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I had the opportunity to compare both processors, as it has been 8 years since I bought my current i7 6700, and since the price range is quite similar, I find it very interesting to see what you get 8 years later for a similar price.
i7 6700
4 cores, 8 threads
3400mhz, 4000 in turbo mode
65w
8600G
6 cores, 12 threads
4300mhz, 5000 in turbo mode
65w
We all know that the integrated graphics of the 8600G is far superior to that of the 6700, of course, there are 8 years of difference, but most of the tests I have carried out are on CPU performance in processor tasks, with some tests on games, with and without the 1060 6GB that I have.
HANDBRAKE (5GB movie to mkv)
i7 6700 - 47 fps avg (total time: ~ 1:30)
8600g - 117 fps avg (total time: ~ 0:35)
ANDROID STUDIO (big project make module)
i7 6700 - 1m 03s
8600g - 29s
ANDROID STUDIO (big project build and play after deleting build folders)
i7 6700 - 2m 3s
8600g - 1m 3s
3DMARK TIME SPY
i7 6700 + 1060 -- 4151 (graphics 4115, cpu 4368)
8600g ------------ 2362 (graphics 2098, cpu 8248)
8600g + 1060 --- 4390 (graphics 4038, cpu 8242)
3DMARK CPU PROFILE (threads: max, 16, 8, 4, 2, 1)
i7 6700 - 2891, 2888, 2879, 2122, 1213, 652
8600g - 6154, 6142, 5292, 3676, 1932, 1005
CPU-Z (threads: single thread, multi thread)
i7 6700 - 430.8, 2127.5
8600g - 660.3, 5268.7
CYBERPUBNK 2077 (limited by 1060, unfortunatelly I don't have an actual generation graphics card)
i7 6700 + 1060 46.49 fps
8600g 21.45 fps
8600g + 1060 45.65 fps
GTA V (limited by 1060, unfortunatelly I don't have an actual generation graphics card)
i7 6700 + 1060 114 fps
8600g 47.4 fps (vsync on, I forgot to disable it for this pass)
8600g + 1060 123 fps
The conclusions are that for tasks that require intensive CPU usage, the performance gain is approximately double, sometimes a little more than double. On the other hand, in games, when using a dedicated graphics card like the GTX 1060 6GB, the gain provided by the processor itself seems very low, almost nonexistent, at least according to 3DMARK, GTA V, and Cyberpunk. That is probably caused by limitation due to 1060 working at max with both processors.
The truth is that ignoring the games performance due to limitations caused by the 1060, I am not completely satisfied, I think that after 8 years I expected the improvement to be more impactful. Perhaps it's because I am from the old school, and if anyone makes the effort to go back to the 90s, even the 2000s, they will see the incredible improvement we experienced in 8 years. Just to give you an idea, in 1993 we had the Pentium 1 at 60mhz, and 8 years later we had the Pentium 4. The improvement was x20, x25, x30 etc... and not just x2 like now. Then, 7 years later, in 2008, we already had the i7, with 4 cores and 8 threads, and between the first Pentium 4s and the first i7s, there was also a colossal evolution in performance. This leaves me quite cold. I know that 8600G is a good CPU and I like it, but at the same time I feel like I expected more.
By the way, the i7 6700 was released in 2015, so there isn't 8 years, but almost 9 years of difference between both processors.
I had the opportunity to compare both processors, as it has been 8 years since I bought my current i7 6700, and since the price range is quite similar, I find it very interesting to see what you get 8 years later for a similar price.
i7 6700
4 cores, 8 threads
3400mhz, 4000 in turbo mode
65w
8600G
6 cores, 12 threads
4300mhz, 5000 in turbo mode
65w
We all know that the integrated graphics of the 8600G is far superior to that of the 6700, of course, there are 8 years of difference, but most of the tests I have carried out are on CPU performance in processor tasks, with some tests on games, with and without the 1060 6GB that I have.
HANDBRAKE (5GB movie to mkv)
i7 6700 - 47 fps avg (total time: ~ 1:30)
8600g - 117 fps avg (total time: ~ 0:35)
ANDROID STUDIO (big project make module)
i7 6700 - 1m 03s
8600g - 29s
ANDROID STUDIO (big project build and play after deleting build folders)
i7 6700 - 2m 3s
8600g - 1m 3s
3DMARK TIME SPY
i7 6700 + 1060 -- 4151 (graphics 4115, cpu 4368)
8600g ------------ 2362 (graphics 2098, cpu 8248)
8600g + 1060 --- 4390 (graphics 4038, cpu 8242)
3DMARK CPU PROFILE (threads: max, 16, 8, 4, 2, 1)
i7 6700 - 2891, 2888, 2879, 2122, 1213, 652
8600g - 6154, 6142, 5292, 3676, 1932, 1005
CPU-Z (threads: single thread, multi thread)
i7 6700 - 430.8, 2127.5
8600g - 660.3, 5268.7
CYBERPUBNK 2077 (limited by 1060, unfortunatelly I don't have an actual generation graphics card)
i7 6700 + 1060 46.49 fps
8600g 21.45 fps
8600g + 1060 45.65 fps
GTA V (limited by 1060, unfortunatelly I don't have an actual generation graphics card)
i7 6700 + 1060 114 fps
8600g 47.4 fps (vsync on, I forgot to disable it for this pass)
8600g + 1060 123 fps
The conclusions are that for tasks that require intensive CPU usage, the performance gain is approximately double, sometimes a little more than double. On the other hand, in games, when using a dedicated graphics card like the GTX 1060 6GB, the gain provided by the processor itself seems very low, almost nonexistent, at least according to 3DMARK, GTA V, and Cyberpunk. That is probably caused by limitation due to 1060 working at max with both processors.
The truth is that ignoring the games performance due to limitations caused by the 1060, I am not completely satisfied, I think that after 8 years I expected the improvement to be more impactful. Perhaps it's because I am from the old school, and if anyone makes the effort to go back to the 90s, even the 2000s, they will see the incredible improvement we experienced in 8 years. Just to give you an idea, in 1993 we had the Pentium 1 at 60mhz, and 8 years later we had the Pentium 4. The improvement was x20, x25, x30 etc... and not just x2 like now. Then, 7 years later, in 2008, we already had the i7, with 4 cores and 8 threads, and between the first Pentium 4s and the first i7s, there was also a colossal evolution in performance. This leaves me quite cold. I know that 8600G is a good CPU and I like it, but at the same time I feel like I expected more.
By the way, the i7 6700 was released in 2015, so there isn't 8 years, but almost 9 years of difference between both processors.
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