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Core i7-8700 vs i5-10600K


Description
The i7-8700 is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the i5-10600K is based on Comet Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-8700 gets a score of 389 k points while the i5-10600K gets 352.9 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-8700 is 1.1 times faster than the i5-10600K. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906ea
a0655
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Comet Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.2 GHz
4.1 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.6 GHz
4.8 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
FC-LGA 1200
Cores/Threads
6/12
6/12
TDP
65 W
125 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
6x32+6x32 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
6x256 kB
Cache L3
12288 kB
12288 kB
Date
October 2017
April 2020
Mean monothread perf.
75.01k points
73.05k points
Mean multithread perf.
388.95k points
352.88k 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
i7-8700
i5-10600K
Test#1 (Integers)
29.25k
30.11k (x1.03)
Test#2 (FP)
25.98k
26.16k (x1.01)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.05k
6.01k (x0.99)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.74k
10.77k (x0.78)
TOTAL
75.01k
73.05k (x0.97)

Multithread

i7-8700

i5-10600K
Test#1 (Integers)
182.56k
158.82k (x0.87)
Test#2 (FP)
159.9k
150.39k (x0.94)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
38.18k
36.56k (x0.96)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.31k
7.11k (x0.86)
TOTAL
388.95k
352.88k (x0.91)

Performance/W
i7-8700
i5-10600K
Test#1 (Integers)
2809 points/W
1271 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2460 points/W
1203 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
587 points/W
293 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
128 points/W
57 points/W
TOTAL
5984 points/W
2823 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-8700
i5-10600K
Test#1 (Integers)
6358 points/GHz
6273 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5647 points/GHz
5449 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1316 points/GHz
1252 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2986 points/GHz
2243 points/GHz
TOTAL
16307 points/GHz
15218 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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