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Core i5-3470S vs i7-5500U


Description
The i5-3470S is based on Ivy Bridge architecture while the i7-5500U is based on Broadwell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-3470S gets a score of 93.4 k points while the i7-5500U gets 67.1 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-3470S is 1.4 times faster than the i7-5500U . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306a9
306d4
Core
Broadwell-U
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.9 GHz
2.4 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.6 GHz
3 GHz
Socket
LGA 1155
BGA 1168
Cores/Threads
4/4
2 /4
TDP
65 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
4096 kB
Date
June 2012
March 2015
Mean monothread perf.
31.35k points
40.41k points
Mean multithread perf.
93.35k points
82.89k points

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
i5-3470S
i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
11.41k
10.37k (x0.91)
Test#2 (FP)
10.98k
14.25k (x1.3)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.31k
4.07k (x0.95)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.66k
3.12k (x0.67)
TOTAL
31.35k
31.81k (x1.01)

Multithread

i5-3470S

i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
35.73k
20.93k (x0.59)
Test#2 (FP)
36k
33.87k (x0.94)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
14.48k
8.98k (x0.62)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.14k
3.35k (x0.47)
TOTAL
93.35k
67.13k (x0.72)

Performance/W
i5-3470S
i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
550 points/W
1395 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
554 points/W
2258 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
223 points/W
599 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
110 points/W
223 points/W
TOTAL
1436 points/W
4476 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-3470S
i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
3168 points/GHz
3456 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3050 points/GHz
4751 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1197 points/GHz
1358 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1293 points/GHz
1039 points/GHz
TOTAL
8708 points/GHz
10604 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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