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Core i7-6560U vs i5-9500


Description
The i7-6560U is based on Skylake architecture while the i5-9500 is based on Coffee Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-6560U gets a score of 107 k points while the i5-9500 gets 352.8 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-9500 is 3.3 times faster than the i7-6560U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
406e3
906ea
Core
Skylake-U
Coffee Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.2 GHz
3 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.2 GHz
4.4 GHz
Socket
BGA1356
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
2/4
6/6
TDP
15 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
6x32+6x32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
6x256 kB
Cache L3
4096 kB
9216 kB
Date
September 2015
April 2019
Mean monothread perf.
52.96k points
73.65k points
Mean multithread perf.
107.01k points
352.84k 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
i7-6560U
i5-9500
Test#1 (Integers)
3.29k
4.45k (x1.35)
Test#2 (FP)
13.52k
18.43k (x1.36)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.24k
5.84k (x1.38)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.08k
12.63k (x1.78)
TOTAL
28.14k
41.34k (x1.47)

Multithread

i7-6560U

i5-9500
Test#1 (Integers)
6.49k
24.75k (x3.81)
Test#2 (FP)
31.11k
103.1k (x3.31)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
10.25k
32.43k (x3.16)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.16k
5.56k (x0.9)
TOTAL
54.01k
165.85k (x3.07)

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
i7-6560U
i5-9500
Test#1 (Integers)
22.21k
29.17k (x1.31)
Test#2 (FP)
19.25k
25.49k (x1.32)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.41k
5.84k (x1.32)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.09k
13.15k (x1.86)
TOTAL
52.96k
73.65k (x1.39)

Multithread

i7-6560U

i5-9500
Test#1 (Integers)
44.94k
166.66k (x3.71)
Test#2 (FP)
44.98k
146.9k (x3.27)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
10.83k
34.04k (x3.14)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.26k
5.25k (x0.84)
TOTAL
107.01k
352.84k (x3.3)

Performance/W
i7-6560U
i5-9500
Test#1 (Integers)
2996 points/W
2564 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2998 points/W
2260 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
722 points/W
524 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
418 points/W
81 points/W
TOTAL
7134 points/W
5428 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-6560U
i5-9500
Test#1 (Integers)
6941 points/GHz
6629 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
6017 points/GHz
5793 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1377 points/GHz
1327 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2214 points/GHz
2990 points/GHz
TOTAL
16550 points/GHz
16739 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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