Core i5-8500 vs i5-7500
Description
The i5-8500 is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the i5-7500 is based on Kaby Lake.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-8500 gets a score of 307.5 k points while the i5-7500 gets 191.7 k points.
Summarizing, the i5-8500 is 1.6 times faster than the i5-7500 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-8500 gets a score of 307.5 k points while the i5-7500 gets 191.7 k points.
Summarizing, the i5-8500 is 1.6 times faster than the i5-7500 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
906ea
906e9
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Kaby Lake-S
Base frecuency
3 GHz
3.4 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.1 GHz
3.8 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
6/6
4/4
TDP
65 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
9216 kB
6144 kB
Date
March 2018
September 2016
Mean monothread perf.
69.09k points
61.51k points
Mean multithread perf.
307.52k points
191.71k 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
i5-8500
i5-7500
Test#1 (Integers)
4.19k
3.87k (x0.92)
Test#2 (FP)
17.38k
16.09k (x0.93)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.46k
5.11k (x0.94)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.92k
7.97k (x0.67)
TOTAL
38.96k
33.04k (x0.85)
Multithread
i5-8500
i5-7500
Test#1 (Integers)
27.67k
14.81k (x0.54)
Test#2 (FP)
94.07k
61.51k (x0.65)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
29.05k
19.59k (x0.67)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.39k
3.68k (x0.84)
TOTAL
155.18k
99.59k (x0.64)
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
i5-8500
i5-7500
Test#1 (Integers)
15.22k
14.09k (x0.93)
Test#2 (FP)
22.02k
19.8k (x0.9)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.75k
5.34k (x0.93)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.17k
8.45k (x0.69)
TOTAL
55.17k
47.67k (x0.86)
Multithread
i5-8500
i5-7500
Test#1 (Integers)
87.78k
53.99k (x0.62)
Test#2 (FP)
126.73k
77.43k (x0.61)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
32.93k
20.81k (x0.63)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.22k
2.53k (x0.6)
TOTAL
251.65k
154.77k (x0.62)
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
i5-8500
i5-7500
Test#1 (Integers)
15.21k
14.03k (x0.92)
Test#2 (FP)
22.94k
21.07k (x0.92)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.54k
5.15k (x0.93)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.39k
7.77k (x0.68)
TOTAL
55.07k
48.03k (x0.87)
Multithread
i5-8500
i5-7500
Test#1 (Integers)
79.52k
50.12k (x0.63)
Test#2 (FP)
107.78k
74.8k (x0.69)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
31.89k
19.69k (x0.62)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.37k
5.19k (x0.39)
TOTAL
232.55k
149.79k (x0.64)
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
i5-8500
i5-7500
Test#1 (Integers)
27.36k
25.59k (x0.94)
Test#2 (FP)
24.27k
22.57k (x0.93)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.69k
5.27k (x0.93)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.77k
8.08k (x0.69)
TOTAL
69.09k
61.51k (x0.89)
Multithread
i5-8500
i5-7500
Test#1 (Integers)
144.77k
88.3k (x0.61)
Test#2 (FP)
129.04k
78.59k (x0.61)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
29.53k
19.72k (x0.67)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.18k
5.1k (x1.22)
TOTAL
307.52k
191.71k (x0.62)
Performance/W
i5-8500
i5-7500
Test#1 (Integers)
2227 points/W
1358 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1985 points/W
1209 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
454 points/W
303 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
64 points/W
79 points/W
TOTAL
4731 points/W
2949 points/W
Performance/GHz
i5-8500
i5-7500
Test#1 (Integers)
6673 points/GHz
6734 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5920 points/GHz
5939 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1388 points/GHz
1387 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2870 points/GHz
2125 points/GHz
TOTAL
16850 points/GHz
16186 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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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