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Core i7-3930K vs i5-9500


Description
The i7-3930K is based on Sandy Bridge architecture while the i5-9500 is based on Coffee Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-3930K gets a score of 155.9 k points while the i5-9500 gets 268.8 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-9500 is 1.7 times faster than the i7-3930K . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
206d7
906ea
Core
Sandy Bridge-E
Coffee Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.2 GHz
3 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.8 GHz
4.4 GHz
Socket
LGA 2011
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
6/12
6/6
TDP
130 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
6x32+6x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
6x256 kB
Cache L3
12288 kB
9216 kB
Date
November 2011
April 2019
Mean monothread perf.
27.76k points
73.65k points
Mean multithread perf.
155.86k points
352.84k points

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
i7-3930K
i5-9500
Test#1 (Integers)
10.08k
16.14k (x1.6)
Test#2 (FP)
9.06k
24.18k (x2.67)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.45k
5.87k (x1.32)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.16k
12.5k (x3)
TOTAL
27.76k
58.69k (x2.11)

Multithread

i7-3930K

i5-9500
Test#1 (Integers)
62.22k
92.21k (x1.48)
Test#2 (FP)
60.25k
137.92k (x2.29)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
30.42k
33.12k (x1.09)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.97k
5.56k (x1.87)
TOTAL
155.86k
268.8k (x1.72)

Performance/W
i7-3930K
i5-9500
Test#1 (Integers)
479 points/W
1419 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
463 points/W
2122 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
234 points/W
509 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
23 points/W
86 points/W
TOTAL
1199 points/W
4135 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-3930K
i5-9500
Test#1 (Integers)
2653 points/GHz
3667 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2383 points/GHz
5495 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1172 points/GHz
1335 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1096 points/GHz
2842 points/GHz
TOTAL
7304 points/GHz
13339 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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