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Core i7-6700K vs i5-9400F


Description
The i7-6700K is based on Skylake architecture while the i5-9400F 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 i5-9400F gets 331.2 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-9400F is 1.3 times faster than the i7-6700K . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
506e3
906ea
Core
Skylake-S
Coffee Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
4 GHz
2.9 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.2 GHz
4.1 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
4/8
6/6
TDP
95 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
6x32+6x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
6x256 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
9216 kB
Date
May 2015
January 2019
Mean monothread perf.
63.22k points
67.77k points
Mean multithread perf.
254.56k points
331.19k 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
i5-9400F
Test#1 (Integers)
25.78k
27.15k (x1.05)
Test#2 (FP)
23.08k
23.63k (x1.02)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.32k
5.38k (x1.01)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.03k
11.61k (x1.29)
TOTAL
63.22k
67.77k (x1.07)

Multithread

i7-6700K

i5-9400F
Test#1 (Integers)
112.83k
156.61k (x1.39)
Test#2 (FP)
106.86k
138k (x1.29)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
25.76k
29.45k (x1.14)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.12k
7.14k (x0.78)
TOTAL
254.56k
331.19k (x1.3)

Performance/W
i7-6700K
i5-9400F
Test#1 (Integers)
1188 points/W
2409 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1125 points/W
2123 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
271 points/W
453 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
96 points/W
110 points/W
TOTAL
2680 points/W
5095 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-6700K
i5-9400F
Test#1 (Integers)
6139 points/GHz
6622 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5495 points/GHz
5763 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1268 points/GHz
1312 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2150 points/GHz
2831 points/GHz
TOTAL
15052 points/GHz
16528 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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