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Core i5-7300HQ vs i7-860


Description
The i5-7300HQ is based on Kaby Lake architecture while the i7-860 is based on Nehalem.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-7300HQ gets a score of 130.4 k points while the i7-860 gets 75.4 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-7300HQ is 1.7 times faster than the i7-860 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906e9
106e5
Core
Kaby Lake-H
Lynnfield
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.5 GHz
2.8 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.5 GHz
3.467 GHz
Socket
BGA1440
LGA 1156
Cores/Threads
4/4
4/8
TDP
45 W
95 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
8192 kB
Date
January 2017
September 2009
Mean monothread perf.
53.51k points
19.19k points
Mean multithread perf.
168.81k points
75.43k 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
i5-7300HQ
i7-860
Test#1 (Integers)
3.41k
2.15k (x0.63)
Test#2 (FP)
14.14k
4.87k (x0.34)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.41k
2.82k (x0.64)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.87k
3.13k (x0.35)
TOTAL
30.83k
12.97k (x0.42)

Multithread

i5-7300HQ

i7-860
Test#1 (Integers)
12.75k
8.24k (x0.65)
Test#2 (FP)
52.88k
21.63k (x0.41)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.25k
14.65k (x0.9)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.98k
5.02k (x0.56)
TOTAL
90.85k
49.54k (x0.55)

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
i5-7300HQ
i7-860
Test#1 (Integers)
11.71k
7.87k (x0.67)
Test#2 (FP)
16.74k
5.25k (x0.31)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.27k
2.94k (x0.69)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.81k
3.13k (x0.4)
TOTAL
40.53k
19.19k (x0.47)

Multithread

i5-7300HQ

i7-860
Test#1 (Integers)
44.38k
31.5k (x0.71)
Test#2 (FP)
62.55k
23.47k (x0.38)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
15.6k
15.47k (x0.99)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.85k
4.98k (x0.63)
TOTAL
130.38k
75.43k (x0.58)

Performance/W
i5-7300HQ
i7-860
Test#1 (Integers)
986 points/W
332 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1390 points/W
247 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
347 points/W
163 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
174 points/W
52 points/W
TOTAL
2897 points/W
794 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-7300HQ
i7-860
Test#1 (Integers)
3347 points/GHz
2271 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
4783 points/GHz
1514 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1221 points/GHz
847 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2231 points/GHz
902 points/GHz
TOTAL
11581 points/GHz
5534 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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