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Xeon E5-2697 v2 vs E3-1220 v3


Description
The E5-2697 v2 is based on Ivy Bridge architecture while the E3-1220 v3 is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the E5-2697 v2 gets a score of 419.1 k points while the E3-1220 v3 gets 76.1 k points.

Summarizing, the E5-2697 v2 is 5.5 times faster than the E3-1220 v3 . 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-WS
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.7 GHz
3.1 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.5 GHz
3.5 GHz
Socket
LGA 2011
LGA 1150
Cores/Threads
12 /24
4 /4
TDP
130 W
80 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
12x32+12x32 kB
64 kB
Cache L2
12x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
30720 kB
8192 kB
Date
September 2013
June 2013
Mean monothread perf.
27.92k points
39.16k points
Mean multithread perf.
633.14k points
140.76k 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
E3-1220 v3
Test#1 (Integers)
3.44k
3.45k (x1)
Test#2 (FP)
9.54k
9.96k (x1.04)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.21k
4.26k (x1.01)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.94k
4.27k (x1.08)
TOTAL
21.13k
21.94k (x1.04)

Multithread

E5-2697 v2

E3-1220 v3
Test#1 (Integers)
73.17k
14.01k (x0.19)
Test#2 (FP)
230.83k
37.68k (x0.16)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
107.14k
17.05k (x0.16)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.99k
7.35k (x0.92)
TOTAL
419.12k
76.09k (x0.18)

Performance/W
E5-2697 v2
E3-1220 v3
Test#1 (Integers)
563 points/W
175 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1776 points/W
471 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
824 points/W
213 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
61 points/W
92 points/W
TOTAL
3224 points/W
951 points/W

Performance/GHz
E5-2697 v2
E3-1220 v3
Test#1 (Integers)
982 points/GHz
985 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2726 points/GHz
2845 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1203 points/GHz
1217 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1126 points/GHz
1220 points/GHz
TOTAL
6036 points/GHz
6268 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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