Core i5-10500 vs i7-8700k
Description
The i5-10500 is based on Comet Lake architecture while the i7-8700k is based on Coffee Lake.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-10500 gets a score of 388 k points while the i7-8700k gets 443.8 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-8700k is 1.1 times faster than the i5-10500. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-10500 gets a score of 388 k points while the i7-8700k gets 443.8 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-8700k is 1.1 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
906ea
Core
Comet Lake-S
Coffee Lake-S
Base frecuency
3.1 GHz
3.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.5 GHz
4.7 GHz
Socket
FC-LGA 1200
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
6/12
6/12
TDP
65 W
95 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
6x32+6x32 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
6x256 kB
Cache L3
12288 kB
12288 kB
Date
April 2020
October 2017
Mean monothread perf.
75.27k points
80.6k points
Mean multithread perf.
387.99k points
443.77k 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
i7-8700k
Test#1 (Integers)
4.52k
4.13k (x0.91)
Test#2 (FP)
18.52k
16.96k (x0.92)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.58k
5.56k (x1)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.2k
12.85k (x0.9)
TOTAL
42.82k
39.5k (x0.92)
Multithread
i5-10500
i7-8700k
Test#1 (Integers)
25.26k
24.01k (x0.95)
Test#2 (FP)
120.48k
108.69k (x0.9)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
38.12k
36.62k (x0.96)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.68k
9.33k (x1.21)
TOTAL
191.54k
178.64k (x0.93)
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
i7-8700k
Test#1 (Integers)
16.3k
12.92k (x0.79)
Test#2 (FP)
23.22k
20.68k (x0.89)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.22k
5.3k (x0.85)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.05k
12.59k (x0.9)
TOTAL
59.79k
51.48k (x0.86)
Multithread
i5-10500
i7-8700k
Test#1 (Integers)
92.61k
94.26k (x1.02)
Test#2 (FP)
147.68k
152.55k (x1.03)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
40.71k
39.74k (x0.98)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.78k
8.53k (x1.1)
TOTAL
288.77k
295.07k (x1.02)
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
i7-8700k
Test#1 (Integers)
16.33k
16.87k (x1.03)
Test#2 (FP)
24.73k
26.12k (x1.06)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.99k
6.33k (x1.06)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.64k
13.71k (x1)
TOTAL
60.69k
63.03k (x1.04)
Multithread
i5-10500
i7-8700k
Test#1 (Integers)
91.64k
105.74k (x1.15)
Test#2 (FP)
158.71k
180.52k (x1.14)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
39.84k
44.99k (x1.13)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.76k
8.51k (x1.1)
TOTAL
297.94k
339.77k (x1.14)
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
i7-8700k
Test#1 (Integers)
28.73k
31.2k (x1.09)
Test#2 (FP)
26.01k
27.82k (x1.07)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.08k
6.57k (x1.08)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.46k
15k (x1.04)
TOTAL
75.27k
80.6k (x1.07)
Multithread
i5-10500
i7-8700k
Test#1 (Integers)
172.66k
202.42k (x1.17)
Test#2 (FP)
167.57k
186.33k (x1.11)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
39.45k
44.96k (x1.14)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.31k
10.05k (x1.21)
TOTAL
387.99k
443.77k (x1.14)
Performance/W
i5-10500
i7-8700k
Test#1 (Integers)
2656 points/W
2131 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2578 points/W
1961 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
607 points/W
473 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
128 points/W
106 points/W
TOTAL
5969 points/W
4671 points/W
Performance/GHz
i5-10500
i7-8700k
Test#1 (Integers)
6384 points/GHz
6639 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5780 points/GHz
5919 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1351 points/GHz
1397 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3212 points/GHz
3192 points/GHz
TOTAL
16727 points/GHz
17148 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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