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Core i5-4440 vs i7-6500U


Description
The i5-4440 is based on Haswell architecture while the i7-6500U is based on Skylake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-4440 gets a score of 138.7 k points while the i7-6500U gets 97.5 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-4440 is 1.4 times faster than the i7-6500U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306c3
406e3
Core
Haswell
Skylake-U
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.1 GHz
2.5 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.3 GHz
3.1 GHz
Socket
LGA 1150
BGA1356
Cores/Threads
4/4
2/4
TDP
84 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
4096 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
kB
Date
June 2013
September 2015
Mean monothread perf.
38.29k points
46.25k points
Mean multithread perf.
138.69k points
97.52k 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
i5-4440
i7-6500U
Test#1 (Integers)
3.71k
2.98k (x0.8)
Test#2 (FP)
9.23k
12.19k (x1.32)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.28k
3.91k (x0.91)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.8k
5.3k (x1.4)
TOTAL
21.02k
24.37k (x1.16)

Multithread

i5-4440

i7-6500U
Test#1 (Integers)
13.33k
6.1k (x0.46)
Test#2 (FP)
34.2k
28.73k (x0.84)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
15.91k
9.56k (x0.6)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.56k
6.71k (x1.02)
TOTAL
70k
51.09k (x0.73)

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
i5-4440
i7-6500U
Test#1 (Integers)
11.43k
11.11k (x0.97)
Test#2 (FP)
10.13k
15.97k (x1.58)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.53k
4.25k (x0.94)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.93k
5.66k (x1.44)
TOTAL
30.01k
36.99k (x1.23)

Multithread

i5-4440

i7-6500U
Test#1 (Integers)
43.67k
23.1k (x0.53)
Test#2 (FP)
38.78k
36.73k (x0.95)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
17.03k
9.99k (x0.59)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.72k
7k (x0.91)
TOTAL
107.2k
76.82k (x0.72)

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
i5-4440
i7-6500U
Test#1 (Integers)
11.56k
11.09k (x0.96)
Test#2 (FP)
10.36k
17.1k (x1.65)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.45k
4.12k (x0.93)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.8k
5.58k (x1.47)
TOTAL
30.17k
37.9k (x1.26)

Multithread

i5-4440

i7-6500U
Test#1 (Integers)
44.07k
23.3k (x0.53)
Test#2 (FP)
41.07k
38.52k (x0.94)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.89k
9.95k (x0.59)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.33k
6.95k (x0.95)
TOTAL
109.35k
78.72k (x0.72)

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
i5-4440
i7-6500U
Test#1 (Integers)
19.08k
19.47k (x1.02)
Test#2 (FP)
10.47k
17.58k (x1.68)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.53k
4.05k (x0.89)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.21k
5.15k (x1.22)
TOTAL
38.29k
46.25k (x1.21)

Multithread

i5-4440

i7-6500U
Test#1 (Integers)
73.26k
42.05k (x0.57)
Test#2 (FP)
41.01k
40.2k (x0.98)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
17.12k
9.4k (x0.55)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.3k
5.86k (x0.8)
TOTAL
138.69k
97.52k (x0.7)

Performance/W
i5-4440
i7-6500U
Test#1 (Integers)
872 points/W
2803 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
488 points/W
2680 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
204 points/W
626 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
87 points/W
391 points/W
TOTAL
1651 points/W
6501 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-4440
i7-6500U
Test#1 (Integers)
5783 points/GHz
6279 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3174 points/GHz
5672 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1372 points/GHz
1305 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1275 points/GHz
1662 points/GHz
TOTAL
11604 points/GHz
14918 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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