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Core i7-8700k vs i5-10500


Description
The i7-8700k is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the i5-10500 is based on Comet Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-8700k gets a score of 443.8 k points while the i5-10500 gets 388 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-8700k is 1.1 times faster than the i5-10500. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906ea
a0653
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Comet Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.7 GHz
3.1 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.7 GHz
4.5 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
FC-LGA 1200
Cores/Threads
6/12
6/12
TDP
95 W
65 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.
80.6k points
75.27k points
Mean multithread perf.
443.77k points
387.99k 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
i7-8700k
i5-10500
Test#1 (Integers)
4.13k
4.52k (x1.09)
Test#2 (FP)
16.96k
18.52k (x1.09)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.56k
5.58k (x1)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.85k
14.2k (x1.11)
TOTAL
39.5k
42.82k (x1.08)

Multithread

i7-8700k

i5-10500
Test#1 (Integers)
24.01k
25.26k (x1.05)
Test#2 (FP)
108.69k
120.48k (x1.11)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
36.62k
38.12k (x1.04)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.33k
7.68k (x0.82)
TOTAL
178.64k
191.54k (x1.07)

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
i7-8700k
i5-10500
Test#1 (Integers)
12.92k
16.3k (x1.26)
Test#2 (FP)
20.68k
23.22k (x1.12)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.3k
6.22k (x1.17)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.59k
14.05k (x1.12)
TOTAL
51.48k
59.79k (x1.16)

Multithread

i7-8700k

i5-10500
Test#1 (Integers)
94.26k
92.61k (x0.98)
Test#2 (FP)
152.55k
147.68k (x0.97)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
39.74k
40.71k (x1.02)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.53k
7.78k (x0.91)
TOTAL
295.07k
288.77k (x0.98)

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
i7-8700k
i5-10500
Test#1 (Integers)
16.87k
16.33k (x0.97)
Test#2 (FP)
26.12k
24.73k (x0.95)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.33k
5.99k (x0.95)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.71k
13.64k (x1)
TOTAL
63.03k
60.69k (x0.96)

Multithread

i7-8700k

i5-10500
Test#1 (Integers)
105.74k
91.64k (x0.87)
Test#2 (FP)
180.52k
158.71k (x0.88)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
44.99k
39.84k (x0.89)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.51k
7.76k (x0.91)
TOTAL
339.77k
297.94k (x0.88)

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
i7-8700k
i5-10500
Test#1 (Integers)
31.2k
28.73k (x0.92)
Test#2 (FP)
27.82k
26.01k (x0.93)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.57k
6.08k (x0.93)
Test#1 (Memory)
15k
14.46k (x0.96)
TOTAL
80.6k
75.27k (x0.93)

Multithread

i7-8700k

i5-10500
Test#1 (Integers)
202.42k
172.66k (x0.85)
Test#2 (FP)
186.33k
167.57k (x0.9)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
44.96k
39.45k (x0.88)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.05k
8.31k (x0.83)
TOTAL
443.77k
387.99k (x0.87)

Performance/W
i7-8700k
i5-10500
Test#1 (Integers)
2131 points/W
2656 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1961 points/W
2578 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
473 points/W
607 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
106 points/W
128 points/W
TOTAL
4671 points/W
5969 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-8700k
i5-10500
Test#1 (Integers)
6639 points/GHz
6384 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5919 points/GHz
5780 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1397 points/GHz
1351 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3192 points/GHz
3212 points/GHz
TOTAL
17148 points/GHz
16727 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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