Core i5-8500 vs i7-5960X
Description
The i5-8500 is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the i7-5960X is based on Haswell.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-8500 gets a score of 307.5 k points while the i7-5960X gets 294.3 k points.
Summarizing, the i5-8500 is 1 times faster than the i7-5960X . 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 i7-5960X gets 294.3 k points.
Summarizing, the i5-8500 is 1 times faster than the i7-5960X . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
906ea
306f2
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Haswell-E
Base frecuency
3 GHz
3 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.1 GHz
3.5 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA 1150
Cores/Threads
6/6
8/16
TDP
65 W
140 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
8x32+8x32 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
8x256 kB
Cache L3
9216 kB
20480 kB
Date
March 2018
September 2014
Mean monothread perf.
69.09k points
13.16k points
Mean multithread perf.
307.52k points
294.29k points
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
i7-5960X
Test#1 (Integers)
27.36k
6.6k (x0.24)
Test#2 (FP)
24.27k
3.8k (x0.16)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.69k
1.41k (x0.25)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.77k
1.34k (x0.11)
TOTAL
69.09k
13.16k (x0.19)
Multithread
i5-8500
i7-5960X
Test#1 (Integers)
144.77k
146.65k (x1.01)
Test#2 (FP)
129.04k
100.72k (x0.78)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
29.53k
34.09k (x1.15)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.18k
12.83k (x3.07)
TOTAL
307.52k
294.29k (x0.96)
Performance/W
i5-8500
i7-5960X
Test#1 (Integers)
2227 points/W
1047 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1985 points/W
719 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
454 points/W
243 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
64 points/W
92 points/W
TOTAL
4731 points/W
2102 points/W
Performance/GHz
i5-8500
i7-5960X
Test#1 (Integers)
6673 points/GHz
1887 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5920 points/GHz
1086 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1388 points/GHz
403 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2870 points/GHz
384 points/GHz
TOTAL
16850 points/GHz
3759 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]
Hardlimit Benchmark Central - Ver. 3.11.4