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Core i3-6006U vs i7-4600U


Description
The i3-6006U is based on Skylake architecture while the i7-4600U is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-6006U gets a score of 67.9 k points while the i7-4600U gets 63.5 k points.

Summarizing, the i3-6006U is 1.1 times faster than the i7-4600U . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
406e3
40651
Core
Skylake-U
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
2 GHz
2.1 GHz
Boost frecuency
2 GHz
3.3 GHz
Socket
BGA1356
BGA1168
Cores/Threads
2/4
2/4
TDP
15 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
4096 kB
Date
November 2016
September 2013
Mean monothread perf.
30.66k points
30.51k points
Mean multithread perf.
67.91k points
63.53k 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
i3-6006U
i7-4600U
Test#1 (Integers)
2.02k
3.33k (x1.65)
Test#2 (FP)
8.2k
8.74k (x1.07)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.63k
3.63k (x1.38)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.92k
3.81k (x0.97)
TOTAL
16.77k
19.52k (x1.16)

Multithread

i3-6006U

i7-4600U
Test#1 (Integers)
3.83k
4.95k (x1.29)
Test#2 (FP)
17.17k
17.79k (x1.04)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.77k
7.48k (x1.3)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.62k
5.65k (x1.56)
TOTAL
30.39k
35.88k (x1.18)

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
i3-6006U
i7-4600U
Test#1 (Integers)
12.6k
15.09k (x1.2)
Test#2 (FP)
11.66k
8.71k (x0.75)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.71k
3.51k (x1.3)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.68k
3.2k (x0.87)
TOTAL
30.66k
30.51k (x1)

Multithread

i3-6006U

i7-4600U
Test#1 (Integers)
29.56k
30.3k (x1.02)
Test#2 (FP)
27.74k
20.24k (x0.73)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.56k
7.82k (x1.19)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.06k
5.17k (x1.28)
TOTAL
67.91k
63.53k (x0.94)

Performance/W
i3-6006U
i7-4600U
Test#1 (Integers)
1971 points/W
2020 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1849 points/W
1349 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
437 points/W
521 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
270 points/W
345 points/W
TOTAL
4528 points/W
4235 points/W

Performance/GHz
i3-6006U
i7-4600U
Test#1 (Integers)
6302 points/GHz
4573 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5831 points/GHz
2638 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1355 points/GHz
1064 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1842 points/GHz
971 points/GHz
TOTAL
15330 points/GHz
9246 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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