (x0.22)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
107.14k
17.41k (x0.16)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.99k
3.9k (x0.49)
TOTAL
419.12k
84.96k (x0.2)

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
i5-6500
Test#1 (Integers)
10.53k
13.07k (x1.24)
Test#2 (FP)
9.98k
20.23k (x2.03)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4k
4.93k (x1.23)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.4k
9.2k (x2.7)
TOTAL
27.92k
47.43k (x1.7)

Multithread

E5-2697 v2

i5-6500
Test#1 (Integers)
247.05k
49.62k (x0.2)
Test#2 (FP)
264.43k
74.82k (x0.28)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
111.01k
18.46k (x0.17)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.66k
4.21k (x0.39)
TOTAL
633.14k
147.12k (x0.23)

Performance/W
E5-2697 v2
i5-6500
Test#1 (Integers)
1900 points/W
763 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2034 points/W
1151 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
854 points/W
284 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
82 points/W
65 points/W
TOTAL
4870 points/W
2263 points/W

Performance/GHz
E5-2697 v2
i5-6500
Test#1 (Integers)
3007 points/GHz
3632 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2852 points/GHz
5620 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1144 points/GHz
1368 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
973 points/GHz
2555 points/GHz
TOTAL
7976 points/GHz
13175 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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