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Intel Core i5-6600 vs Intel Core i7-8709G

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Intel Core i5-6600

The Intel Core i5-6600 operates with 4 cores and 4 CPU threads. It run at 3.90 GHz base 3.60 GHz all cores while the TDP is set at 65 W.The processor is attached to the LGA 1151 CPU socket. This version includes 6.00 MB of L3 cache on one chip, supports 2 memory channels to support DDR3-1600DDR4-2133 RAM and features 3.0 PCIe Gen 16 lanes. Tjunction keeps below -- degrees C. In particular, Skylake S Architecture is enhanced with 14 nm technology and supports VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d. The product was launched on Q3/2015

Intel Core i7-8709G

The Intel Core i7-8709G operates with 4 cores and 4 CPU threads. It run at 4.10 GHz base 3.60 GHz all cores while the TDP is set at 100 W.The processor is attached to the BGA 2270 CPU socket. This version includes 8.00 MB of L3 cache on one chip, supports 2 memory channels to support DDR4-2400 SO-DIMM RAM and features 3.0 PCIe Gen 8 lanes. Tjunction keeps below -- degrees C. In particular, Kaby Lake G Refresh Architecture is enhanced with 14 nm technology and supports VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d. The product was launched on Q1/2018

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3.30 GHz	Frequency	3.10 GHz
4	Cores	4
3.90 GHz	Turbo (1 Core)	4.10 GHz
3.60 GHz	Turbo (All Cores)	3.60 GHz
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking	No
normal	Core Architecture	normal
Intel HD Graphics 530	GPU	AMD Radeon RX Vega M GH Graphics
1.15 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	1.19 GHz
14 nm	Technology	14 nm
1.15 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	1.19 GHz
12	DirectX Version	12.1
3	Max. displays	6
DDR3-1600DDR4-2133	Memory	DDR4-2400 SO-DIMM
2	Memory channels	2
	Max memory
No	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	--
6.00 MB	L3 Cache	8.00 MB
3.0	PCIe version	3.0
16	PCIe lanes	8
14 nm	Technology	14 nm
LGA 1151	Socket	BGA 2270
65 W	TDP	100 W
VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Q3/2015	Release date	Q1/2018
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Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.

Intel Core i5-6600 1,047 (49%)

Intel Core i7-8709G (0%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.

Intel Core i5-6600 3,742 (5%)

Intel Core i7-8709G (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.

Intel Core i5-6600 387 (46%)

Intel Core i7-8709G (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.

Intel Core i5-6600 1,412 (6%)

Intel Core i7-8709G (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.

Intel Core i5-6600 173 (56%)

Intel Core i7-8709G 181 (59%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.

Intel Core i5-6600 598 (6%)

Intel Core i7-8709G 810 (8%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.

Intel Core i5-6600 972 (46%)

Intel Core i7-8709G (0%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.

Intel Core i5-6600 3,168 (8%)

Intel Core i7-8709G (0%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.

Intel Core i5-6600 443 (4%)

Intel Core i7-8709G 3,661 (34%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.

Intel Core i5-6600 559.44 (28%)

Intel Core i7-8709G (0%)

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 3 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.

Intel Core i5-6600 4,149 (60%)

Intel Core i7-8709G 4,368 (63%)

Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 3 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.

Intel Core i5-6600 12,102 (13%)

Intel Core i7-8709G 15,578 (16%)

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.

Intel Core i5-6600 2.07 (76%)

Intel Core i7-8709G 2.08 (76%)

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.

Intel Core i5-6600 6.54 (12%)

Intel Core i7-8709G 8.54 (15%)

Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)

Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The iGPU test uses the CPU internal graphic unit to execute OpenGL commands.

Intel Core i5-6600 36.27 (59%)

Intel Core i7-8709G 37.48 (61%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-Comparison. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-Comparison’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.

Intel Core i5-6600 8,254 (9%)

Intel Core i7-8709G 9,337 (11%)

Electric Usage Estimate

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Power cost, dollar per kWh

Electric Usage Estimate

Average hours of use per day

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Intel Core i5-6600		Intel Core i7-8709G
65 W	Max TDP	100 W
NA	Power consumption per day (kWh)	NA
NA	Running cost per day	NA
NA	Power consumption per year (kWh)	NA
NA	Running cost per year	NA