Core i5-8500 vs i9-7980XE
Description
The i5-8500 is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the i9-7980XE is based on Skylake.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-8500 gets a score of 307.5 k points while the i9-7980XE gets 1223.8 k points.
Summarizing, the i9-7980XE is 4 times faster than the i5-8500. 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 i9-7980XE gets 1223.8 k points.
Summarizing, the i9-7980XE is 4 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
50654
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Skylake-X
Base frecuency
3 GHz
2.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.1 GHz
4.4 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA 2066
Cores/Threads
6/6
18/36
TDP
65 W
165 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
18x32+18x32 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
18x1024 kB
Cache L3
9216 kB
25344 kB
Date
March 2018
May 2017
Mean monothread perf.
69.09k points
76.43k points
Mean multithread perf.
307.52k points
1223.79k 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
i9-7980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
4.19k
4.89k (x1.17)
Test#2 (FP)
17.38k
19.98k (x1.15)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.46k
6.14k (x1.13)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.92k
9.81k (x0.82)
TOTAL
38.96k
40.82k (x1.05)
Multithread
i5-8500
i9-7980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
27.67k
79.8k (x2.88)
Test#2 (FP)
94.07k
372.72k (x3.96)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
29.05k
121.42k (x4.18)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.39k
26.48k (x6.04)
TOTAL
155.18k
600.43k (x3.87)
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
i9-7980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
27.36k
31.16k (x1.14)
Test#2 (FP)
24.27k
28.13k (x1.16)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.69k
6.65k (x1.17)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.77k
10.5k (x0.89)
TOTAL
69.09k
76.43k (x1.11)
Multithread
i5-8500
i9-7980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
144.77k
560.19k (x3.87)
Test#2 (FP)
129.04k
516.97k (x4.01)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
29.53k
123.94k (x4.2)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.18k
22.69k (x5.42)
TOTAL
307.52k
1223.79k (x3.98)
Performance/W
i5-8500
i9-7980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
2227 points/W
3395 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1985 points/W
3133 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
454 points/W
751 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
64 points/W
137 points/W
TOTAL
4731 points/W
7417 points/W
Performance/GHz
i5-8500
i9-7980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
6673 points/GHz
7081 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5920 points/GHz
6392 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1388 points/GHz
1512 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2870 points/GHz
2386 points/GHz
TOTAL
16850 points/GHz
17371 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