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Core i7-6700K vs i5-8259U


Description
The i7-6700K is based on Skylake architecture while the i5-8259U is based on Coffee Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-6700K gets a score of 254.6 k points while the i5-8259U gets 229 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-6700K is 1.1 times faster than the i5-8259U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
506e3
806ea
Core
Skylake-S
Coffee Lake-U
Architecture
Base frecuency
4 GHz
2.3 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.2 GHz
3.8 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
BGA 1528
Cores/Threads
4/8
4/8
TDP
95 W
28 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
4x32+x4x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
6144 kB
Date
May 2015
March 2018
Mean monothread perf.
63.22k points
54.55k points
Mean multithread perf.
254.56k points
229k 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
i7-6700K
i5-8259U
Test#1 (Integers)
25.78k
21.06k (x0.82)
Test#2 (FP)
23.08k
19.79k (x0.86)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.32k
4.72k (x0.89)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.03k
8.98k (x0.99)
TOTAL
63.22k
54.55k (x0.86)

Multithread

i7-6700K

i5-8259U
Test#1 (Integers)
112.83k
96.43k (x0.85)
Test#2 (FP)
106.86k
85.46k (x0.8)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
25.76k
22.31k (x0.87)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.12k
24.81k (x2.72)
TOTAL
254.56k
229k (x0.9)

Performance/W
i7-6700K
i5-8259U
Test#1 (Integers)
1188 points/W
3444 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1125 points/W
3052 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
271 points/W
797 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
96 points/W
886 points/W
TOTAL
2680 points/W
8179 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-6700K
i5-8259U
Test#1 (Integers)
6139 points/GHz
5543 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5495 points/GHz
5208 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1268 points/GHz
1241 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2150 points/GHz
2363 points/GHz
TOTAL
15052 points/GHz
14355 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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