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Core i7-860 vs i5-9500


Description
The i7-860 is based on Nehalem architecture while the i5-9500 is based on Coffee Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-860 gets a score of 75.4 k points while the i5-9500 gets 261.1 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-9500 is 3.5 times faster than the i7-860 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
106e5
906ea
Core
Lynnfield
Coffee Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.8 GHz
3 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.467 GHz
4.4 GHz
Socket
LGA 1156
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
4/8
6/6
TDP
95 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
6x32+6x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
6x256 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
9216 kB
Date
September 2009
April 2019
Mean monothread perf.
19.19k points
73.65k points
Mean multithread perf.
75.43k points
352.84k 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
i7-860
i5-9500
Test#1 (Integers)
2.15k
4.45k (x2.07)
Test#2 (FP)
4.87k
18.43k (x3.78)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.82k
5.84k (x2.07)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.13k
12.63k (x4.04)
TOTAL
12.97k
41.34k (x3.19)

Multithread

i7-860

i5-9500
Test#1 (Integers)
8.24k
24.75k (x3.01)
Test#2 (FP)
21.63k
103.1k (x4.77)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
14.65k
32.43k (x2.21)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.02k
5.56k (x1.11)
TOTAL
49.54k
165.85k (x3.35)

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
i7-860
i5-9500
Test#1 (Integers)
7.87k
16.06k (x2.04)
Test#2 (FP)
5.25k
23.19k (x4.42)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.94k
6.1k (x2.08)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.13k
12.79k (x4.09)
TOTAL
19.19k
58.14k (x3.03)

Multithread

i7-860

i5-9500
Test#1 (Integers)
31.5k
90.44k (x2.87)
Test#2 (FP)
23.47k
131.23k (x5.59)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
15.47k
33.85k (x2.19)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.98k
5.59k (x1.12)
TOTAL
75.43k
261.11k (x3.46)

Performance/W
i7-860
i5-9500
Test#1 (Integers)
332 points/W
1391 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
247 points/W
2019 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
163 points/W
521 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
52 points/W
86 points/W
TOTAL
794 points/W
4017 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-860
i5-9500
Test#1 (Integers)
2271 points/GHz
3650 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1514 points/GHz
5271 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
847 points/GHz
1386 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
902 points/GHz
2907 points/GHz
TOTAL
5534 points/GHz
13214 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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