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Core i7-8700k vs Ryzen 5 5500U


Description
The i7-8700k is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the 5500U is based on Zen 2.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-8700k gets a score of 443.8 k points while the 5500U gets 261.9 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-8700k is 1.7 times faster than the 5500U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906ea
860f81
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Lucienne
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.7 GHz
2.1 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.7 GHz
4 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
BGA 1140
Cores/Threads
6/12
6/12
TDP
95 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
6x32+6x32 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
6x512 kB
Cache L3
12288 kB
2x4096 kB
Date
October 2017
March 2021
Mean monothread perf.
80.6k points
53.76k points
Mean multithread perf.
443.77k points
261.91k 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
i7-8700k
5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
31.2k
15.63k (x0.5)
Test#2 (FP)
27.82k
23k (x0.83)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.57k
8.62k (x1.31)
Test#1 (Memory)
15k
6.51k (x0.43)
TOTAL
80.6k
53.76k (x0.67)

Multithread

i7-8700k

5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
202.42k
90.38k (x0.45)
Test#2 (FP)
186.33k
118.74k (x0.64)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
44.96k
48.39k (x1.08)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.05k
4.4k (x0.44)
TOTAL
443.77k
261.91k (x0.59)

Performance/W
i7-8700k
5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
2131 points/W
6025 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1961 points/W
7916 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
473 points/W
3226 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
106 points/W
294 points/W
TOTAL
4671 points/W
17461 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-8700k
5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
6639 points/GHz
3908 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5919 points/GHz
5750 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1397 points/GHz
2156 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3192 points/GHz
1628 points/GHz
TOTAL
17148 points/GHz
13441 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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