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Core i5-6500 vs i7-9850H


Description
The i5-6500 is based on Skylake architecture while the i7-9850H is based on Coffee Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-6500 gets a score of 179.4 k points while the i7-9850H gets 289.3 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-9850H is 1.6 times faster than the i5-6500 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
506e3
906ed
Core
Skylake-S
Coffee Lake-H
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.2 GHz
2.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.6 GHz
4.6 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
BGA 1440
Cores/Threads
4/4
6/12
TDP
65 W
45 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
6x32+6x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
6x256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
12288 kB
Date
September 2015
June 2019
Mean monothread perf.
53.7k points
49.24k points
Mean multithread perf.
179.44k 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
i5-6500
i7-9850H
Test#1 (Integers)
3.46k
4.11k (x1.19)
Test#2 (FP)
14.61k
15.19k (x1.04)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.66k
5.04k (x1.08)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.99k
11.98k (x1.71)
TOTAL
29.71k
36.32k (x1.22)

Multithread

i5-6500

i7-9850H
Test#1 (Integers)
12.52k
22.68k (x1.81)
Test#2 (FP)
51.13k
83.77k (x1.64)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
17.41k
30.37k (x1.74)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.9k
8.55k (x2.2)
TOTAL
84.96k
145.37k (x1.71)

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
i5-6500
i7-9850H
Test#1 (Integers)
22.89k
19.83k (x0.87)
Test#2 (FP)
19.87k
16.52k (x0.83)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.58k
3.87k (x0.84)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.36k
9.02k (x1.42)
TOTAL
53.7k
49.24k (x0.92)

Multithread

i5-6500

i7-9850H
Test#1 (Integers)
84.36k
130.19k (x1.54)
Test#2 (FP)
72.91k
121.44k (x1.67)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.08k
28.05k (x1.74)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.1k
9.62k (x1.58)
TOTAL
179.44k
289.3k (x1.61)

Performance/W
i5-6500
i7-9850H
Test#1 (Integers)
1298 points/W
2893 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1122 points/W
2699 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
247 points/W
623 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
94 points/W
214 points/W
TOTAL
2761 points/W
6429 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-6500
i7-9850H
Test#1 (Integers)
6359 points/GHz
4311 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5521 points/GHz
3591 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1271 points/GHz
841 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1766 points/GHz
1961 points/GHz
TOTAL
14917 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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