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Core i5-4460 vs i5-6500


Description
The i5-4460 is based on Haswell architecture while the i5-6500 is based on Skylake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-4460 gets a score of 140.3 k points while the i5-6500 gets 179.4 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-6500 is 1.3 times faster than the i5-4460. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306c3
506e3
Core
Haswell
Skylake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.2 GHz
3.2 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.4 GHz
3.6 GHz
Socket
LGA1150
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
4/4
4/4
TDP
84 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
6144 kB
Date
May 2014
September 2015
Mean monothread perf.
39.53k points
53.7k points
Mean multithread perf.
140.27k points
179.44k 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
i5-4460
i5-6500
Test#1 (Integers)
12.12k
13.07k (x1.08)
Test#2 (FP)
10.69k
20.23k (x1.89)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.71k
4.93k (x1.05)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.87k
9.2k (x2.38)
TOTAL
31.39k
47.43k (x1.51)

Multithread

i5-4460

i5-6500
Test#1 (Integers)
45.75k
49.62k (x1.08)
Test#2 (FP)
42.71k
74.82k (x1.75)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
17.81k
18.46k (x1.04)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.08k
4.21k (x0.69)
TOTAL
112.35k
147.12k (x1.31)

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
i5-4460
i5-6500
Test#1 (Integers)
19.84k
22.89k (x1.15)
Test#2 (FP)
10.86k
19.87k (x1.83)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.46k
4.58k (x1.03)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.39k
6.36k (x1.45)
TOTAL
39.53k
53.7k (x1.36)

Multithread

i5-4460

i5-6500
Test#1 (Integers)
75.08k
84.36k (x1.12)
Test#2 (FP)
42.36k
72.91k (x1.72)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.38k
16.08k (x0.98)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.45k
6.1k (x0.95)
TOTAL
140.27k
179.44k (x1.28)

Performance/W
i5-4460
i5-6500
Test#1 (Integers)
894 points/W
1298 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
504 points/W
1122 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
195 points/W
247 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
77 points/W
94 points/W
TOTAL
1670 points/W
2761 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-4460
i5-6500
Test#1 (Integers)
5834 points/GHz
6359 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3193 points/GHz
5521 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1311 points/GHz
1271 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1290 points/GHz
1766 points/GHz
TOTAL
11628 points/GHz
14917 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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