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Core i7-8550U vs Ryzen 5 2600X


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

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-8550U gets a score of 166.1 k points while the 2600X gets 333.1 k points.

Summarizing, the 2600X is 2 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
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
4 GHz
4.2 GHz
Socket
BGA1356
AM4
Cores/Threads
4/8
6/12
TDP
15 W
95 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.
64.2k points
66.44k points
Mean multithread perf.
166.12k points
333.12k 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
i7-8550U
2600X
Test#1 (Integers)
25.37k
15.75k (x0.62)
Test#2 (FP)
22.6k
26.29k (x1.16)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.13k
5.91k (x1.15)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.1k
18.48k (x1.67)
TOTAL
64.2k
66.44k (x1.03)

Multithread

i7-8550U

2600X
Test#1 (Integers)
72.82k
94.49k (x1.3)
Test#2 (FP)
71.71k
182.53k (x2.55)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
17.35k
45.95k (x2.65)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.24k
10.15k (x2.4)
TOTAL
166.12k
333.12k (x2.01)

Performance/W
i7-8550U
2600X
Test#1 (Integers)
4855 points/W
995 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
4781 points/W
1921 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1157 points/W
484 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
282 points/W
107 points/W
TOTAL
11075 points/W
3507 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-8550U
2600X
Test#1 (Integers)
6343 points/GHz
3749 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5650 points/GHz
6261 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1282 points/GHz
1408 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2774 points/GHz
4401 points/GHz
TOTAL
16049 points/GHz
15819 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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