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Core i7-6700K vs i7-10610U


Description
The i7-6700K is based on Skylake architecture while the i7-10610U is based on Comet Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-6700K gets a score of 254.6 k points while the i7-10610U gets 162 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-6700K is 1.6 times faster than the i7-10610U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
506e3
806ec
Core
Skylake-S
Comet Lake-U
Architecture
Base frecuency
4 GHz
1.8 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.2 GHz
4.9 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
FCBGA 1528
Cores/Threads
4/8
4/8
TDP
95 W
25 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
8192 kB
Date
May 2015
May 2020
Mean monothread perf.
63.22k points
56.65k points
Mean multithread perf.
254.56k points
162k 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
i7-10610U
Test#1 (Integers)
25.78k
23.1k (x0.9)
Test#2 (FP)
23.08k
20k (x0.87)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.32k
4.61k (x0.87)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.03k
8.94k (x0.99)
TOTAL
63.22k
56.65k (x0.9)

Multithread

i7-6700K

i7-10610U
Test#1 (Integers)
112.83k
73.36k (x0.65)
Test#2 (FP)
106.86k
68.28k (x0.64)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
25.76k
13.73k (x0.53)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.12k
6.62k (x0.73)
TOTAL
254.56k
162k (x0.64)

Performance/W
i7-6700K
i7-10610U
Test#1 (Integers)
1188 points/W
2934 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1125 points/W
2731 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
271 points/W
549 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
96 points/W
265 points/W
TOTAL
2680 points/W
6480 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-6700K
i7-10610U
Test#1 (Integers)
6139 points/GHz
4715 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5495 points/GHz
4082 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1268 points/GHz
940 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2150 points/GHz
1825 points/GHz
TOTAL
15052 points/GHz
11562 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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