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Core i7-860 vs i7-6560U


Description
The i7-860 is based on Nehalem architecture while the i7-6560U is based on Skylake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-860 gets a score of 49.5 k points while the i7-6560U gets 54 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-6560U is 1.1 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
406e3
Core
Lynnfield
Skylake-U
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.8 GHz
2.2 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.467 GHz
3.2 GHz
Socket
LGA 1156
BGA1356
Cores/Threads
4/8
2/4
TDP
95 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
4096 kB
Date
September 2009
September 2015
Mean monothread perf.
19.19k points
52.96k points
Mean multithread perf.
75.43k points
107.01k 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
i7-6560U
Test#1 (Integers)
2.15k
3.29k (x1.53)
Test#2 (FP)
4.87k
13.52k (x2.78)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.82k
4.24k (x1.5)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.13k
7.08k (x2.27)
TOTAL
12.97k
28.14k (x2.17)

Multithread

i7-860

i7-6560U
Test#1 (Integers)
8.24k
6.49k (x0.79)
Test#2 (FP)
21.63k
31.11k (x1.44)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
14.65k
10.25k (x0.7)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.02k
6.16k (x1.23)
TOTAL
49.54k
54.01k (x1.09)

Performance/W
i7-860
i7-6560U
Test#1 (Integers)
87 points/W
433 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
228 points/W
2074 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
154 points/W
683 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
53 points/W
411 points/W
TOTAL
521 points/W
3601 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-860
i7-6560U
Test#1 (Integers)
620 points/GHz
1028 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1405 points/GHz
4226 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
814 points/GHz
1324 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
902 points/GHz
2214 points/GHz
TOTAL
3741 points/GHz
8793 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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