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Core i7-6600U vs i7-860


Description
The i7-6600U is based on Skylake architecture while the i7-860 is based on Nehalem.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-6600U gets a score of 48.2 k points while the i7-860 gets 75.4 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-860 is 1.6 times faster than the i7-6600U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
406e3
106e5
Core
Skylake-U
Lynnfield
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.6 GHz
2.8 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.4 GHz
3.467 GHz
Socket
BGA1356
LGA 1156
Cores/Threads
2/4
4/8
TDP
15 W
95 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
4096 kB
8192 kB
Date
September 2015
September 2009
Mean monothread perf.
39.73k points
19.19k points
Mean multithread perf.
79.22k points
75.43k 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
i7-6600U
i7-860
Test#1 (Integers)
2.75k
2.15k (x0.78)
Test#2 (FP)
12.23k
4.87k (x0.4)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.9k
2.82k (x0.72)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.61k
3.13k (x0.56)
TOTAL
24.48k
12.97k (x0.53)

Multithread

i7-6600U

i7-860
Test#1 (Integers)
5.23k
8.24k (x1.57)
Test#2 (FP)
25k
21.63k (x0.87)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.98k
14.65k (x1.63)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.73k
5.02k (x1.06)
TOTAL
43.95k
49.54k (x1.13)

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
i7-6600U
i7-860
Test#1 (Integers)
6.76k
7.87k (x1.16)
Test#2 (FP)
9.58k
5.25k (x0.55)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.46k
2.94k (x1.19)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.18k
3.13k (x0.75)
TOTAL
22.99k
19.19k (x0.83)

Multithread

i7-6600U

i7-860
Test#1 (Integers)
14.37k
31.5k (x2.19)
Test#2 (FP)
23.79k
23.47k (x0.99)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.71k
15.47k (x2.71)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.29k
4.98k (x1.16)
TOTAL
48.16k
75.43k (x1.57)

Performance/W
i7-6600U
i7-860
Test#1 (Integers)
958 points/W
332 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1586 points/W
247 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
380 points/W
163 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
286 points/W
52 points/W
TOTAL
3211 points/W
794 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-6600U
i7-860
Test#1 (Integers)
1989 points/GHz
2271 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2818 points/GHz
1514 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
724 points/GHz
847 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1229 points/GHz
902 points/GHz
TOTAL
6761 points/GHz
5534 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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