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Core i7-10870H vs i5-8500


Description
The i7-10870H is based on Comet Lake architecture while the i5-8500 is based on Coffee Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-10870H gets a score of 487 k points while the i5-8500 gets 307.5 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-10870H is 1.6 times faster than the i5-8500. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
a0652
906ea
Core
Comet Lake-H
Coffee Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.2 GHz
3 GHz
Boost frecuency
5 GHz
4.1 GHz
Socket
FC-BGA 1440
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
8/16
6/6
TDP
45 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32+8x32 kB
6x32+6x32 kB
Cache L2
8x256 kB
6x256 kB
Cache L3
16384 kB
9216 kB
Date
September 2020
March 2018
Mean monothread perf.
79.2k points
69.09k points
Mean multithread perf.
487.05k points
307.52k 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
i7-10870H
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
4.77k
4.19k (x0.88)
Test#2 (FP)
19.81k
17.38k (x0.88)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.29k
5.46k (x0.87)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.03k
11.92k (x0.85)
TOTAL
44.9k
38.96k (x0.87)

Multithread

i7-10870H

i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
31.21k
27.67k (x0.89)
Test#2 (FP)
151.01k
94.07k (x0.62)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
50.13k
29.05k (x0.58)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.37k
4.39k (x0.52)
TOTAL
240.71k
155.18k (x0.64)

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
i7-10870H
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
17.17k
15.22k (x0.89)
Test#2 (FP)
25.26k
22.02k (x0.87)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.7k
5.75k (x0.86)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.81k
12.17k (x0.88)
TOTAL
62.95k
55.17k (x0.88)

Multithread

i7-10870H

i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
116.68k
87.78k (x0.75)
Test#2 (FP)
187.28k
126.73k (x0.68)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
51.52k
32.93k (x0.64)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.39k
4.22k (x0.5)
TOTAL
363.87k
251.65k (x0.69)

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
i7-10870H
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
16.14k
15.21k (x0.94)
Test#2 (FP)
24.74k
22.94k (x0.93)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.98k
5.54k (x0.93)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.7k
11.39k (x0.9)
TOTAL
59.55k
55.07k (x0.92)

Multithread

i7-10870H

i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
117.03k
79.52k (x0.68)
Test#2 (FP)
199.88k
107.78k (x0.54)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
50.64k
31.89k (x0.63)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.23k
13.37k (x1.62)
TOTAL
375.77k
232.55k (x0.62)

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
i7-10870H
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
30.38k
27.36k (x0.9)
Test#2 (FP)
27.95k
24.27k (x0.87)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.51k
5.69k (x0.87)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.37k
11.77k (x0.82)
TOTAL
79.2k
69.09k (x0.87)

Multithread

i7-10870H

i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
216.18k
144.77k (x0.67)
Test#2 (FP)
210.82k
129.04k (x0.61)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
51.57k
29.53k (x0.57)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.47k
4.18k (x0.49)
TOTAL
487.05k
307.52k (x0.63)

Performance/W
i7-10870H
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
4804 points/W
2227 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
4685 points/W
1985 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1146 points/W
454 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
188 points/W
64 points/W
TOTAL
10823 points/W
4731 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-10870H
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
6075 points/GHz
6673 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5589 points/GHz
5920 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1302 points/GHz
1388 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2873 points/GHz
2870 points/GHz
TOTAL
15840 points/GHz
16850 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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