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Core i5-8500 vs i7-7560U


Description
The i5-8500 is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the i7-7560U 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 i7-7560U gets 97.3 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-8500 is 3.2 times faster than the i7-7560U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906ea
806e9
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Kaby Lake-U
Architecture
Base frecuency
3 GHz
2.4 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.1 GHz
3.8 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
BGA 1356
Cores/Threads
6/6
2/4
TDP
65 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
9216 kB
4096 kB
Date
March 2018
January 2017
Mean monothread perf.
69.09k points
48.16k points
Mean multithread perf.
307.52k points
97.27k 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
i7-7560U
Test#1 (Integers)
4.19k
3.56k (x0.85)
Test#2 (FP)
17.38k
12.71k (x0.73)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.46k
3.93k (x0.72)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.92k
8.89k (x0.75)
TOTAL
38.96k
29.09k (x0.75)

Multithread

i5-8500

i7-7560U
Test#1 (Integers)
27.67k
6.34k (x0.23)
Test#2 (FP)
94.07k
29.51k (x0.31)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
29.05k
8.94k (x0.31)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.39k
14.72k (x3.36)
TOTAL
155.18k
59.51k (x0.38)

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
i7-7560U
Test#1 (Integers)
15.22k
12.78k (x0.84)
Test#2 (FP)
22.02k
18.79k (x0.85)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.75k
4.72k (x0.82)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.17k
8.95k (x0.74)
TOTAL
55.17k
45.24k (x0.82)

Multithread

i5-8500

i7-7560U
Test#1 (Integers)
87.78k
23.04k (x0.26)
Test#2 (FP)
126.73k
40.07k (x0.32)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
32.93k
10.08k (x0.31)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.22k
15.24k (x3.61)
TOTAL
251.65k
88.42k (x0.35)

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
i7-7560U
Test#1 (Integers)
15.21k
12.88k (x0.85)
Test#2 (FP)
22.94k
20.02k (x0.87)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.54k
4.15k (x0.75)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.39k
8.97k (x0.79)
TOTAL
55.07k
46.02k (x0.84)

Multithread

i5-8500

i7-7560U
Test#1 (Integers)
79.52k
23k (x0.29)
Test#2 (FP)
107.78k
41.21k (x0.38)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
31.89k
9.92k (x0.31)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.37k
14.9k (x1.12)
TOTAL
232.55k
89.03k (x0.38)

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
i7-7560U
Test#1 (Integers)
27.36k
19.37k (x0.71)
Test#2 (FP)
24.27k
17.26k (x0.71)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.69k
3.78k (x0.66)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.77k
7.75k (x0.66)
TOTAL
69.09k
48.16k (x0.7)

Multithread

i5-8500

i7-7560U
Test#1 (Integers)
144.77k
39.17k (x0.27)
Test#2 (FP)
129.04k
38.24k (x0.3)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
29.53k
8.9k (x0.3)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.18k
10.97k (x2.62)
TOTAL
307.52k
97.27k (x0.32)

Performance/W
i5-8500
i7-7560U
Test#1 (Integers)
2227 points/W
2611 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1985 points/W
2549 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
454 points/W
593 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
64 points/W
731 points/W
TOTAL
4731 points/W
6485 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-8500
i7-7560U
Test#1 (Integers)
6673 points/GHz
5097 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5920 points/GHz
4543 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1388 points/GHz
994 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2870 points/GHz
2041 points/GHz
TOTAL
16850 points/GHz
12674 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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