Core i5-12500H vs i7-6600U
Description
The i5-12500H is based on Alder Lake architecture while the i7-6600U is based on Skylake.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-12500H gets a score of 225.7 k points while the i7-6600U gets 79.2 k points.
Summarizing, the i5-12500H is 2.8 times faster than the i7-6600U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-12500H gets a score of 225.7 k points while the i7-6600U gets 79.2 k points.
Summarizing, the i5-12500H is 2.8 times faster than the i7-6600U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
906a3
406e3
Core
Alder Lake-H
Skylake-U
Base frecuency
2.5 GHz
2.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.5 GHz
3.4 GHz
Socket
BGA 1744
BGA1356
Cores/Threads
12/16
2/4
TDP
45 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32/8X64+4x48/8X32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
4x1280/2x2048 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
18432 kB
4096 kB
Date
February 2022
September 2015
Mean monothread perf.
58.37k points
39.73k points
Mean multithread perf.
225.65k points
79.22k 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
i5-12500H
i7-6600U
Test#1 (Integers)
6.93k
2.75k (x0.4)
Test#2 (FP)
18.76k
12.23k (x0.65)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
9.46k
3.9k (x0.41)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.17k
5.61k (x0.69)
TOTAL
43.33k
24.48k (x0.57)
Multithread
i5-12500H
i7-6600U
Test#1 (Integers)
18.04k
5.23k (x0.29)
Test#2 (FP)
66.78k
25k (x0.37)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
37.55k
8.98k (x0.24)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.08k
4.73k (x0.78)
TOTAL
128.45k
43.95k (x0.34)
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
i5-12500H
i7-6600U
Test#1 (Integers)
21.93k
6.76k (x0.31)
Test#2 (FP)
18.79k
9.58k (x0.51)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
10.5k
2.46k (x0.23)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.11k
4.18k (x0.52)
TOTAL
59.33k
22.99k (x0.39)
Multithread
i5-12500H
i7-6600U
Test#1 (Integers)
61.07k
14.37k (x0.24)
Test#2 (FP)
86.08k
23.79k (x0.28)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
41.08k
5.71k (x0.14)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.02k
4.29k (x0.71)
TOTAL
194.25k
48.16k (x0.25)
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
i5-12500H
i7-6600U
Test#1 (Integers)
21.11k
8.49k (x0.4)
Test#2 (FP)
19.61k
10.92k (x0.56)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
9.53k
2.76k (x0.29)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.72k
4.93k (x0.64)
TOTAL
57.97k
27.1k (x0.47)
Multithread
i5-12500H
i7-6600U
Test#1 (Integers)
61.44k
14.11k (x0.23)
Test#2 (FP)
93.66k
20.05k (x0.21)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
40.09k
6.17k (x0.15)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.01k
4.73k (x0.79)
TOTAL
201.2k
45.05k (x0.22)
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
i5-12500H
i7-6600U
Test#1 (Integers)
22.61k
16.72k (x0.74)
Test#2 (FP)
17.73k
14.7k (x0.83)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
9.63k
3.4k (x0.35)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.4k
4.9k (x0.58)
TOTAL
58.37k
39.73k (x0.68)
Multithread
i5-12500H
i7-6600U
Test#1 (Integers)
85.49k
33.41k (x0.39)
Test#2 (FP)
94.93k
31.66k (x0.33)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
39.15k
8.18k (x0.21)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.08k
5.97k (x0.98)
TOTAL
225.65k
79.22k (x0.35)
Performance/W
i5-12500H
i7-6600U
Test#1 (Integers)
1900 points/W
2227 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2110 points/W
2111 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
870 points/W
546 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
135 points/W
398 points/W
TOTAL
5014 points/W
5282 points/W
Performance/GHz
i5-12500H
i7-6600U
Test#1 (Integers)
5025 points/GHz
4919 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3939 points/GHz
4325 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2139 points/GHz
999 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1867 points/GHz
1441 points/GHz
TOTAL
12971 points/GHz
11684 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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