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Core i7-8550U vs i5-10500T


Description
The i7-8550U is based on Kaby Lake architecture while the i5-10500T is based on Comet Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-8550U gets a score of 166.1 k points while the i5-10500T gets 302.1 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-10500T 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
a0653
Core
Kaby Lake-R
Comet Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
1.8 GHz
2.3 GHz
Boost frecuency
4 GHz
3.8 GHz
Socket
BGA1356
LGA 1200
Cores/Threads
4/8
6/12
TDP
15 W
35 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
6x32+6x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
6x256 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
12288 kB
Date
August 2017
April 2020
Mean monothread perf.
64.2k points
64.6k points
Mean multithread perf.
166.12k points
302.13k 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
i5-10500T
Test#1 (Integers)
3.91k
3.87k (x0.99)
Test#2 (FP)
15.98k
15.79k (x0.99)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.11k
5.1k (x1)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.05k
12.13k (x1.1)
TOTAL
36.05k
36.89k (x1.02)

Multithread

i7-8550U

i5-10500T
Test#1 (Integers)
11.76k
22.17k (x1.89)
Test#2 (FP)
50.15k
101.79k (x2.03)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.76k
34.13k (x2.04)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.17k
3.74k (x0.9)
TOTAL
82.84k
161.83k (x1.95)

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
i7-8550U
i5-10500T
Test#1 (Integers)
12.93k
13.94k (x1.08)
Test#2 (FP)
20.59k
20.01k (x0.97)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.41k
5.34k (x0.99)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.48k
11.41k (x1.09)
TOTAL
49.41k
50.7k (x1.03)

Multithread

i7-8550U

i5-10500T
Test#1 (Integers)
41.11k
82.18k (x2)
Test#2 (FP)
65.04k
124.23k (x1.91)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
17.53k
35.6k (x2.03)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.22k
3.73k (x0.88)
TOTAL
127.9k
245.75k (x1.92)

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
i7-8550U
i5-10500T
Test#1 (Integers)
13.15k
14.01k (x1.07)
Test#2 (FP)
19.7k
21.17k (x1.07)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.1k
5.21k (x1.02)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.21k
11.42k (x1.24)
TOTAL
47.16k
51.82k (x1.1)

Multithread

i7-8550U

i5-10500T
Test#1 (Integers)
34.13k
82.38k (x2.41)
Test#2 (FP)
53.79k
115.64k (x2.15)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
13.91k
32.22k (x2.32)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.12k
3.71k (x0.9)
TOTAL
105.95k
233.94k (x2.21)

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
i5-10500T
Test#1 (Integers)
25.37k
25.16k (x0.99)
Test#2 (FP)
22.6k
22.28k (x0.99)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.13k
5.18k (x1.01)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.1k
11.97k (x1.08)
TOTAL
64.2k
64.6k (x1.01)

Multithread

i7-8550U

i5-10500T
Test#1 (Integers)
72.82k
144.86k (x1.99)
Test#2 (FP)
71.71k
120.98k (x1.69)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
17.35k
32.55k (x1.88)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.24k
3.73k (x0.88)
TOTAL
166.12k
302.13k (x1.82)

Performance/W
i7-8550U
i5-10500T
Test#1 (Integers)
4855 points/W
4139 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
4781 points/W
3457 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1157 points/W
930 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
282 points/W
107 points/W
TOTAL
11075 points/W
8632 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-8550U
i5-10500T
Test#1 (Integers)
6343 points/GHz
6621 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5650 points/GHz
5863 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1282 points/GHz
1364 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2774 points/GHz
3151 points/GHz
TOTAL
16049 points/GHz
16999 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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