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Core i7-7560U vs i5-6500


Description
The i7-7560U is based on Kaby Lake architecture while the i5-6500 is based on Skylake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-7560U gets a score of 97.3 k points while the i5-6500 gets 179.4 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-6500 is 1.8 times faster than the i7-7560U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
806e9
506e3
Core
Kaby Lake-U
Skylake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.4 GHz
3.2 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.8 GHz
3.6 GHz
Socket
BGA 1356
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
2/4
4/4
TDP
15 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
4096 kB
6144 kB
Date
January 2017
September 2015
Mean monothread perf.
48.16k points
53.7k points
Mean multithread perf.
97.27k points
179.44k 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
i7-7560U
i5-6500
Test#1 (Integers)
3.56k
3.46k (x0.97)
Test#2 (FP)
12.71k
14.61k (x1.15)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.93k
4.66k (x1.18)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.89k
6.99k (x0.79)
TOTAL
29.09k
29.71k (x1.02)

Multithread

i7-7560U

i5-6500
Test#1 (Integers)
6.34k
12.52k (x1.98)
Test#2 (FP)
29.51k
51.13k (x1.73)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.94k
17.41k (x1.95)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.72k
3.9k (x0.26)
TOTAL
59.51k
84.96k (x1.43)

AVX optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode II (AVX) is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the first version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX compatible CPU was released in 2011.
Monothread
i7-7560U
i5-6500
Test#1 (Integers)
12.88k
13.07k (x1.01)
Test#2 (FP)
20.02k
20.23k (x1.01)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.15k
4.93k (x1.19)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.97k
9.2k (x1.02)
TOTAL
46.02k
47.43k (x1.03)

Multithread

i7-7560U

i5-6500
Test#1 (Integers)
23k
49.62k (x2.16)
Test#2 (FP)
41.21k
74.82k (x1.82)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
9.92k
18.46k (x1.86)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.9k
4.21k (x0.28)
TOTAL
89.03k
147.12k (x1.65)

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
i7-7560U
i5-6500
Test#1 (Integers)
19.37k
22.89k (x1.18)
Test#2 (FP)
17.26k
19.87k (x1.15)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.78k
4.58k (x1.21)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.75k
6.36k (x0.82)
TOTAL
48.16k
53.7k (x1.12)

Multithread

i7-7560U

i5-6500
Test#1 (Integers)
39.17k
84.36k (x2.15)
Test#2 (FP)
38.24k
72.91k (x1.91)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.9k
16.08k (x1.81)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.97k
6.1k (x0.56)
TOTAL
97.27k
179.44k (x1.84)

Performance/W
i7-7560U
i5-6500
Test#1 (Integers)
2611 points/W
1298 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2549 points/W
1122 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
593 points/W
247 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
731 points/W
94 points/W
TOTAL
6485 points/W
2761 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-7560U
i5-6500
Test#1 (Integers)
5097 points/GHz
6359 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
4543 points/GHz
5521 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
994 points/GHz
1271 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2041 points/GHz
1766 points/GHz
TOTAL
12674 points/GHz
14917 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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