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Core i5-2450M vs i7-4500U


Description
The i5-2450M is based on Sandy Bridge architecture while the i7-4500U is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-2450M gets a score of 43.4 k points while the i7-4500U gets 53.4 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-4500U is 1.2 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
40651
Core
Sandy Bridge
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.5 GHz
1.8 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.1 GHz
3 GHz
Socket
Socket G2 (988B)
BGA1168
Cores/Threads
2/4
2 /2
TDP
35 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
January 2012
June 2013
Mean monothread perf.
22.85k points
33.02k points
Mean multithread perf.
43.44k points
66.14k 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
i7-4500U
Test#1 (Integers)
8.39k
10.41k (x1.24)
Test#2 (FP)
7.65k
8.97k (x1.17)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.64k
3.82k (x1.05)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.17k
3.39k (x1.07)
TOTAL
22.85k
26.59k (x1.16)

Multithread

i5-2450M

i7-4500U
Test#1 (Integers)
17.96k
19.91k (x1.11)
Test#2 (FP)
14.71k
21.47k (x1.46)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.51k
8.53k (x1.14)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.26k
3.53k (x1.08)
TOTAL
43.44k
53.44k (x1.23)

Performance/W
i5-2450M
i7-4500U
Test#1 (Integers)
513 points/W
1327 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
420 points/W
1431 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
215 points/W
569 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
93 points/W
235 points/W
TOTAL
1241 points/W
3563 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-2450M
i7-4500U
Test#1 (Integers)
2706 points/GHz
3471 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2468 points/GHz
2990 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1174 points/GHz
1274 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1022 points/GHz
1128 points/GHz
TOTAL
7370 points/GHz
8863 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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