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Core i7-6700K vs i5-9500T


Description
The i7-6700K is based on Skylake architecture while the i5-9500T 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 i5-9500T gets 274 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-9500T is 1.1 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
2.2 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.2 GHz
3.7 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
4/8
6/6
TDP
95 W
35 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
July 2019
Mean monothread perf.
63.22k points
61.46k points
Mean multithread perf.
254.56k points
274.02k 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
i7-6700K
i5-9500T
Test#1 (Integers)
4.07k
3.73k (x0.92)
Test#2 (FP)
16.62k
15.41k (x0.93)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.23k
4.62k (x0.88)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.28k
10.59k (x1.69)
TOTAL
32.2k
34.35k (x1.07)

Multithread

i7-6700K

i5-9500T
Test#1 (Integers)
16.37k
20.82k (x1.27)
Test#2 (FP)
77.34k
85.48k (x1.11)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
25.65k
23.21k (x0.9)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.21k
4.11k (x0.4)
TOTAL
129.57k
133.63k (x1.03)

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
i7-6700K
i5-9500T
Test#1 (Integers)
14.73k
12.4k (x0.84)
Test#2 (FP)
21.27k
18.41k (x0.87)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.52k
4.69k (x0.85)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.32k
10.48k (x1.66)
TOTAL
47.84k
45.98k (x0.96)

Multithread

i7-6700K

i5-9500T
Test#1 (Integers)
61.09k
74.86k (x1.23)
Test#2 (FP)
99.17k
105.88k (x1.07)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
26.57k
22.34k (x0.84)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.26k
4.01k (x0.39)
TOTAL
197.09k
207.08k (x1.05)

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
i5-9500T
Test#1 (Integers)
25.78k
24.5k (x0.95)
Test#2 (FP)
23.08k
21.41k (x0.93)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.32k
4.82k (x0.9)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.03k
10.73k (x1.19)
TOTAL
63.22k
61.46k (x0.97)

Multithread

i7-6700K

i5-9500T
Test#1 (Integers)
112.83k
134.63k (x1.19)
Test#2 (FP)
106.86k
113.61k (x1.06)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
25.76k
21.71k (x0.84)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.12k
4.07k (x0.45)
TOTAL
254.56k
274.02k (x1.08)

Performance/W
i7-6700K
i5-9500T
Test#1 (Integers)
1188 points/W
3846 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1125 points/W
3246 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
271 points/W
620 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
96 points/W
116 points/W
TOTAL
2680 points/W
7829 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-6700K
i5-9500T
Test#1 (Integers)
6139 points/GHz
6621 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5495 points/GHz
5786 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1268 points/GHz
1302 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2150 points/GHz
2901 points/GHz
TOTAL
15052 points/GHz
16610 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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