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Core i5-8500 vs i7-10870H


Description
The i5-8500 is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the i7-10870H is based on Comet Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-8500 gets a score of 307.5 k points while the i7-10870H gets 487 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-10870H is 1.6 times faster than the i5-8500. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906ea
a0652
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Comet Lake-H
Architecture
Base frecuency
3 GHz
2.2 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.1 GHz
5 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
FC-BGA 1440
Cores/Threads
6/6
8/16
TDP
65 W
45 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
8x32+8x32 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
8x256 kB
Cache L3
9216 kB
16384 kB
Date
March 2018
September 2020
Mean monothread perf.
69.09k points
79.2k points
Mean multithread perf.
307.52k points
487.05k 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
i7-10870H
Test#1 (Integers)
4.19k
4.77k (x1.14)
Test#2 (FP)
17.38k
19.81k (x1.14)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.46k
6.29k (x1.15)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.92k
14.03k (x1.18)
TOTAL
38.96k
44.9k (x1.15)

Multithread

i5-8500

i7-10870H
Test#1 (Integers)
27.67k
31.21k (x1.13)
Test#2 (FP)
94.07k
151.01k (x1.61)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
29.05k
50.13k (x1.73)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.39k
8.37k (x1.91)
TOTAL
155.18k
240.71k (x1.55)

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
i5-8500
i7-10870H
Test#1 (Integers)
15.22k
17.17k (x1.13)
Test#2 (FP)
22.02k
25.26k (x1.15)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.75k
6.7k (x1.17)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.17k
13.81k (x1.13)
TOTAL
55.17k
62.95k (x1.14)

Multithread

i5-8500

i7-10870H
Test#1 (Integers)
87.78k
116.68k (x1.33)
Test#2 (FP)
126.73k
187.28k (x1.48)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
32.93k
51.52k (x1.56)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.22k
8.39k (x1.99)
TOTAL
251.65k
363.87k (x1.45)

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
i7-10870H
Test#1 (Integers)
15.21k
16.14k (x1.06)
Test#2 (FP)
22.94k
24.74k (x1.08)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.54k
5.98k (x1.08)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.39k
12.7k (x1.11)
TOTAL
55.07k
59.55k (x1.08)

Multithread

i5-8500

i7-10870H
Test#1 (Integers)
79.52k
117.03k (x1.47)
Test#2 (FP)
107.78k
199.88k (x1.85)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
31.89k
50.64k (x1.59)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.37k
8.23k (x0.62)
TOTAL
232.55k
375.77k (x1.62)

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
i7-10870H
Test#1 (Integers)
27.36k
30.38k (x1.11)
Test#2 (FP)
24.27k
27.95k (x1.15)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.69k
6.51k (x1.14)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.77k
14.37k (x1.22)
TOTAL
69.09k
79.2k (x1.15)

Multithread

i5-8500

i7-10870H
Test#1 (Integers)
144.77k
216.18k (x1.49)
Test#2 (FP)
129.04k
210.82k (x1.63)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
29.53k
51.57k (x1.75)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.18k
8.47k (x2.02)
TOTAL
307.52k
487.05k (x1.58)

Performance/W
i5-8500
i7-10870H
Test#1 (Integers)
2227 points/W
4804 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1985 points/W
4685 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
454 points/W
1146 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
64 points/W
188 points/W
TOTAL
4731 points/W
10823 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-8500
i7-10870H
Test#1 (Integers)
6673 points/GHz
6075 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5920 points/GHz
5589 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1388 points/GHz
1302 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2870 points/GHz
2873 points/GHz
TOTAL
16850 points/GHz
15840 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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