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Core i7-7660U vs i7-10700


Description
The i7-7660U is based on Kaby Lake architecture while the i7-10700 is based on Comet Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-7660U gets a score of 132.8 k points while the i7-10700 gets 537.7 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-10700 is 4 times faster than the i7-7660U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
806e9
a0655
Core
Kaby Lake-U
Comet Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.5 GHz
2.9 GHz
Boost frecuency
4 GHz
4.8 GHz
Socket
BGA 1356
LGA 1200
Cores/Threads
2/4
8/16
TDP
15 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
8x32+8x32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
8x256 kB
Cache L3
4096 kB
16386 kB
Date
January 2017
April 2020
Mean monothread perf.
57.46k points
74.53k points
Mean multithread perf.
132.81k points
537.73k 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
i7-7660U
i7-10700
Test#1 (Integers)
22.46k
30.66k (x1.37)
Test#2 (FP)
19.29k
25.64k (x1.33)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.77k
5.98k (x1.25)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.94k
12.25k (x1.12)
TOTAL
57.46k
74.53k (x1.3)

Multithread

i7-7660U

i7-10700
Test#1 (Integers)
56.67k
240.28k (x4.24)
Test#2 (FP)
46.95k
234.3k (x4.99)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
12.36k
56.12k (x4.54)
Test#1 (Memory)
16.84k
7.02k (x0.42)
TOTAL
132.81k
537.73k (x4.05)

Performance/W
i7-7660U
i7-10700
Test#1 (Integers)
3778 points/W
3697 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
3130 points/W
3605 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
824 points/W
863 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
1122 points/W
108 points/W
TOTAL
8854 points/W
8273 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-7660U
i7-10700
Test#1 (Integers)
5614 points/GHz
6388 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
4823 points/GHz
5341 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1193 points/GHz
1245 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2735 points/GHz
2553 points/GHz
TOTAL
14365 points/GHz
15527 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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