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Core i5-8600 vs i7-6700K


Description
The i5-8600 is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the i7-6700K is based on Skylake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-8600 gets a score of 317.5 k points while the i7-6700K gets 254.6 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-8600 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
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.1 GHz
4 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.3 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.
70.3k points
63.22k points
Mean multithread perf.
317.49k points
254.56k 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
i5-8600
i7-6700K
Test#1 (Integers)
28.14k
25.78k (x0.92)
Test#2 (FP)
24.71k
23.08k (x0.93)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.51k
5.32k (x0.97)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.95k
9.03k (x0.76)
TOTAL
70.3k
63.22k (x0.9)

Multithread

i5-8600

i7-6700K
Test#1 (Integers)
159.4k
112.83k (x0.71)
Test#2 (FP)
126.93k
106.86k (x0.84)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
26.76k
25.76k (x0.96)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.4k
9.12k (x2.07)
TOTAL
317.49k
254.56k (x0.8)

Performance/W
i5-8600
i7-6700K
Test#1 (Integers)
2452 points/W
1188 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1953 points/W
1125 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
412 points/W
271 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
68 points/W
96 points/W
TOTAL
4884 points/W
2680 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-8600
i7-6700K
Test#1 (Integers)
6543 points/GHz
6139 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5746 points/GHz
5495 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1281 points/GHz
1268 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2780 points/GHz
2150 points/GHz
TOTAL
16350 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.


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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