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Core i5-4210U vs i7-7020U


Description
The i5-4210U is based on Haswell architecture while the i7-7020U is based on Kaby Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-4210U gets a score of 57.6 k points while the i7-7020U gets 73.1 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-7020U is 1.3 times faster than the i5-4210U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
40651
806ea
Core
Haswell
Kaby Lake-U
Architecture
Base frecuency
1.7 GHz
2.3 GHz
Boost frecuency
2.7 GHz
2.3 GHz
Socket
BGA 1169
BGA 1356
Cores/Threads
2/4
2/4
TDP
15 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
April 2014
April 2018
Mean monothread perf.
27.41k points
33.63k points
Mean multithread perf.
57.58k points
73.15k 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
i5-4210U
i7-7020U
Test#1 (Integers)
2.95k
2.3k (x0.78)
Test#2 (FP)
7.38k
8.36k (x1.13)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.11k
2.75k (x0.88)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.91k
4.64k (x1.59)
TOTAL
16.35k
18.04k (x1.1)

Multithread

i5-4210U

i7-7020U
Test#1 (Integers)
4.86k
4.74k (x0.98)
Test#2 (FP)
17.41k
17.96k (x1.03)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.09k
6.95k (x0.98)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.5k
4.95k (x1.98)
TOTAL
31.86k
34.61k (x1.09)

SSE3 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode I (SSE) is optimized for the use of SIMD instructions with 128 bits register and the SSE set up to version 3. Nearly every modern CPU has support for this mode.
Monothread
i5-4210U
i7-7020U
Test#1 (Integers)
9.26k
8.18k (x0.88)
Test#2 (FP)
8.2k
11.67k (x1.42)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.57k
2.97k (x0.83)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.92k
4.68k (x1.6)
TOTAL
23.95k
27.5k (x1.15)

Multithread

i5-4210U

i7-7020U
Test#1 (Integers)
17.53k
17.51k (x1)
Test#2 (FP)
17.56k
27.61k (x1.57)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.65k
7.39k (x0.97)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.49k
4.78k (x1.92)
TOTAL
45.22k
57.3k (x1.27)

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
i5-4210U
i7-7020U
Test#1 (Integers)
5.05k
8.17k (x1.62)
Test#2 (FP)
5.31k
12.42k (x2.34)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.1k
2.87k (x1.36)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.41k
4.68k (x3.32)
TOTAL
13.87k
28.13k (x2.03)

Multithread

i5-4210U

i7-7020U
Test#1 (Integers)
9.01k
17.65k (x1.96)
Test#2 (FP)
16.3k
30.44k (x1.87)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.64k
7.19k (x1.55)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.16k
4.79k (x2.22)
TOTAL
32.1k
60.07k (x1.87)

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
i5-4210U
i7-7020U
Test#1 (Integers)
13.79k
14.25k (x1.03)
Test#2 (FP)
7.79k
12.72k (x1.63)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.11k
2.81k (x0.9)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.72k
3.86k (x1.42)
TOTAL
27.41k
33.63k (x1.23)

Multithread

i5-4210U

i7-7020U
Test#1 (Integers)
28.78k
31.11k (x1.08)
Test#2 (FP)
18.99k
31.15k (x1.64)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.21k
6.9k (x0.96)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.6k
3.99k (x1.53)
TOTAL
57.58k
73.15k (x1.27)

Performance/W
i5-4210U
i7-7020U
Test#1 (Integers)
1919 points/W
2074 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1266 points/W
2076 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
481 points/W
460 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
174 points/W
266 points/W
TOTAL
3839 points/W
4877 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-4210U
i7-7020U
Test#1 (Integers)
5108 points/GHz
6196 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2884 points/GHz
5528 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1150 points/GHz
1221 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1008 points/GHz
1679 points/GHz
TOTAL
10151 points/GHz
14624 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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