Core i7-8700 vs i9-10980XE
Description
The i7-8700 is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the i9-10980XE is based on Cascade Lake.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-8700 gets a score of 389 k points while the i9-10980XE gets 1241.1 k points.
Summarizing, the i9-10980XE is 3.2 times faster than the i7-8700. 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 i9-10980XE gets 1241.1 k points.
Summarizing, the i9-10980XE is 3.2 times faster than the i7-8700. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
906ea
50657
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Cascade Lake-X
Base frecuency
3.2 GHz
3 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.6 GHz
4.8 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA 2066
Cores/Threads
6/12
18/36
TDP
65 W
165 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
18x32+18x32 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
18x1024 kB
Cache L3
12288 kB
25344 kB
Date
October 2017
November 2019
Mean monothread perf.
75.01k points
68.33k points
Mean multithread perf.
388.95k points
1241.12k 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
i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
4.48k
4.52k (x1.01)
Test#2 (FP)
18.31k
17.94k (x0.98)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.88k
5.5k (x0.94)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.45k
9.64k (x0.72)
TOTAL
42.12k
37.6k (x0.89)
Multithread
i7-8700
i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
27.35k
84.93k (x3.11)
Test#2 (FP)
124.94k
409.55k (x3.28)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
43.23k
122.88k (x2.84)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.08k
22.12k (x3.12)
TOTAL
202.61k
639.48k (x3.16)
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
i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
16.45k
16.03k (x0.97)
Test#2 (FP)
23.74k
23.95k (x1.01)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.24k
6.03k (x0.97)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.43k
9.37k (x0.7)
TOTAL
59.86k
55.38k (x0.93)
Multithread
i7-8700
i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
100.94k
316.11k (x3.13)
Test#2 (FP)
159.09k
503.75k (x3.17)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
43.61k
131.82k (x3.02)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.59k
22.24k (x3.38)
TOTAL
310.23k
973.92k (x3.14)
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
i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
16.57k
16.4k (x0.99)
Test#2 (FP)
25.52k
20.97k (x0.82)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.01k
5.82k (x0.97)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.82k
8.86k (x0.69)
TOTAL
60.92k
52.05k (x0.85)
Multithread
i7-8700
i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
101.85k
316.84k (x3.11)
Test#2 (FP)
170.31k
461.09k (x2.71)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
43.12k
129.82k (x3.01)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.11k
22.09k (x3.11)
TOTAL
322.39k
929.85k (x2.88)
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
i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
29.25k
29.53k (x1.01)
Test#2 (FP)
25.98k
22.59k (x0.87)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.05k
5.99k (x0.99)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.74k
10.22k (x0.74)
TOTAL
75.01k
68.33k (x0.91)
Multithread
i7-8700
i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
182.56k
587.06k (x3.22)
Test#2 (FP)
159.9k
496.41k (x3.1)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
38.18k
134.66k (x3.53)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.31k
22.99k (x2.77)
TOTAL
388.95k
1241.12k (x3.19)
Performance/W
i7-8700
i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
2809 points/W
3558 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2460 points/W
3009 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
587 points/W
816 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
128 points/W
139 points/W
TOTAL
5984 points/W
7522 points/W
Performance/GHz
i7-8700
i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
6358 points/GHz
6153 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5647 points/GHz
4707 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1316 points/GHz
1248 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2986 points/GHz
2129 points/GHz
TOTAL
16307 points/GHz
14236 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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