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Xeon Silver 4110 vs Core i7-8700k


Description
The 4110 is based on Skylake architecture while the i7-8700k is based on Coffee Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 4110 gets a score of 281.5 k points while the i7-8700k gets 443.8 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-8700k is 1.6 times faster than the 4110. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
50654
906ea
Core
Skylake-SP
Coffee Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.1 GHz
3.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
3 GHz
4.7 GHz
Socket
LGA3647
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
8/16
6/12
TDP
85 W
95 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32+8x32 kB
6x32+6x32 kB
Cache L2
8x1024 kB
6x256 kB
Cache L3
11264 kB
12288 kB
Date
July 2017
October 2017
Mean monothread perf.
45.82k points
80.6k points
Mean multithread perf.
281.48k points
443.77k 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
4110
i7-8700k
Test#1 (Integers)
3k
4.13k (x1.38)
Test#2 (FP)
12.29k
16.96k (x1.38)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.64k
5.56k (x1.53)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.55k
12.85k (x1.96)
TOTAL
25.46k
39.5k (x1.55)

Multithread

4110

i7-8700k
Test#1 (Integers)
20.42k
24.01k (x1.18)
Test#2 (FP)
95.83k
108.69k (x1.13)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
30.88k
36.62k (x1.19)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.7k
9.33k (x0.96)
TOTAL
156.83k
178.64k (x1.14)

AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
4110
i7-8700k
Test#1 (Integers)
18.78k
31.2k (x1.66)
Test#2 (FP)
16.25k
27.82k (x1.71)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.99k
6.57k (x1.65)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.8k
15k (x2.21)
TOTAL
45.82k
80.6k (x1.76)

Multithread

4110

i7-8700k
Test#1 (Integers)
133.55k
202.42k (x1.52)
Test#2 (FP)
108.43k
186.33k (x1.72)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
30.02k
44.96k (x1.5)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.48k
10.05k (x1.06)
TOTAL
281.48k
443.77k (x1.58)

Performance/W
4110
i7-8700k
Test#1 (Integers)
1571 points/W
2131 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1276 points/W
1961 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
353 points/W
473 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
112 points/W
106 points/W
TOTAL
3311 points/W
4671 points/W

Performance/GHz
4110
i7-8700k
Test#1 (Integers)
6259 points/GHz
6639 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5417 points/GHz
5919 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1330 points/GHz
1397 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2267 points/GHz
3192 points/GHz
TOTAL
15273 points/GHz
17148 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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