Xeon Silver 4208 vs Core i7-8700
Description
The Silver 4208 is based on Cascade Lake architecture while the i7-8700 is based on Coffee Lake.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the Silver 4208 gets a score of 311.6 k points while the i7-8700 gets 389 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-8700 is 1.2 times faster than the Silver 4208. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the Silver 4208 gets a score of 311.6 k points while the i7-8700 gets 389 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-8700 is 1.2 times faster than the Silver 4208. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
50657
906ea
Core
Cascade Lake-SP
Coffee Lake-S
Base frecuency
2.1 GHz
3.2 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.2 GHz
4.6 GHz
Socket
LGA 3647
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
8/16
6/12
TDP
85 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32+8x32 kB
6x32+6x32 kB
Cache L2
8x1024 kB
6x256 kB
Cache L3
11264 kB
12288 kB
Date
April 2019
October 2017
Mean monothread perf.
38.61k points
75.01k points
Mean multithread perf.
311.57k points
388.95k 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
Silver 4208
i7-8700
Test#1 (Integers)
2.59k
4.48k (x1.73)
Test#2 (FP)
9.5k
18.31k (x1.93)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.15k
5.88k (x1.87)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.9k
13.45k (x2.28)
TOTAL
21.13k
42.12k (x1.99)
Multithread
Silver 4208
i7-8700
Test#1 (Integers)
21.09k
27.35k (x1.3)
Test#2 (FP)
80.93k
124.94k (x1.54)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
30.76k
43.23k (x1.41)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.51k
7.08k (x0.83)
TOTAL
141.3k
202.61k (x1.43)
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
Silver 4208
i7-8700
Test#1 (Integers)
16.86k
29.25k (x1.73)
Test#2 (FP)
12.08k
25.98k (x2.15)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.37k
6.05k (x1.79)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.29k
13.74k (x2.18)
TOTAL
38.61k
75.01k (x1.94)
Multithread
Silver 4208
i7-8700
Test#1 (Integers)
150.99k
182.56k (x1.21)
Test#2 (FP)
118.54k
159.9k (x1.35)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
33.44k
38.18k (x1.14)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.6k
8.31k (x0.97)
TOTAL
311.57k
388.95k (x1.25)
Performance/W
Silver 4208
i7-8700
Test#1 (Integers)
1776 points/W
2809 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1395 points/W
2460 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
393 points/W
587 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
101 points/W
128 points/W
TOTAL
3666 points/W
5984 points/W
Performance/GHz
Silver 4208
i7-8700
Test#1 (Integers)
5269 points/GHz
6358 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3776 points/GHz
5647 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1054 points/GHz
1316 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1966 points/GHz
2986 points/GHz
TOTAL
12065 points/GHz
16307 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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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