Core i7-8700 vs i7-6500U
Description
The i7-8700 is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the i7-6500U is based on Skylake.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-8700 gets a score of 389 k points while the i7-6500U gets 97.5 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-8700 is 4 times faster than the i7-6500U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-8700 gets a score of 389 k points while the i7-6500U gets 97.5 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-8700 is 4 times faster than the i7-6500U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
906ea
406e3
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Skylake-U
Base frecuency
3.2 GHz
2.5 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.6 GHz
3.1 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
BGA1356
Cores/Threads
6/12
2/4
TDP
65 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
4096 kB
Cache L3
12288 kB
kB
Date
October 2017
September 2015
Mean monothread perf.
75.01k points
46.25k points
Mean multithread perf.
388.95k points
97.52k 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
i7-8700
i7-6500U
Test#1 (Integers)
4.48k
2.98k (x0.66)
Test#2 (FP)
18.31k
12.19k (x0.67)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.88k
3.91k (x0.67)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.45k
5.3k (x0.39)
TOTAL
42.12k
24.37k (x0.58)
Multithread
i7-8700
i7-6500U
Test#1 (Integers)
27.35k
6.1k (x0.22)
Test#2 (FP)
124.94k
28.73k (x0.23)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
43.23k
9.56k (x0.22)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.08k
6.71k (x0.95)
TOTAL
202.61k
51.09k (x0.25)
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
i7-8700
i7-6500U
Test#1 (Integers)
16.45k
11.11k (x0.67)
Test#2 (FP)
23.74k
15.97k (x0.67)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.24k
4.25k (x0.68)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.43k
5.66k (x0.42)
TOTAL
59.86k
36.99k (x0.62)
Multithread
i7-8700
i7-6500U
Test#1 (Integers)
100.94k
23.1k (x0.23)
Test#2 (FP)
159.09k
36.73k (x0.23)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
43.61k
9.99k (x0.23)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.59k
7k (x1.06)
TOTAL
310.23k
76.82k (x0.25)
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
i7-8700
i7-6500U
Test#1 (Integers)
16.57k
11.09k (x0.67)
Test#2 (FP)
25.52k
17.1k (x0.67)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.01k
4.12k (x0.69)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.82k
5.58k (x0.44)
TOTAL
60.92k
37.9k (x0.62)
Multithread
i7-8700
i7-6500U
Test#1 (Integers)
101.85k
23.3k (x0.23)
Test#2 (FP)
170.31k
38.52k (x0.23)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
43.12k
9.95k (x0.23)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.11k
6.95k (x0.98)
TOTAL
322.39k
78.72k (x0.24)
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
i7-6500U
Test#1 (Integers)
29.25k
19.47k (x0.67)
Test#2 (FP)
25.98k
17.58k (x0.68)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.05k
4.05k (x0.67)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.74k
5.15k (x0.38)
TOTAL
75.01k
46.25k (x0.62)
Multithread
i7-8700
i7-6500U
Test#1 (Integers)
182.56k
42.05k (x0.23)
Test#2 (FP)
159.9k
40.2k (x0.25)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
38.18k
9.4k (x0.25)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.31k
5.86k (x0.71)
TOTAL
388.95k
97.52k (x0.25)
Performance/W
i7-8700
i7-6500U
Test#1 (Integers)
2809 points/W
2803 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2460 points/W
2680 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
587 points/W
626 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
128 points/W
391 points/W
TOTAL
5984 points/W
6501 points/W
Performance/GHz
i7-8700
i7-6500U
Test#1 (Integers)
6358 points/GHz
6279 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5647 points/GHz
5672 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1316 points/GHz
1305 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2986 points/GHz
1662 points/GHz
TOTAL
16307 points/GHz
14918 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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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