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Core i5-10500 vs i7-7700


Description
The i5-10500 is based on Comet Lake architecture while the i7-7700 is based on Kaby Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-10500 gets a score of 388 k points while the i7-7700 gets 257.5 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-10500 is 1.5 times faster than the i7-7700 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
a0653
906e9
Core
Comet Lake-S
Kaby Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.1 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.5 GHz
4.2 GHz
Socket
FC-LGA 1200
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
6/12
4/8
TDP
65 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
12288 kB
8192 kB
Date
April 2020
September 2016
Mean monothread perf.
75.27k points
67.33k points
Mean multithread perf.
387.99k points
257.52k 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
i7-7700
Test#1 (Integers)
4.52k
4.23k (x0.94)
Test#2 (FP)
18.52k
16.76k (x0.9)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.58k
5.42k (x0.97)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.2k
12.23k (x0.86)
TOTAL
42.82k
38.64k (x0.9)

Multithread

i5-10500

i7-7700
Test#1 (Integers)
25.26k
16.71k (x0.66)
Test#2 (FP)
120.48k
73.1k (x0.61)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
38.12k
25.76k (x0.68)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.68k
7.12k (x0.93)
TOTAL
191.54k
122.68k (x0.64)

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
i7-7700
Test#1 (Integers)
16.3k
15.33k (x0.94)
Test#2 (FP)
23.22k
21.94k (x0.94)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.22k
5.85k (x0.94)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.05k
12.52k (x0.89)
TOTAL
59.79k
55.64k (x0.93)

Multithread

i5-10500

i7-7700
Test#1 (Integers)
92.61k
61.73k (x0.67)
Test#2 (FP)
147.68k
99.91k (x0.68)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
40.71k
27.03k (x0.66)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.78k
9.28k (x1.19)
TOTAL
288.77k
197.96k (x0.69)

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
i7-7700
Test#1 (Integers)
16.33k
15.34k (x0.94)
Test#2 (FP)
24.73k
23.41k (x0.95)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.99k
5.87k (x0.98)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.64k
11.07k (x0.81)
TOTAL
60.69k
55.69k (x0.92)

Multithread

i5-10500

i7-7700
Test#1 (Integers)
91.64k
62.68k (x0.68)
Test#2 (FP)
158.71k
105.24k (x0.66)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
39.84k
26.35k (x0.66)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.76k
5.79k (x0.75)
TOTAL
297.94k
200.07k (x0.67)

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
i7-7700
Test#1 (Integers)
28.73k
26.7k (x0.93)
Test#2 (FP)
26.01k
23.7k (x0.91)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.08k
5.46k (x0.9)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.46k
11.48k (x0.79)
TOTAL
75.27k
67.33k (x0.89)

Multithread

i5-10500

i7-7700
Test#1 (Integers)
172.66k
115.97k (x0.67)
Test#2 (FP)
167.57k
108.43k (x0.65)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
39.45k
26.28k (x0.67)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.31k
6.85k (x0.82)
TOTAL
387.99k
257.52k (x0.66)

Performance/W
i5-10500
i7-7700
Test#1 (Integers)
2656 points/W
1784 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2578 points/W
1668 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
607 points/W
404 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
128 points/W
105 points/W
TOTAL
5969 points/W
3962 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-10500
i7-7700
Test#1 (Integers)
6384 points/GHz
6356 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5780 points/GHz
5643 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1351 points/GHz
1300 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3212 points/GHz
2733 points/GHz
TOTAL
16727 points/GHz
16032 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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