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Core i5-9600KF vs i7-6900K


Description
The i5-9600KF is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the i7-6900K is based on Broadwell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-9600KF gets a score of 371.1 k points while the i7-6900K gets 427.5 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-6900K is 1.2 times faster than the i5-9600KF. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906ec
406f1
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Broadwell-E
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.7 GHz
3.2 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.6 GHz
3.7 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA 2011-3
Cores/Threads
6/6
8/16
TDP
95 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
January 2019
September 2016
Mean monothread perf.
77.34k points
49.76k points
Mean multithread perf.
371.08k points
427.51k 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
i5-9600KF
i7-6900K
Test#1 (Integers)
30.52k
23.11k (x0.76)
Test#2 (FP)
26.54k
17.84k (x0.67)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.41k
5.34k (x0.83)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.87k
3.47k (x0.25)
TOTAL
77.34k
49.76k (x0.64)

Multithread

i5-9600KF

i7-6900K
Test#1 (Integers)
174.66k
184.19k (x1.05)
Test#2 (FP)
154.06k
181.2k (x1.18)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
34.11k
47.44k (x1.39)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.24k
14.69k (x1.78)
TOTAL
371.08k
427.51k (x1.15)

Performance/W
i5-9600KF
i7-6900K
Test#1 (Integers)
1839 points/W
1316 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1622 points/W
1294 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
359 points/W
339 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
87 points/W
105 points/W
TOTAL
3906 points/W
3054 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-9600KF
i7-6900K
Test#1 (Integers)
6635 points/GHz
6247 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5769 points/GHz
4822 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1394 points/GHz
1444 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3015 points/GHz
938 points/GHz
TOTAL
16813 points/GHz
13450 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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