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Core i7-7700HQ vs i5-8500


Description
The i7-7700HQ is based on Kaby Lake architecture while the i5-8500 is based on Coffee Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-7700HQ gets a score of 208.3 k points while the i5-8500 gets 307.5 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-8500 is 1.5 times faster than the i7-7700HQ. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906e9
906ea
Core
Kaby Lake-H
Coffee Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.8 GHz
3 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.8 GHz
4.1 GHz
Socket
BGA1440
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
4/8
6/6
TDP
45 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
6x32+6x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
6x256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
9216 kB
Date
January 2017
March 2018
Mean monothread perf.
56.29k points
69.09k points
Mean multithread perf.
208.33k points
307.52k 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
i7-7700HQ
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
3.82k
4.19k (x1.1)
Test#2 (FP)
15.49k
17.38k (x1.12)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.96k
5.46k (x1.1)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.82k
11.92k (x1.35)
TOTAL
33.09k
38.96k (x1.18)

Multithread

i7-7700HQ

i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
14.15k
27.67k (x1.96)
Test#2 (FP)
65.81k
94.07k (x1.43)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
22.41k
29.05k (x1.3)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.21k
4.39k (x0.84)
TOTAL
107.57k
155.18k (x1.44)

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
i7-7700HQ
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
13.75k
15.22k (x1.11)
Test#2 (FP)
19.69k
22.02k (x1.12)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.19k
5.75k (x1.11)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.92k
12.17k (x1.37)
TOTAL
47.55k
55.17k (x1.16)

Multithread

i7-7700HQ

i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
52.55k
87.78k (x1.67)
Test#2 (FP)
86.47k
126.73k (x1.47)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
23.02k
32.93k (x1.43)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.4k
4.22k (x0.78)
TOTAL
167.43k
251.65k (x1.5)

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
i7-7700HQ
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
13k
15.21k (x1.17)
Test#2 (FP)
20.34k
22.94k (x1.13)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.77k
5.54k (x1.16)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.95k
11.39k (x1.64)
TOTAL
45.05k
55.07k (x1.22)

Multithread

i7-7700HQ

i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
52.7k
79.52k (x1.51)
Test#2 (FP)
89.69k
107.78k (x1.2)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
22.49k
31.89k (x1.42)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.3k
13.37k (x3.11)
TOTAL
169.17k
232.55k (x1.37)

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
i7-7700HQ
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
23.27k
27.36k (x1.18)
Test#2 (FP)
20.35k
24.27k (x1.19)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.76k
5.69k (x1.2)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.92k
11.77k (x1.49)
TOTAL
56.29k
69.09k (x1.23)

Multithread

i7-7700HQ

i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
93.11k
144.77k (x1.55)
Test#2 (FP)
89.03k
129.04k (x1.45)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
21.29k
29.53k (x1.39)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.9k
4.18k (x0.85)
TOTAL
208.33k
307.52k (x1.48)

Performance/W
i7-7700HQ
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
2069 points/W
2227 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1978 points/W
1985 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
473 points/W
454 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
109 points/W
64 points/W
TOTAL
4629 points/W
4731 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-7700HQ
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
6124 points/GHz
6673 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5354 points/GHz
5920 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1251 points/GHz
1388 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2083 points/GHz
2870 points/GHz
TOTAL
14813 points/GHz
16850 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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