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Core i5-2450M vs i3-6006U


Description
The i5-2450M is based on Sandy Bridge architecture while the i3-6006U is based on Skylake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-2450M gets a score of 43.4 k points while the i3-6006U gets 49.9 k points.

Summarizing, the i3-6006U is 1.1 times faster than the i5-2450M . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
206a7
406e3
Core
Sandy Bridge
Skylake-U
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.5 GHz
2 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.1 GHz
2 GHz
Socket
Socket G2 (988B)
BGA1356
Cores/Threads
2/4
2/4
TDP
35 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
3072 kB
Date
January 2012
November 2016
Mean monothread perf.
22.85k points
31.3k points
Mean multithread perf.
43.44k points
68.38k 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
i5-2450M
i3-6006U
Test#1 (Integers)
8.39k
7.34k (x0.87)
Test#2 (FP)
7.65k
11.37k (x1.49)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.64k
2.74k (x0.75)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.17k
3.08k (x0.97)
TOTAL
22.85k
24.53k (x1.07)

Multithread

i5-2450M

i3-6006U
Test#1 (Integers)
17.96k
15.32k (x0.85)
Test#2 (FP)
14.71k
25.61k (x1.74)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.51k
6.36k (x0.85)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.26k
2.58k (x0.79)
TOTAL
43.44k
49.87k (x1.15)

Performance/W
i5-2450M
i3-6006U
Test#1 (Integers)
513 points/W
1022 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
420 points/W
1707 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
215 points/W
424 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
93 points/W
172 points/W
TOTAL
1241 points/W
3325 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-2450M
i3-6006U
Test#1 (Integers)
2706 points/GHz
3670 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2468 points/GHz
5683 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1174 points/GHz
1372 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1022 points/GHz
1540 points/GHz
TOTAL
7370 points/GHz
12265 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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