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Core i5-10500 vs i7-11700


Description
The i5-10500 is based on Comet Lake architecture while the i7-11700 is based on Rocket Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-10500 gets a score of 388 k points while the i7-11700 gets 729 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-11700 is 1.9 times faster than the i5-10500. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
a0653
a0671
Core
Comet Lake-S
Rocket Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.1 GHz
2.5 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.5 GHz
4.9 GHz
Socket
FC-LGA 1200
LGA 1200
Cores/Threads
6/12
8/16
TDP
65 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
8x32+8x48 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
8x512 kB
Cache L3
12288 kB
16384 kB
Date
April 2020
March 2021
Mean monothread perf.
75.27k points
98.87k points
Mean multithread perf.
387.99k points
728.98k 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
i5-10500
i7-11700
Test#1 (Integers)
4.52k
5.48k (x1.21)
Test#2 (FP)
18.52k
20.99k (x1.13)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.58k
12.58k (x2.25)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.2k
21.24k (x1.5)
TOTAL
42.82k
60.28k (x1.41)

Multithread

i5-10500

i7-11700
Test#1 (Integers)
25.26k
44.15k (x1.75)
Test#2 (FP)
120.48k
196.6k (x1.63)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
38.12k
102.57k (x2.69)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.68k
10.64k (x1.39)
TOTAL
191.54k
353.96k (x1.85)

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
i5-10500
i7-11700
Test#1 (Integers)
16.3k
18.05k (x1.11)
Test#2 (FP)
23.22k
26.13k (x1.13)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.22k
13.92k (x2.24)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.05k
21.22k (x1.51)
TOTAL
59.79k
79.32k (x1.33)

Multithread

i5-10500

i7-11700
Test#1 (Integers)
92.61k
160.49k (x1.73)
Test#2 (FP)
147.68k
225.25k (x1.53)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
40.71k
113.88k (x2.8)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.78k
10.64k (x1.37)
TOTAL
288.77k
510.25k (x1.77)

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
i5-10500
i7-11700
Test#1 (Integers)
16.33k
18.96k (x1.16)
Test#2 (FP)
24.73k
28.34k (x1.15)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.99k
13.26k (x2.21)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.64k
20.2k (x1.48)
TOTAL
60.69k
80.76k (x1.33)

Multithread

i5-10500

i7-11700
Test#1 (Integers)
91.64k
164.31k (x1.79)
Test#2 (FP)
158.71k
253.96k (x1.6)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
39.84k
115.28k (x2.89)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.76k
10.65k (x1.37)
TOTAL
297.94k
544.2k (x1.83)

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
i5-10500
i7-11700
Test#1 (Integers)
28.73k
35.12k (x1.22)
Test#2 (FP)
26.01k
29.24k (x1.12)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.08k
12.56k (x2.07)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.46k
21.95k (x1.52)
TOTAL
75.27k
98.87k (x1.31)

Multithread

i5-10500

i7-11700
Test#1 (Integers)
172.66k
304k (x1.76)
Test#2 (FP)
167.57k
304.7k (x1.82)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
39.45k
109.64k (x2.78)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.31k
10.64k (x1.28)
TOTAL
387.99k
728.98k (x1.88)

Performance/W
i5-10500
i7-11700
Test#1 (Integers)
2656 points/W
4677 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2578 points/W
4688 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
607 points/W
1687 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
128 points/W
164 points/W
TOTAL
5969 points/W
11215 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-10500
i7-11700
Test#1 (Integers)
6384 points/GHz
7168 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5780 points/GHz
5967 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1351 points/GHz
2563 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3212 points/GHz
4479 points/GHz
TOTAL
16727 points/GHz
20177 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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