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Core i9-9900K vs i5-7300HQ


Description
The i9-9900K is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the i5-7300HQ is based on Kaby Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i9-9900K gets a score of 529.3 k points while the i5-7300HQ gets 168.8 k points.

Summarizing, the i9-9900K is 3.1 times faster than the i5-7300HQ. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906ed
906e9
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Kaby Lake-H
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
2.5 GHz
Boost frecuency
5 GHz
3.5 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
BGA1440
Cores/Threads
8/16
4/4
TDP
95 W
45 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32+8x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
8x256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
16384 kB
6144 kB
Date
October 2018
January 2017
Mean monothread perf.
81.91k points
53.51k points
Mean multithread perf.
529.32k points
168.81k 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
i9-9900K
i5-7300HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
5k
3.41k (x0.68)
Test#2 (FP)
20.22k
14.14k (x0.7)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.54k
4.41k (x0.67)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.78k
8.87k (x0.64)
TOTAL
45.53k
30.83k (x0.68)

Multithread

i9-9900K

i5-7300HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
36.39k
12.75k (x0.35)
Test#2 (FP)
166.55k
52.88k (x0.32)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
54.92k
16.25k (x0.3)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.96k
8.98k (x1)
TOTAL
266.82k
90.85k (x0.34)

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
i9-9900K
i5-7300HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
18.03k
11.71k (x0.65)
Test#2 (FP)
25.98k
16.74k (x0.64)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.86k
4.27k (x0.62)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.5k
7.81k (x0.54)
TOTAL
65.37k
40.53k (x0.62)

Multithread

i9-9900K

i5-7300HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
131.34k
44.38k (x0.34)
Test#2 (FP)
204.76k
62.55k (x0.31)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
55.74k
15.6k (x0.28)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.99k
7.85k (x0.87)
TOTAL
400.83k
130.38k (x0.33)

AVX optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode II (AVX) is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the first version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX compatible CPU was released in 2011.
Monothread
i9-9900K
i5-7300HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
17.98k
11.59k (x0.64)
Test#2 (FP)
27.04k
17.89k (x0.66)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.63k
4.14k (x0.62)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.6k
7.88k (x0.58)
TOTAL
65.24k
41.5k (x0.64)

Multithread

i9-9900K

i5-7300HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
130.88k
44.42k (x0.34)
Test#2 (FP)
208.5k
67.5k (x0.32)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
54.12k
14.6k (x0.27)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.91k
8.06k (x0.91)
TOTAL
402.41k
134.58k (x0.33)

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
i9-9900K
i5-7300HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
32.08k
21.65k (x0.67)
Test#2 (FP)
28.17k
19.18k (x0.68)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.68k
4.38k (x0.66)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.98k
8.3k (x0.55)
TOTAL
81.91k
53.51k (x0.65)

Multithread

i9-9900K

i5-7300HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
242.98k
77.12k (x0.32)
Test#2 (FP)
220.16k
68.68k (x0.31)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
53.97k
15.24k (x0.28)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.22k
7.78k (x0.64)
TOTAL
529.32k
168.81k (x0.32)

Performance/W
i9-9900K
i5-7300HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
2558 points/W
1714 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2317 points/W
1526 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
568 points/W
339 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
129 points/W
173 points/W
TOTAL
5572 points/W
3751 points/W

Performance/GHz
i9-9900K
i5-7300HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
6417 points/GHz
6186 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5634 points/GHz
5480 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1335 points/GHz
1251 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2996 points/GHz
2372 points/GHz
TOTAL
16382 points/GHz
15289 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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