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Core i5-10500H vs i5-8500


Description
The i5-10500H is based on Comet Lake architecture while the i5-8500 is based on Coffee Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-10500H gets a score of 379 k points while the i5-8500 gets 307.5 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-10500H is 1.2 times faster than the i5-8500. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
a0652
906ea
Core
Comet Lake-S
Coffee Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.1 GHz
3 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.5 GHz
4.1 GHz
Socket
LGA 1200
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
6/12
6/6
TDP
65 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
6x32+6x32 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
6x256 kB
Cache L3
12288 kB
9216 kB
Date
April 2020
March 2018
Mean monothread perf.
72.1k points
69.09k points
Mean multithread perf.
378.99k points
307.52k 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
i5-10500H
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
4.98k
4.19k (x0.84)
Test#2 (FP)
17.92k
17.38k (x0.97)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.81k
5.46k (x0.94)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.55k
11.92k (x0.95)
TOTAL
41.26k
38.96k (x0.94)

Multithread

i5-10500H

i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
29.53k
27.67k (x0.94)
Test#2 (FP)
118.16k
94.07k (x0.8)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
38.43k
29.05k (x0.76)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.29k
4.39k (x0.83)
TOTAL
191.41k
155.18k (x0.81)

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
i5-10500H
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
15.89k
15.22k (x0.96)
Test#2 (FP)
22.74k
22.02k (x0.97)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.09k
5.75k (x0.94)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.49k
12.17k (x0.97)
TOTAL
57.21k
55.17k (x0.96)

Multithread

i5-10500H

i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
96.8k
87.78k (x0.91)
Test#2 (FP)
149.1k
126.73k (x0.85)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
39.68k
32.93k (x0.83)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.28k
4.22k (x0.8)
TOTAL
290.85k
251.65k (x0.87)

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
i5-10500H
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
15.86k
15.21k (x0.96)
Test#2 (FP)
24.07k
22.94k (x0.95)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.94k
5.54k (x0.93)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.82k
11.39k (x0.96)
TOTAL
57.69k
55.07k (x0.95)

Multithread

i5-10500H

i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
97.37k
79.52k (x0.82)
Test#2 (FP)
154.42k
107.78k (x0.7)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
38.76k
31.89k (x0.82)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.4k
13.37k (x2.47)
TOTAL
295.96k
232.55k (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
i5-10500H
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
27.93k
27.36k (x0.98)
Test#2 (FP)
25.41k
24.27k (x0.96)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.91k
5.69k (x0.96)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.85k
11.77k (x0.92)
TOTAL
72.1k
69.09k (x0.96)

Multithread

i5-10500H

i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
176.41k
144.77k (x0.82)
Test#2 (FP)
158.8k
129.04k (x0.81)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
38.53k
29.53k (x0.77)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.25k
4.18k (x0.8)
TOTAL
378.99k
307.52k (x0.81)

Performance/W
i5-10500H
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
2714 points/W
2227 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2443 points/W
1985 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
593 points/W
454 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
81 points/W
64 points/W
TOTAL
5831 points/W
4731 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-10500H
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
6207 points/GHz
6673 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5647 points/GHz
5920 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1313 points/GHz
1388 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2856 points/GHz
2870 points/GHz
TOTAL
16023 points/GHz
16850 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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