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Core i7-8550U vs Ryzen 5 2600


Description
The i7-8550U is based on Kaby Lake architecture while the 2600 is based on Zen+.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-8550U gets a score of 162.7 k points while the 2600 gets 291.5 k points.

Summarizing, the 2600 is 1.8 times faster than the i7-8550U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
806ea
800f82
Core
Kaby Lake-R
Pinnacle Ridge
Architecture
Base frecuency
1.8 GHz
3.4 GHz
Boost frecuency
4 GHz
3.9 GHz
Socket
BGA1356
AM4
Cores/Threads
4/8
6/12
TDP
15 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
6x64+6x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
6x512 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
2x8192 kB
Date
August 2017
April 2018
Mean monothread perf.
61.42k points
57.13k points
Mean multithread perf.
162.73k points
291.53k 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
i7-8550U
2600
Test#1 (Integers)
3.91k
3.41k (x0.87)
Test#2 (FP)
15.98k
15.96k (x1)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.11k
4.69k (x0.92)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.05k
17.42k (x1.58)
TOTAL
36.05k
41.47k (x1.15)

Multithread

i7-8550U

2600
Test#1 (Integers)
11.76k
20.88k (x1.78)
Test#2 (FP)
50.15k
110.37k (x2.2)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.76k
39.25k (x2.34)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.17k
6.66k (x1.6)
TOTAL
82.84k
177.16k (x2.14)

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
i7-8550U
2600
Test#1 (Integers)
24.28k
13.76k (x0.57)
Test#2 (FP)
21.62k
23.03k (x1.06)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.9k
5.12k (x1.04)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.61k
15.23k (x1.44)
TOTAL
61.42k
57.13k (x0.93)

Multithread

i7-8550U

2600
Test#1 (Integers)
71.37k
83.23k (x1.17)
Test#2 (FP)
70.25k
161.06k (x2.29)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.88k
40.52k (x2.4)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.24k
6.73k (x1.59)
TOTAL
162.73k
291.53k (x1.79)

Performance/W
i7-8550U
2600
Test#1 (Integers)
4758 points/W
1281 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
4683 points/W
2478 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1125 points/W
623 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
282 points/W
103 points/W
TOTAL
10849 points/W
4485 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-8550U
2600
Test#1 (Integers)
6071 points/GHz
3529 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5406 points/GHz
5904 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1226 points/GHz
1313 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2651 points/GHz
3904 points/GHz
TOTAL
15354 points/GHz
14650 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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