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Core i7-10870H vs i7-6900K


Description
The i7-10870H is based on Comet Lake architecture while the i7-6900K is based on Broadwell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-10870H gets a score of 487 k points while the i7-6900K gets 427.5 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-10870H is 1.1 times faster than the i7-6900K . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
a0652
406f1
Core
Comet Lake-H
Broadwell-E
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.2 GHz
3.2 GHz
Boost frecuency
5 GHz
3.7 GHz
Socket
FC-BGA 1440
LGA 2011-3
Cores/Threads
8/16
8/16
TDP
45 W
140 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32+8x32 kB
8x32+8x32 kB
Cache L2
8x256 kB
8x256 kB
Cache L3
16384 kB
20480 kB
Date
September 2020
September 2016
Mean monothread perf.
79.2k points
49.76k points
Mean multithread perf.
487.05k 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
i7-10870H
i7-6900K
Test#1 (Integers)
30.38k
23.11k (x0.76)
Test#2 (FP)
27.95k
17.84k (x0.64)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.51k
5.34k (x0.82)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.37k
3.47k (x0.24)
TOTAL
79.2k
49.76k (x0.63)

Multithread

i7-10870H

i7-6900K
Test#1 (Integers)
216.18k
184.19k (x0.85)
Test#2 (FP)
210.82k
181.2k (x0.86)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
51.57k
47.44k (x0.92)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.47k
14.69k (x1.73)
TOTAL
487.05k
427.51k (x0.88)

Performance/W
i7-10870H
i7-6900K
Test#1 (Integers)
4804 points/W
1316 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
4685 points/W
1294 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1146 points/W
339 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
188 points/W
105 points/W
TOTAL
10823 points/W
3054 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-10870H
i7-6900K
Test#1 (Integers)
6075 points/GHz
6247 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5589 points/GHz
4822 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1302 points/GHz
1444 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2873 points/GHz
938 points/GHz
TOTAL
15840 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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