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Core i7-9850H vs i7-5500U


Description
The i7-9850H is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the i7-5500U is based on Broadwell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-9850H gets a score of 289.3 k points while the i7-5500U gets 82.9 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-9850H is 3.5 times faster than the i7-5500U . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906ed
306d4
Core
Coffee Lake-H
Broadwell-U
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.6 GHz
2.4 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.6 GHz
3 GHz
Socket
BGA 1440
BGA 1168
Cores/Threads
6/12
2 /4
TDP
45 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
12288 kB
4096 kB
Date
June 2019
March 2015
Mean monothread perf.
49.24k points
40.41k points
Mean multithread perf.
289.3k points
82.89k 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
i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
4.11k
3.31k (x0.81)
Test#2 (FP)
15.19k
11.61k (x0.76)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.04k
3.94k (x0.78)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.98k
3.24k (x0.27)
TOTAL
36.32k
22.1k (x0.61)

Multithread

i7-9850H

i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
22.68k
5.97k (x0.26)
Test#2 (FP)
83.77k
25.54k (x0.3)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
30.37k
8.8k (x0.29)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.55k
3.36k (x0.39)
TOTAL
145.37k
43.67k (x0.3)

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
i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
14.5k
10.59k (x0.73)
Test#2 (FP)
20.73k
13.72k (x0.66)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.31k
4.22k (x0.8)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.09k
3.64k (x0.33)
TOTAL
51.62k
32.16k (x0.62)

Multithread

i7-9850H

i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
77.18k
20.8k (x0.27)
Test#2 (FP)
126.35k
30.44k (x0.24)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
33.63k
9.1k (x0.27)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.87k
3.35k (x0.43)
TOTAL
245.03k
63.69k (x0.26)

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
i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
19.83k
17.76k (x0.9)
Test#2 (FP)
16.52k
14.9k (x0.9)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.87k
4.17k (x1.08)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.02k
3.58k (x0.4)
TOTAL
49.24k
40.41k (x0.82)

Multithread

i7-9850H

i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
130.19k
34.9k (x0.27)
Test#2 (FP)
121.44k
35.07k (x0.29)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
28.05k
9.28k (x0.33)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.62k
3.64k (x0.38)
TOTAL
289.3k
82.89k (x0.29)

Performance/W
i7-9850H
i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
2893 points/W
2327 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2699 points/W
2338 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
623 points/W
619 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
214 points/W
243 points/W
TOTAL
6429 points/W
5526 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-9850H
i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
4311 points/GHz
5920 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3591 points/GHz
4966 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
841 points/GHz
1390 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1961 points/GHz
1193 points/GHz
TOTAL
10703 points/GHz
13469 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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