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Core i7-8550U vs i7-9850H


Description
The i7-8550U is based on Kaby Lake architecture while the i7-9850H is based on Coffee Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-8550U gets a score of 166.1 k points while the i7-9850H gets 289.3 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-9850H is 1.7 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
906ed
Core
Kaby Lake-R
Coffee Lake-H
Architecture
Base frecuency
1.8 GHz
2.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
4 GHz
4.6 GHz
Socket
BGA1356
BGA 1440
Cores/Threads
4/8
6/12
TDP
15 W
45 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
June 2019
Mean monothread perf.
64.2k points
49.24k points
Mean multithread perf.
166.12k points
289.3k 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
i7-9850H
Test#1 (Integers)
3.91k
4.11k (x1.05)
Test#2 (FP)
15.98k
15.19k (x0.95)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.11k
5.04k (x0.99)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.05k
11.98k (x1.08)
TOTAL
36.05k
36.32k (x1.01)

Multithread

i7-8550U

i7-9850H
Test#1 (Integers)
11.76k
22.68k (x1.93)
Test#2 (FP)
50.15k
83.77k (x1.67)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.76k
30.37k (x1.81)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.17k
8.55k (x2.05)
TOTAL
82.84k
145.37k (x1.75)

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
i7-9850H
Test#1 (Integers)
12.93k
14.5k (x1.12)
Test#2 (FP)
20.59k
20.73k (x1.01)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.41k
5.31k (x0.98)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.48k
11.09k (x1.06)
TOTAL
49.41k
51.62k (x1.04)

Multithread

i7-8550U

i7-9850H
Test#1 (Integers)
41.11k
77.18k (x1.88)
Test#2 (FP)
65.04k
126.35k (x1.94)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
17.53k
33.63k (x1.92)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.22k
7.87k (x1.86)
TOTAL
127.9k
245.03k (x1.92)

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
i7-9850H
Test#1 (Integers)
25.37k
19.83k (x0.78)
Test#2 (FP)
22.6k
16.52k (x0.73)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.13k
3.87k (x0.75)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.1k
9.02k (x0.81)
TOTAL
64.2k
49.24k (x0.77)

Multithread

i7-8550U

i7-9850H
Test#1 (Integers)
72.82k
130.19k (x1.79)
Test#2 (FP)
71.71k
121.44k (x1.69)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
17.35k
28.05k (x1.62)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.24k
9.62k (x2.27)
TOTAL
166.12k
289.3k (x1.74)

Performance/W
i7-8550U
i7-9850H
Test#1 (Integers)
4855 points/W
2893 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
4781 points/W
2699 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1157 points/W
623 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
282 points/W
214 points/W
TOTAL
11075 points/W
6429 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-8550U
i7-9850H
Test#1 (Integers)
6343 points/GHz
4311 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5650 points/GHz
3591 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1282 points/GHz
841 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2774 points/GHz
1961 points/GHz
TOTAL
16049 points/GHz
10703 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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