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Core i7-10870H vs i7-6700K


Description
The i7-10870H is based on Comet Lake architecture while the i7-6700K is based on Skylake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-10870H gets a score of 487 k points while the i7-6700K gets 254.6 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-10870H is 1.9 times faster than the i7-6700K . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
a0652
506e3
Core
Comet Lake-H
Skylake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.2 GHz
4 GHz
Boost frecuency
5 GHz
4.2 GHz
Socket
FC-BGA 1440
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
8/16
4/8
TDP
45 W
95 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32+8x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
8x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
16384 kB
8192 kB
Date
September 2020
May 2015
Mean monothread perf.
79.2k points
63.22k points
Mean multithread perf.
487.05k points
254.56k 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
i7-6700K
Test#1 (Integers)
4.77k
4.07k (x0.85)
Test#2 (FP)
19.81k
16.62k (x0.84)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.29k
5.23k (x0.83)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.03k
6.28k (x0.45)
TOTAL
44.9k
32.2k (x0.72)

Multithread

i7-10870H

i7-6700K
Test#1 (Integers)
31.21k
16.37k (x0.52)
Test#2 (FP)
151.01k
77.34k (x0.51)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
50.13k
25.65k (x0.51)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.37k
10.21k (x1.22)
TOTAL
240.71k
129.57k (x0.54)

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
i7-6700K
Test#1 (Integers)
17.17k
14.73k (x0.86)
Test#2 (FP)
25.26k
21.27k (x0.84)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.7k
5.52k (x0.82)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.81k
6.32k (x0.46)
TOTAL
62.95k
47.84k (x0.76)

Multithread

i7-10870H

i7-6700K
Test#1 (Integers)
116.68k
61.09k (x0.52)
Test#2 (FP)
187.28k
99.17k (x0.53)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
51.52k
26.57k (x0.52)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.39k
10.26k (x1.22)
TOTAL
363.87k
197.09k (x0.54)

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
i7-6700K
Test#1 (Integers)
30.38k
25.78k (x0.85)
Test#2 (FP)
27.95k
23.08k (x0.83)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.51k
5.32k (x0.82)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.37k
9.03k (x0.63)
TOTAL
79.2k
63.22k (x0.8)

Multithread

i7-10870H

i7-6700K
Test#1 (Integers)
216.18k
112.83k (x0.52)
Test#2 (FP)
210.82k
106.86k (x0.51)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
51.57k
25.76k (x0.5)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.47k
9.12k (x1.08)
TOTAL
487.05k
254.56k (x0.52)

Performance/W
i7-10870H
i7-6700K
Test#1 (Integers)
4804 points/W
1188 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
4685 points/W
1125 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1146 points/W
271 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
188 points/W
96 points/W
TOTAL
10823 points/W
2680 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-10870H
i7-6700K
Test#1 (Integers)
6075 points/GHz
6139 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5589 points/GHz
5495 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1302 points/GHz
1268 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2873 points/GHz
2150 points/GHz
TOTAL
15840 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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