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Core i7-9850H vs i5-7500


Description
The i7-9850H is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the i5-7500 is based on Kaby Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-9850H gets a score of 289.3 k points while the i5-7500 gets 191.7 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-9850H is 1.5 times faster than the i5-7500 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906ed
906e9
Core
Coffee Lake-H
Kaby Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.6 GHz
3.4 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.6 GHz
3.8 GHz
Socket
BGA 1440
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
6/12
4/4
TDP
45 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
12288 kB
6144 kB
Date
June 2019
September 2016
Mean monothread perf.
49.24k points
61.51k points
Mean multithread perf.
289.3k points
191.71k 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
i7-9850H
i5-7500
Test#1 (Integers)
4.11k
3.87k (x0.94)
Test#2 (FP)
15.19k
16.09k (x1.06)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.04k
5.11k (x1.01)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.98k
7.97k (x0.67)
TOTAL
36.32k
33.04k (x0.91)

Multithread

i7-9850H

i5-7500
Test#1 (Integers)
22.68k
14.81k (x0.65)
Test#2 (FP)
83.77k
61.51k (x0.73)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
30.37k
19.59k (x0.64)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.55k
3.68k (x0.43)
TOTAL
145.37k
99.59k (x0.69)

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
i7-9850H
i5-7500
Test#1 (Integers)
14.5k
14.09k (x0.97)
Test#2 (FP)
20.73k
19.8k (x0.95)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.31k
5.34k (x1.01)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.09k
8.45k (x0.76)
TOTAL
51.62k
47.67k (x0.92)

Multithread

i7-9850H

i5-7500
Test#1 (Integers)
77.18k
53.99k (x0.7)
Test#2 (FP)
126.35k
77.43k (x0.61)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
33.63k
20.81k (x0.62)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.87k
2.53k (x0.32)
TOTAL
245.03k
154.77k (x0.63)

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
i7-9850H
i5-7500
Test#1 (Integers)
19.83k
25.59k (x1.29)
Test#2 (FP)
16.52k
22.57k (x1.37)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.87k
5.27k (x1.36)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.02k
8.08k (x0.9)
TOTAL
49.24k
61.51k (x1.25)

Multithread

i7-9850H

i5-7500
Test#1 (Integers)
130.19k
88.3k (x0.68)
Test#2 (FP)
121.44k
78.59k (x0.65)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
28.05k
19.72k (x0.7)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.62k
5.1k (x0.53)
TOTAL
289.3k
191.71k (x0.66)

Performance/W
i7-9850H
i5-7500
Test#1 (Integers)
2893 points/W
1358 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2699 points/W
1209 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
623 points/W
303 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
214 points/W
79 points/W
TOTAL
6429 points/W
2949 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-9850H
i5-7500
Test#1 (Integers)
4311 points/GHz
6734 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3591 points/GHz
5939 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
841 points/GHz
1387 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1961 points/GHz
2125 points/GHz
TOTAL
10703 points/GHz
16186 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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