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Core i7-6700 vs i5-10600K


Description
The i7-6700 is based on Skylake architecture while the i5-10600K is based on Comet Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-6700 gets a score of 243.4 k points while the i5-10600K gets 352.9 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-10600K is 1.4 times faster than the i7-6700 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
506e3
a0655
Core
Skylake-S
Comet Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.4 GHz
4.1 GHz
Boost frecuency
4 GHz
4.8 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
FC-LGA 1200
Cores/Threads
4/8
6/12
TDP
65 W
125 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
6x32+6x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
6x256 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
12288 kB
Date
May 2015
April 2020
Mean monothread perf.
57.76k points
73.05k points
Mean multithread perf.
243.4k points
352.88k 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
i7-6700
i5-10600K
Test#1 (Integers)
24.83k
30.11k (x1.21)
Test#2 (FP)
21.82k
26.16k (x1.2)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.98k
6.01k (x1.21)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.14k
10.77k (x1.75)
TOTAL
57.76k
73.05k (x1.26)

Multithread

i7-6700

i5-10600K
Test#1 (Integers)
109.79k
158.82k (x1.45)
Test#2 (FP)
102.39k
150.39k (x1.47)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
24.72k
36.56k (x1.48)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.51k
7.11k (x1.09)
TOTAL
243.4k
352.88k (x1.45)

Performance/W
i7-6700
i5-10600K
Test#1 (Integers)
1689 points/W
1271 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1575 points/W
1203 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
380 points/W
293 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
100 points/W
57 points/W
TOTAL
3745 points/W
2823 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-6700
i5-10600K
Test#1 (Integers)
6206 points/GHz
6273 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5456 points/GHz
5449 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1244 points/GHz
1252 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1535 points/GHz
2243 points/GHz
TOTAL
14441 points/GHz
15218 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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