Core i5-8500 vs i7-6700K
Description
The i5-8500 is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the i7-6700K is based on Skylake.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-8500 gets a score of 307.5 k points while the i7-6700K gets 254.6 k points.
Summarizing, the i5-8500 is 1.2 times faster than the i7-6700K . 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 i7-6700K gets 254.6 k points.
Summarizing, the i5-8500 is 1.2 times faster than the i7-6700K . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
906ea
506e3
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Skylake-S
Base frecuency
3 GHz
4 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.1 GHz
4.2 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
6/6
4/8
TDP
65 W
95 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
9216 kB
8192 kB
Date
March 2018
May 2015
Mean monothread perf.
69.09k points
63.22k points
Mean multithread perf.
307.52k points
254.56k 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
i7-6700K
Test#1 (Integers)
4.19k
4.07k (x0.97)
Test#2 (FP)
17.38k
16.62k (x0.96)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.46k
5.23k (x0.96)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.92k
6.28k (x0.53)
TOTAL
38.96k
32.2k (x0.83)
Multithread
i5-8500
i7-6700K
Test#1 (Integers)
27.67k
16.37k (x0.59)
Test#2 (FP)
94.07k
77.34k (x0.82)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
29.05k
25.65k (x0.88)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.39k
10.21k (x2.33)
TOTAL
155.18k
129.57k (x0.83)
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
i7-6700K
Test#1 (Integers)
15.22k
14.73k (x0.97)
Test#2 (FP)
22.02k
21.27k (x0.97)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.75k
5.52k (x0.96)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.17k
6.32k (x0.52)
TOTAL
55.17k
47.84k (x0.87)
Multithread
i5-8500
i7-6700K
Test#1 (Integers)
87.78k
61.09k (x0.7)
Test#2 (FP)
126.73k
99.17k (x0.78)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
32.93k
26.57k (x0.81)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.22k
10.26k (x2.43)
TOTAL
251.65k
197.09k (x0.78)
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
i7-6700K
Test#1 (Integers)
27.36k
25.78k (x0.94)
Test#2 (FP)
24.27k
23.08k (x0.95)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.69k
5.32k (x0.94)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.77k
9.03k (x0.77)
TOTAL
69.09k
63.22k (x0.92)
Multithread
i5-8500
i7-6700K
Test#1 (Integers)
144.77k
112.83k (x0.78)
Test#2 (FP)
129.04k
106.86k (x0.83)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
29.53k
25.76k (x0.87)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.18k
9.12k (x2.18)
TOTAL
307.52k
254.56k (x0.83)
Performance/W
i5-8500
i7-6700K
Test#1 (Integers)
2227 points/W
1188 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1985 points/W
1125 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
454 points/W
271 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
64 points/W
96 points/W
TOTAL
4731 points/W
2680 points/W
Performance/GHz
i5-8500
i7-6700K
Test#1 (Integers)
6673 points/GHz
6139 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5920 points/GHz
5495 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1388 points/GHz
1268 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2870 points/GHz
2150 points/GHz
TOTAL
16850 points/GHz
15052 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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