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Core i5-4200U vs i7-4500U


Description
Both models i5-4200U and i7-4500U are based on Haswell architecture.

"Haswell is known as fourth-generation core too. It uses 22nm Tri-Gate FinFET (non-planar, ""3D"") technology. It includes four arithmetic logic unit (ALU) and three address generation unit (AGU). This generation is able to run Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2) instruction set among BMI1, BMI2, ABM and FMA3. At this time, Intel used new sockets: LGA 1150 for desktops and BGA1364 for the mobile CPUs."

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-4200U gets a score of 57.8 k points while the i7-4500U gets 66.1 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-4500U is 1.1 times faster than the i5-4200U . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
40651
40651
Core
Haswell
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
1.6 GHz
1.8 GHz
Boost frecuency
2.6 GHz
3 GHz
Socket
BGA1168
BGA1168
Cores/Threads
2 /4
2 /2
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
June 2013
June 2013
Mean monothread perf.
28.85k points
33.02k points
Mean multithread perf.
57.84k points
66.14k points

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
i5-4200U
i7-4500U
Test#1 (Integers)
14.74k
16.67k (x1.13)
Test#2 (FP)
7.75k
9k (x1.16)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.27k
3.75k (x1.15)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.09k
3.6k (x1.17)
TOTAL
28.85k
33.02k (x1.14)

Multithread

i5-4200U

i7-4500U
Test#1 (Integers)
27.66k
31.77k (x1.15)
Test#2 (FP)
18.65k
21.36k (x1.15)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.17k
7.95k (x1.11)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.36k
5.06k (x1.16)
TOTAL
57.84k
66.14k (x1.14)

Performance/W
i5-4200U
i7-4500U
Test#1 (Integers)
1844 points/W
2118 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1243 points/W
1424 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
478 points/W
530 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
291 points/W
338 points/W
TOTAL
3856 points/W
4410 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-4200U
i7-4500U
Test#1 (Integers)
5669 points/GHz
5558 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2980 points/GHz
3001 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1260 points/GHz
1250 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1187 points/GHz
1199 points/GHz
TOTAL
11095 points/GHz
11008 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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