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Core i7-9850H vs i7-6700K


Description
The i7-9850H is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the i7-6700K is based on Skylake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-9850H gets a score of 289.3 k points while the i7-6700K gets 254.6 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-9850H is 1.1 times faster than the i7-6700K . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906ed
506e3
Core
Coffee Lake-H
Skylake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.6 GHz
4 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.6 GHz
4.2 GHz
Socket
BGA 1440
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
6/12
4/8
TDP
45 W
95 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
12288 kB
8192 kB
Date
June 2019
May 2015
Mean monothread perf.
49.24k points
63.22k points
Mean multithread perf.
289.3k points
254.56k 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
i7-6700K
Test#1 (Integers)
4.11k
4.07k (x0.99)
Test#2 (FP)
15.19k
16.62k (x1.09)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.04k
5.23k (x1.04)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.98k
6.28k (x0.52)
TOTAL
36.32k
32.2k (x0.89)

Multithread

i7-9850H

i7-6700K
Test#1 (Integers)
22.68k
16.37k (x0.72)
Test#2 (FP)
83.77k
77.34k (x0.92)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
30.37k
25.65k (x0.84)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.55k
10.21k (x1.19)
TOTAL
145.37k
129.57k (x0.89)

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
i7-6700K
Test#1 (Integers)
14.5k
14.73k (x1.02)
Test#2 (FP)
20.73k
21.27k (x1.03)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.31k
5.52k (x1.04)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.09k
6.32k (x0.57)
TOTAL
51.62k
47.84k (x0.93)

Multithread

i7-9850H

i7-6700K
Test#1 (Integers)
77.18k
61.09k (x0.79)
Test#2 (FP)
126.35k
99.17k (x0.78)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
33.63k
26.57k (x0.79)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.87k
10.26k (x1.3)
TOTAL
245.03k
197.09k (x0.8)

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
i7-6700K
Test#1 (Integers)
19.83k
25.78k (x1.3)
Test#2 (FP)
16.52k
23.08k (x1.4)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.87k
5.32k (x1.38)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.02k
9.03k (x1)
TOTAL
49.24k
63.22k (x1.28)

Multithread

i7-9850H

i7-6700K
Test#1 (Integers)
130.19k
112.83k (x0.87)
Test#2 (FP)
121.44k
106.86k (x0.88)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
28.05k
25.76k (x0.92)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.62k
9.12k (x0.95)
TOTAL
289.3k
254.56k (x0.88)

Performance/W
i7-9850H
i7-6700K
Test#1 (Integers)
2893 points/W
1188 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2699 points/W
1125 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
623 points/W
271 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
214 points/W
96 points/W
TOTAL
6429 points/W
2680 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-9850H
i7-6700K
Test#1 (Integers)
4311 points/GHz
6139 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3591 points/GHz
5495 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
841 points/GHz
1268 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1961 points/GHz
2150 points/GHz
TOTAL
10703 points/GHz
15052 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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