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Core i5-10500 vs i7-9850H


Description
The i5-10500 is based on Comet Lake architecture while the i7-9850H is based on Coffee Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-10500 gets a score of 388 k points while the i7-9850H gets 289.3 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-10500 is 1.3 times faster than the i7-9850H. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
a0653
906ed
Core
Comet Lake-S
Coffee Lake-H
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.1 GHz
2.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.5 GHz
4.6 GHz
Socket
FC-LGA 1200
BGA 1440
Cores/Threads
6/12
6/12
TDP
65 W
45 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
June 2019
Mean monothread perf.
75.27k points
49.24k points
Mean multithread perf.
387.99k points
289.3k 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
i7-9850H
Test#1 (Integers)
4.52k
4.11k (x0.91)
Test#2 (FP)
18.52k
15.19k (x0.82)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.58k
5.04k (x0.9)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.2k
11.98k (x0.84)
TOTAL
42.82k
36.32k (x0.85)

Multithread

i5-10500

i7-9850H
Test#1 (Integers)
25.26k
22.68k (x0.9)
Test#2 (FP)
120.48k
83.77k (x0.7)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
38.12k
30.37k (x0.8)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.68k
8.55k (x1.11)
TOTAL
191.54k
145.37k (x0.76)

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
i7-9850H
Test#1 (Integers)
16.3k
14.5k (x0.89)
Test#2 (FP)
23.22k
20.73k (x0.89)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.22k
5.31k (x0.85)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.05k
11.09k (x0.79)
TOTAL
59.79k
51.62k (x0.86)

Multithread

i5-10500

i7-9850H
Test#1 (Integers)
92.61k
77.18k (x0.83)
Test#2 (FP)
147.68k
126.35k (x0.86)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
40.71k
33.63k (x0.83)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.78k
7.87k (x1.01)
TOTAL
288.77k
245.03k (x0.85)

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
i7-9850H
Test#1 (Integers)
28.73k
19.83k (x0.69)
Test#2 (FP)
26.01k
16.52k (x0.64)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.08k
3.87k (x0.64)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.46k
9.02k (x0.62)
TOTAL
75.27k
49.24k (x0.65)

Multithread

i5-10500

i7-9850H
Test#1 (Integers)
172.66k
130.19k (x0.75)
Test#2 (FP)
167.57k
121.44k (x0.72)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
39.45k
28.05k (x0.71)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.31k
9.62k (x1.16)
TOTAL
387.99k
289.3k (x0.75)

Performance/W
i5-10500
i7-9850H
Test#1 (Integers)
2656 points/W
2893 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2578 points/W
2699 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
607 points/W
623 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
128 points/W
214 points/W
TOTAL
5969 points/W
6429 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-10500
i7-9850H
Test#1 (Integers)
6384 points/GHz
4311 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5780 points/GHz
3591 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1351 points/GHz
841 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3212 points/GHz
1961 points/GHz
TOTAL
16727 points/GHz
10703 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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