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Core i7-9700K vs i5-10500


Description
The i7-9700K is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the i5-10500 is based on Comet Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-9700K gets a score of 494.4 k points while the i5-10500 gets 388 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-9700K is 1.3 times faster than the i5-10500. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906ed
a0653
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Comet Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
3.1 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.9 GHz
4.5 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
FC-LGA 1200
Cores/Threads
8/8
6/12
TDP
95 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32+8x32 kB
6x32+6x32 kB
Cache L2
8x256 kB
6x256 kB
Cache L3
12288 kB
12288 kB
Date
October 2018
April 2020
Mean monothread perf.
81.96k points
75.27k points
Mean multithread perf.
494.38k points
387.99k 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
i7-9700K
i5-10500
Test#1 (Integers)
4.97k
4.52k (x0.91)
Test#2 (FP)
17.98k
18.52k (x1.03)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.89k
5.58k (x0.95)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.49k
14.2k (x0.98)
TOTAL
43.32k
42.82k (x0.99)

Multithread

i7-9700K

i5-10500
Test#1 (Integers)
37.81k
25.26k (x0.67)
Test#2 (FP)
138.05k
120.48k (x0.87)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
41.78k
38.12k (x0.91)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.13k
7.68k (x1.08)
TOTAL
224.77k
191.54k (x0.85)

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
i7-9700K
i5-10500
Test#1 (Integers)
17.94k
16.3k (x0.91)
Test#2 (FP)
25.66k
23.22k (x0.9)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.46k
6.22k (x0.96)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.52k
14.05k (x0.97)
TOTAL
64.58k
59.79k (x0.93)

Multithread

i7-9700K

i5-10500
Test#1 (Integers)
136.23k
92.61k (x0.68)
Test#2 (FP)
191.58k
147.68k (x0.77)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
44.51k
40.71k (x0.91)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.25k
7.78k (x1.07)
TOTAL
379.56k
288.77k (x0.76)

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
i7-9700K
i5-10500
Test#1 (Integers)
17.43k
16.33k (x0.94)
Test#2 (FP)
26.9k
24.73k (x0.92)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.24k
5.99k (x0.96)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.12k
13.64k (x0.97)
TOTAL
64.69k
60.69k (x0.94)

Multithread

i7-9700K

i5-10500
Test#1 (Integers)
134.6k
91.64k (x0.68)
Test#2 (FP)
191.15k
158.71k (x0.83)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
42.84k
39.84k (x0.93)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.25k
7.76k (x1.07)
TOTAL
375.84k
297.94k (x0.79)

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
i7-9700K
i5-10500
Test#1 (Integers)
32.45k
28.73k (x0.89)
Test#2 (FP)
28.3k
26.01k (x0.92)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.27k
6.08k (x0.97)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.93k
14.46k (x0.97)
TOTAL
81.96k
75.27k (x0.92)

Multithread

i7-9700K

i5-10500
Test#1 (Integers)
244.31k
172.66k (x0.71)
Test#2 (FP)
199.72k
167.57k (x0.84)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
43.15k
39.45k (x0.91)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.2k
8.31k (x1.15)
TOTAL
494.38k
387.99k (x0.78)

Performance/W
i7-9700K
i5-10500
Test#1 (Integers)
2572 points/W
2656 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2102 points/W
2578 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
454 points/W
607 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
76 points/W
128 points/W
TOTAL
5204 points/W
5969 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-9700K
i5-10500
Test#1 (Integers)
6623 points/GHz
6384 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5776 points/GHz
5780 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1281 points/GHz
1351 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3047 points/GHz
3212 points/GHz
TOTAL
16726 points/GHz
16727 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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