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Core i5-6600K vs i5-7500


Description
The i5-6600K is based on Skylake architecture while the i5-7500 is based on Kaby Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-6600K gets a score of 209.3 k points while the i5-7500 gets 149.8 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-6600K is 1.4 times faster than the i5-7500 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
506e3
906e9
Core
Skylake-S
Kaby Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.5 GHz
3.4 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.9 GHz
3.8 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
4/4
4/4
TDP
95 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
6144 kB
Date
May 2015
September 2016
Mean monothread perf.
59.28k points
61.51k points
Mean multithread perf.
209.28k points
191.71k points

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
i5-6600K
i5-7500
Test#1 (Integers)
17.24k
14.03k (x0.81)
Test#2 (FP)
26.5k
21.07k (x0.8)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.45k
5.15k (x0.8)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.09k
7.77k (x0.85)
TOTAL
59.28k
48.03k (x0.81)

Multithread

i5-6600K

i5-7500
Test#1 (Integers)
68.47k
50.12k (x0.73)
Test#2 (FP)
105.05k
74.8k (x0.71)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
25.24k
19.69k (x0.78)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.5k
5.19k (x0.49)
TOTAL
209.28k
149.79k (x0.72)

Performance/W
i5-6600K
i5-7500
Test#1 (Integers)
721 points/W
771 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1106 points/W
1151 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
266 points/W
303 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
111 points/W
80 points/W
TOTAL
2203 points/W
2305 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-6600K
i5-7500
Test#1 (Integers)
4420 points/GHz
3693 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
6795 points/GHz
5545 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1653 points/GHz
1356 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2331 points/GHz
2044 points/GHz
TOTAL
15199 points/GHz
12639 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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