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Core i5-6500 vs i3-1125G4


Description
The i5-6500 is based on Skylake architecture while the i3-1125G4 is based on Tiger Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-6500 gets a score of 179.3 k points while the i3-1125G4 gets 241 k points.

Summarizing, the i3-1125G4 is 1.3 times faster than the i5-6500 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
506e3
806c1
Core
Skylake-S
Tiger Lake UP3
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.2 GHz
2 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.6 GHz
3.7 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
BGA 1449
Cores/Threads
4/4
4/8
TDP
65 W
28 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
4x32+x4x48 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
4x1280 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
8192 kB
Date
September 2015
September 2020
Mean monothread perf.
53.31k points
56.25k points
Mean multithread perf.
179.3k points
241.03k points

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
i5-6500
i3-1125G4
Test#1 (Integers)
22.86k
22.63k (x0.99)
Test#2 (FP)
19.86k
17.36k (x0.87)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.56k
8.89k (x1.95)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.03k
7.37k (x1.22)
TOTAL
53.31k
56.25k (x1.06)

Multithread

i5-6500

i3-1125G4
Test#1 (Integers)
84.51k
103.42k (x1.22)
Test#2 (FP)
73.04k
102.39k (x1.4)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.05k
32.17k (x2)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.71k
3.05k (x0.53)
TOTAL
179.3k
241.03k (x1.34)

Performance/W
i5-6500
i3-1125G4
Test#1 (Integers)
1300 points/W
3694 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1124 points/W
3657 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
247 points/W
1149 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
88 points/W
109 points/W
TOTAL
2758 points/W
8608 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-6500
i3-1125G4
Test#1 (Integers)
6350 points/GHz
6116 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5516 points/GHz
4691 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1265 points/GHz
2403 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1676 points/GHz
1992 points/GHz
TOTAL
14808 points/GHz
15203 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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