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Core i9-9900K vs i7-7560U


Description
The i9-9900K is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the i7-7560U 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 i7-7560U gets 97.3 k points.

Summarizing, the i9-9900K is 5.4 times faster than the i7-7560U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906ed
806e9
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Kaby Lake-U
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
2.4 GHz
Boost frecuency
5 GHz
3.8 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
BGA 1356
Cores/Threads
8/16
2/4
TDP
95 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32+8x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
8x256 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
16384 kB
4096 kB
Date
October 2018
January 2017
Mean monothread perf.
81.91k points
48.16k points
Mean multithread perf.
529.32k points
97.27k 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
i7-7560U
Test#1 (Integers)
5k
3.56k (x0.71)
Test#2 (FP)
20.22k
12.71k (x0.63)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.54k
3.93k (x0.6)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.78k
8.89k (x0.65)
TOTAL
45.53k
29.09k (x0.64)

Multithread

i9-9900K

i7-7560U
Test#1 (Integers)
36.39k
6.34k (x0.17)
Test#2 (FP)
166.55k
29.51k (x0.18)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
54.92k
8.94k (x0.16)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.96k
14.72k (x1.64)
TOTAL
266.82k
59.51k (x0.22)

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
i7-7560U
Test#1 (Integers)
18.03k
12.78k (x0.71)
Test#2 (FP)
25.98k
18.79k (x0.72)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.86k
4.72k (x0.69)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.5k
8.95k (x0.62)
TOTAL
65.37k
45.24k (x0.69)

Multithread

i9-9900K

i7-7560U
Test#1 (Integers)
131.34k
23.04k (x0.18)
Test#2 (FP)
204.76k
40.07k (x0.2)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
55.74k
10.08k (x0.18)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.99k
15.24k (x1.7)
TOTAL
400.83k
88.42k (x0.22)

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
i7-7560U
Test#1 (Integers)
17.98k
12.88k (x0.72)
Test#2 (FP)
27.04k
20.02k (x0.74)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.63k
4.15k (x0.63)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.6k
8.97k (x0.66)
TOTAL
65.24k
46.02k (x0.71)

Multithread

i9-9900K

i7-7560U
Test#1 (Integers)
130.88k
23k (x0.18)
Test#2 (FP)
208.5k
41.21k (x0.2)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
54.12k
9.92k (x0.18)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.91k
14.9k (x1.67)
TOTAL
402.41k
89.03k (x0.22)

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
i7-7560U
Test#1 (Integers)
32.08k
19.37k (x0.6)
Test#2 (FP)
28.17k
17.26k (x0.61)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.68k
3.78k (x0.57)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.98k
7.75k (x0.52)
TOTAL
81.91k
48.16k (x0.59)

Multithread

i9-9900K

i7-7560U
Test#1 (Integers)
242.98k
39.17k (x0.16)
Test#2 (FP)
220.16k
38.24k (x0.17)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
53.97k
8.9k (x0.16)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.22k
10.97k (x0.9)
TOTAL
529.32k
97.27k (x0.18)

Performance/W
i9-9900K
i7-7560U
Test#1 (Integers)
2558 points/W
2611 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2317 points/W
2549 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
568 points/W
593 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
129 points/W
731 points/W
TOTAL
5572 points/W
6485 points/W

Performance/GHz
i9-9900K
i7-7560U
Test#1 (Integers)
6417 points/GHz
5097 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5634 points/GHz
4543 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1335 points/GHz
994 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2996 points/GHz
2041 points/GHz
TOTAL
16382 points/GHz
12674 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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