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Core i5-7200U vs i7-8550U


Description
Both models i5-7200U and i7-8550U are based on Kaby Lake architecture.

The first Kaby Lake CPU was released in August 2016. It uses a 14 nm process and was the first architecture in breaking the previous tick-tock model. Actually, it is not that different from the preceding Skylake: it has 64kB of L1 cache and 256kB L2 cache per core.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-7200U gets a score of 97.5 k points while the i7-8550U gets 166.1 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-8550U is 1.7 times faster than the i5-7200U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
806e9
806ea
Core
Kaby Lake-U
Kaby Lake-R
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.5 GHz
1.8 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.1 GHz
4 GHz
Socket
BGA1356
BGA1356
Cores/Threads
2/4
4/8
TDP
15 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
8192 kB
Date
August 2016
August 2017
Mean monothread perf.
44.94k points
64.2k points
Mean multithread perf.
97.52k points
166.12k 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
i5-7200U
i7-8550U
Test#1 (Integers)
3.15k
3.91k (x1.24)
Test#2 (FP)
12.85k
15.98k (x1.24)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.14k
5.11k (x1.23)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.21k
11.05k (x2.12)
TOTAL
25.36k
36.05k (x1.42)

Multithread

i5-7200U

i7-8550U
Test#1 (Integers)
6.28k
11.76k (x1.87)
Test#2 (FP)
29.27k
50.15k (x1.71)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
9.31k
16.76k (x1.8)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.71k
4.17k (x0.89)
TOTAL
49.56k
82.84k (x1.67)

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
i5-7200U
i7-8550U
Test#1 (Integers)
11.39k
12.93k (x1.14)
Test#2 (FP)
16.47k
20.59k (x1.25)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.36k
5.41k (x1.24)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.21k
10.48k (x2.01)
TOTAL
37.43k
49.41k (x1.32)

Multithread

i5-7200U

i7-8550U
Test#1 (Integers)
23.57k
41.11k (x1.74)
Test#2 (FP)
37.4k
65.04k (x1.74)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
10.15k
17.53k (x1.73)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.78k
4.22k (x0.88)
TOTAL
75.9k
127.9k (x1.69)

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
i5-7200U
i7-8550U
Test#1 (Integers)
11.36k
13.15k (x1.16)
Test#2 (FP)
17.26k
19.7k (x1.14)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.03k
5.1k (x1.27)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.77k
9.21k (x1.93)
TOTAL
37.42k
47.16k (x1.26)

Multithread

i5-7200U

i7-8550U
Test#1 (Integers)
24.08k
34.13k (x1.42)
Test#2 (FP)
41.23k
53.79k (x1.3)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
10.19k
13.91k (x1.37)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.72k
4.12k (x0.87)
TOTAL
80.22k
105.95k (x1.32)

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
i5-7200U
i7-8550U
Test#1 (Integers)
19.34k
25.37k (x1.31)
Test#2 (FP)
17.47k
22.6k (x1.29)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.08k
5.13k (x1.26)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.04k
11.1k (x2.74)
TOTAL
44.94k
64.2k (x1.43)

Multithread

i5-7200U

i7-8550U
Test#1 (Integers)
42.86k
72.82k (x1.7)
Test#2 (FP)
41.3k
71.71k (x1.74)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
9.69k
17.35k (x1.79)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.68k
4.24k (x1.15)
TOTAL
97.52k
166.12k (x1.7)

Performance/W
i5-7200U
i7-8550U
Test#1 (Integers)
2857 points/W
4855 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2753 points/W
4781 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
646 points/W
1157 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
245 points/W
282 points/W
TOTAL
6501 points/W
11075 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-7200U
i7-8550U
Test#1 (Integers)
6239 points/GHz
6343 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5637 points/GHz
5650 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1316 points/GHz
1282 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1304 points/GHz
2774 points/GHz
TOTAL
14496 points/GHz
16049 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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