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Core i5-7500 vs i7-6560U


Description
The i5-7500 is based on Kaby Lake architecture while the i7-6560U is based on Skylake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-7500 gets a score of 191.7 k points while the i7-6560U gets 107 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-7500 is 1.8 times faster than the i7-6560U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906e9
406e3
Core
Kaby Lake-S
Skylake-U
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.4 GHz
2.2 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.8 GHz
3.2 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
BGA1356
Cores/Threads
4/4
2/4
TDP
65 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
4096 kB
Date
September 2016
September 2015
Mean monothread perf.
61.51k points
52.96k points
Mean multithread perf.
191.71k points
107.01k 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
i5-7500
i7-6560U
Test#1 (Integers)
3.87k
3.29k (x0.85)
Test#2 (FP)
16.09k
13.52k (x0.84)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.11k
4.24k (x0.83)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.97k
7.08k (x0.89)
TOTAL
33.04k
28.14k (x0.85)

Multithread

i5-7500

i7-6560U
Test#1 (Integers)
14.81k
6.49k (x0.44)
Test#2 (FP)
61.51k
31.11k (x0.51)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
19.59k
10.25k (x0.52)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.68k
6.16k (x1.67)
TOTAL
99.59k
54.01k (x0.54)

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
i5-7500
i7-6560U
Test#1 (Integers)
25.59k
22.21k (x0.87)
Test#2 (FP)
22.57k
19.25k (x0.85)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.27k
4.41k (x0.84)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.08k
7.09k (x0.88)
TOTAL
61.51k
52.96k (x0.86)

Multithread

i5-7500

i7-6560U
Test#1 (Integers)
88.3k
44.94k (x0.51)
Test#2 (FP)
78.59k
44.98k (x0.57)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
19.72k
10.83k (x0.55)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.1k
6.26k (x1.23)
TOTAL
191.71k
107.01k (x0.56)

Performance/W
i5-7500
i7-6560U
Test#1 (Integers)
1358 points/W
2996 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1209 points/W
2998 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
303 points/W
722 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
79 points/W
418 points/W
TOTAL
2949 points/W
7134 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-7500
i7-6560U
Test#1 (Integers)
6734 points/GHz
6941 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5939 points/GHz
6017 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1387 points/GHz
1377 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2125 points/GHz
2214 points/GHz
TOTAL
16186 points/GHz
16550 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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