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Xeon E5-2697 v2 vs Core i9-10980XE


Description
The E5-2697 v2 is based on Ivy Bridge architecture while the i9-10980XE is based on Cascade Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the E5-2697 v2 gets a score of 633.1 k points while the i9-10980XE gets 929.8 k points.

Summarizing, the i9-10980XE is 1.5 times faster than the E5-2697 v2 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306e4
50657
Core
Ivy Bridge-EP
Cascade Lake-X
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.7 GHz
3 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.5 GHz
4.8 GHz
Socket
LGA 2011
LGA 2066
Cores/Threads
12 /24
18/36
TDP
130 W
165 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
12x32+12x32 kB
18x32+18x32 kB
Cache L2
12x256 kB
18x1024 kB
Cache L3
30720 kB
25344 kB
Date
September 2013
November 2019
Mean monothread perf.
27.92k points
68.33k points
Mean multithread perf.
633.14k points
1241.12k 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
i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
3.44k
4.52k (x1.32)
Test#2 (FP)
9.54k
17.94k (x1.88)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.21k
5.5k (x1.31)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.94k
9.64k (x2.45)
TOTAL
21.13k
37.6k (x1.78)

Multithread

E5-2697 v2

i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
73.17k
84.93k (x1.16)
Test#2 (FP)
230.83k
409.55k (x1.77)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
107.14k
122.88k (x1.15)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.99k
22.12k (x2.77)
TOTAL
419.12k
639.48k (x1.53)

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
i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
10.64k
16.03k (x1.51)
Test#2 (FP)
9.53k
23.95k (x2.51)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.12k
6.03k (x1.46)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.62k
9.37k (x2.59)
TOTAL
27.91k
55.38k (x1.98)

Multithread

E5-2697 v2

i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
252.69k
316.11k (x1.25)
Test#2 (FP)
238.68k
503.75k (x2.11)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
115.5k
131.82k (x1.14)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.98k
22.24k (x2.03)
TOTAL
617.84k
973.92k (x1.58)

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
i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
10.53k
16.4k (x1.56)
Test#2 (FP)
9.98k
20.97k (x2.1)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4k
5.82k (x1.45)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.4k
8.86k (x2.6)
TOTAL
27.92k
52.05k (x1.86)

Multithread

E5-2697 v2

i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
247.05k
316.84k (x1.28)
Test#2 (FP)
264.43k
461.09k (x1.74)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
111.01k
129.82k (x1.17)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.66k
22.09k (x2.07)
TOTAL
633.14k
929.85k (x1.47)

Performance/W
E5-2697 v2
i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
1900 points/W
1920 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2034 points/W
2794 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
854 points/W
787 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
82 points/W
134 points/W
TOTAL
4870 points/W
5635 points/W

Performance/GHz
E5-2697 v2
i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
3007 points/GHz
3417 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2852 points/GHz
4369 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1144 points/GHz
1213 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
973 points/GHz
1845 points/GHz
TOTAL
7976 points/GHz
10844 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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