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Core i7-5820K vs i7-8550U


Description
The i7-5820K is based on Haswell architecture while the i7-8550U is based on Kaby Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-5820K gets a score of 129.1 k points while the i7-8550U gets 105.9 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-5820K is 1.2 times faster than the i7-8550U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306f2
806ea
Core
Haswell-E
Kaby Lake-R
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.3 GHz
1.8 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.6 GHz
4 GHz
Socket
LGA 1150
BGA1356
Cores/Threads
6/12
4/8
TDP
140 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
15360 kB
8192 kB
Date
September 2014
August 2017
Mean monothread perf.
31.53k points
64.2k points
Mean multithread perf.
129.06k points
166.12k 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
i7-5820K
i7-8550U
Test#1 (Integers)
3.82k
3.91k (x1.02)
Test#2 (FP)
9.64k
15.98k (x1.66)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.29k
5.11k (x1.19)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.78k
11.05k (x2.92)
TOTAL
21.53k
36.05k (x1.67)

Multithread

i7-5820K

i7-8550U
Test#1 (Integers)
18.07k
11.76k (x0.65)
Test#2 (FP)
64.25k
50.15k (x0.78)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
27.03k
16.76k (x0.62)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.03k
4.17k (x0.52)
TOTAL
117.38k
82.84k (x0.71)

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
i7-5820K
i7-8550U
Test#1 (Integers)
12.03k
13.15k (x1.09)
Test#2 (FP)
11.23k
19.7k (x1.75)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.55k
5.1k (x1.12)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.72k
9.21k (x2.48)
TOTAL
31.53k
47.16k (x1.5)

Multithread

i7-5820K

i7-8550U
Test#1 (Integers)
49.48k
34.13k (x0.69)
Test#2 (FP)
52.21k
53.79k (x1.03)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
19.7k
13.91k (x0.71)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.67k
4.12k (x0.54)
TOTAL
129.06k
105.95k (x0.82)

Performance/W
i7-5820K
i7-8550U
Test#1 (Integers)
353 points/W
2275 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
373 points/W
3586 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
141 points/W
927 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
55 points/W
275 points/W
TOTAL
922 points/W
7063 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-5820K
i7-8550U
Test#1 (Integers)
3343 points/GHz
3288 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3119 points/GHz
4924 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1264 points/GHz
1275 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1033 points/GHz
2303 points/GHz
TOTAL
8759 points/GHz
11791 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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