Core i5-2500 vs i7-4500U
Description
The i5-2500 is based on Sandy Bridge architecture while the i7-4500U is based on Haswell.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-2500 gets a score of 86.9 k points while the i7-4500U gets 53.4 k points.
Summarizing, the i5-2500 is 1.6 times faster than the i7-4500U . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-2500 gets a score of 86.9 k points while the i7-4500U gets 53.4 k points.
Summarizing, the i5-2500 is 1.6 times faster than the i7-4500U . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
206a7
40651
Core
Sandy Bridge
Haswell
Base frecuency
3.3 GHz
1.8 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.7 GHz
3 GHz
Socket
LGA 1155
BGA1168
Cores/Threads
4/4
2 /2
TDP
95 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+x4x32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
4096 kB
Date
January 2011
June 2013
Mean monothread perf.
27.61k points
33.02k points
Mean multithread perf.
86.86k 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
i5-2500
i7-4500U
Test#1 (Integers)
9.92k
10.41k (x1.05)
Test#2 (FP)
8.8k
8.97k (x1.02)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.27k
3.82k (x0.9)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.62k
3.39k (x0.73)
TOTAL
27.61k
26.59k (x0.96)
Multithread
i5-2500
i7-4500U
Test#1 (Integers)
35.79k
19.91k (x0.56)
Test#2 (FP)
31.77k
21.47k (x0.68)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
15.5k
8.53k (x0.55)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.8k
3.53k (x0.93)
TOTAL
86.86k
53.44k (x0.62)
Performance/W
i5-2500
i7-4500U
Test#1 (Integers)
377 points/W
1327 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
334 points/W
1431 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
163 points/W
569 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
40 points/W
235 points/W
TOTAL
914 points/W
3563 points/W
Performance/GHz
i5-2500
i7-4500U
Test#1 (Integers)
2682 points/GHz
3471 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2377 points/GHz
2990 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1153 points/GHz
1274 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1248 points/GHz
1128 points/GHz
TOTAL
7461 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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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