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Xeon E5-2697 v2 vs Core i7-4930K


Description
Both models E5-2697 v2 and i7-4930K 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 i7-4930K gets 198.3 k points.

Summarizing, the E5-2697 v2 is 3.2 times faster than the i7-4930K. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306e4
306e4
Core
Ivy Bridge-EP
Ivy Bridge-E
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.7 GHz
3.4 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.5 GHz
3.9 GHz
Socket
LGA 2011
LGA 2011
Cores/Threads
12 /24
6/12
TDP
130 W
130 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
12x32+12x32 kB
6x32+6x32 kB
Cache L2
12x256 kB
6x256 kB
Cache L3
30720 kB
12288 kB
Date
September 2013
September 2013
Mean monothread perf.
27.92k points
32.22k points
Mean multithread perf.
633.14k points
198.27k 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
i7-4930K
Test#1 (Integers)
10.53k
12k (x1.14)
Test#2 (FP)
9.98k
11.35k (x1.14)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4k
4.53k (x1.13)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.4k
4.35k (x1.28)
TOTAL
27.92k
32.22k (x1.15)

Multithread

E5-2697 v2

i7-4930K
Test#1 (Integers)
247.05k
72.46k (x0.29)
Test#2 (FP)
264.43k
80.33k (x0.3)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
111.01k
33.44k (x0.3)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.66k
12.03k (x1.13)
TOTAL
633.14k
198.27k (x0.31)

Performance/W
E5-2697 v2
i7-4930K
Test#1 (Integers)
1900 points/W
557 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2034 points/W
618 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
854 points/W
257 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
82 points/W
93 points/W
TOTAL
4870 points/W
1525 points/W

Performance/GHz
E5-2697 v2
i7-4930K
Test#1 (Integers)
3007 points/GHz
3077 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2852 points/GHz
2910 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1144 points/GHz
1161 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
973 points/GHz
1115 points/GHz
TOTAL
7976 points/GHz
8262 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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