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Xeon E5-2697 v2 vs Silver 4208


Description
The E5-2697 v2 is based on Ivy Bridge architecture while the Silver 4208 is based on Cascade Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the E5-2697 v2 gets a score of 419.1 k points while the Silver 4208 gets 141.3 k points.

Summarizing, the E5-2697 v2 is 3 times faster than the Silver 4208. 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-SP
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.7 GHz
2.1 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.5 GHz
3.2 GHz
Socket
LGA 2011
LGA 3647
Cores/Threads
12 /24
8/16
TDP
130 W
85 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
12x32+12x32 kB
8x32+8x32 kB
Cache L2
12x256 kB
8x1024 kB
Cache L3
30720 kB
11264 kB
Date
September 2013
April 2019
Mean monothread perf.
27.92k points
38.61k points
Mean multithread perf.
633.14k points
311.57k 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
Silver 4208
Test#1 (Integers)
3.44k
2.59k (x0.75)
Test#2 (FP)
9.54k
9.5k (x1)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.21k
3.15k (x0.75)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.94k
5.9k (x1.5)
TOTAL
21.13k
21.13k (x1)

Multithread

E5-2697 v2

Silver 4208
Test#1 (Integers)
73.17k
21.09k (x0.29)
Test#2 (FP)
230.83k
80.93k (x0.35)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
107.14k
30.76k (x0.29)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.99k
8.51k (x1.07)
TOTAL
419.12k
141.3k (x0.34)

Performance/W
E5-2697 v2
Silver 4208
Test#1 (Integers)
563 points/W
248 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1776 points/W
952 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
824 points/W
362 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
61 points/W
100 points/W
TOTAL
3224 points/W
1662 points/W

Performance/GHz
E5-2697 v2
Silver 4208
Test#1 (Integers)
982 points/GHz
809 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2726 points/GHz
2968 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1203 points/GHz
983 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1126 points/GHz
1843 points/GHz
TOTAL
6036 points/GHz
6604 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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