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Core i7-7660U vs i9-10940X


Description
The i7-7660U is based on Kaby Lake architecture while the i9-10940X is based on Cascade Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-7660U gets a score of 132.8 k points while the i9-10940X gets 1088.1 k points.

Summarizing, the i9-10940X is 8.2 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
50657
Core
Kaby Lake-U
Cascade Lake-X
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.5 GHz
3.3 GHz
Boost frecuency
4 GHz
4.8 GHz
Socket
BGA 1356
LGA 2066
Cores/Threads
2/4
14/28
TDP
15 W
165 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
14x32+14x32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
14x1024 kB
Cache L3
4096 kB
19712 kB
Date
January 2017
November 2019
Mean monothread perf.
57.46k points
72.04k points
Mean multithread perf.
132.81k points
1088.11k 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
i9-10940X
Test#1 (Integers)
22.46k
29.75k (x1.32)
Test#2 (FP)
19.29k
27.44k (x1.42)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.77k
5.81k (x1.22)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.94k
9.05k (x0.83)
TOTAL
57.46k
72.04k (x1.25)

Multithread

i7-7660U

i9-10940X
Test#1 (Integers)
56.67k
485.37k (x8.57)
Test#2 (FP)
46.95k
472.7k (x10.07)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
12.36k
113.09k (x9.15)
Test#1 (Memory)
16.84k
16.95k (x1.01)
TOTAL
132.81k
1088.11k (x8.19)

Performance/W
i7-7660U
i9-10940X
Test#1 (Integers)
3778 points/W
2942 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
3130 points/W
2865 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
824 points/W
685 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
1122 points/W
103 points/W
TOTAL
8854 points/W
6595 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-7660U
i9-10940X
Test#1 (Integers)
5614 points/GHz
6197 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
4823 points/GHz
5717 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1193 points/GHz
1210 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2735 points/GHz
1885 points/GHz
TOTAL
14365 points/GHz
15009 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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