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Core i5-4460 vs i7-7700HQ


Description
The i5-4460 is based on Haswell architecture while the i7-7700HQ is based on Kaby Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-4460 gets a score of 140.3 k points while the i7-7700HQ gets 208.3 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-7700HQ is 1.5 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
906e9
Core
Haswell
Kaby Lake-H
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.2 GHz
2.8 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.4 GHz
3.8 GHz
Socket
LGA1150
BGA1440
Cores/Threads
4/4
4/8
TDP
84 W
45 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
January 2017
Mean monothread perf.
39.53k points
56.29k points
Mean multithread perf.
140.27k points
208.33k 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
i7-7700HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
12.12k
13k (x1.07)
Test#2 (FP)
10.69k
20.34k (x1.9)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.71k
4.77k (x1.01)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.87k
6.95k (x1.79)
TOTAL
31.39k
45.05k (x1.44)

Multithread

i5-4460

i7-7700HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
45.75k
52.7k (x1.15)
Test#2 (FP)
42.71k
89.69k (x2.1)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
17.81k
22.49k (x1.26)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.08k
4.3k (x0.71)
TOTAL
112.35k
169.17k (x1.51)

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
i7-7700HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
19.84k
23.27k (x1.17)
Test#2 (FP)
10.86k
20.35k (x1.87)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.46k
4.76k (x1.07)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.39k
7.92k (x1.81)
TOTAL
39.53k
56.29k (x1.42)

Multithread

i5-4460

i7-7700HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
75.08k
93.11k (x1.24)
Test#2 (FP)
42.36k
89.03k (x2.1)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.38k
21.29k (x1.3)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.45k
4.9k (x0.76)
TOTAL
140.27k
208.33k (x1.49)

Performance/W
i5-4460
i7-7700HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
894 points/W
2069 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
504 points/W
1978 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
195 points/W
473 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
77 points/W
109 points/W
TOTAL
1670 points/W
4629 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-4460
i7-7700HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
5834 points/GHz
6124 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3193 points/GHz
5354 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1311 points/GHz
1251 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1290 points/GHz
2083 points/GHz
TOTAL
11628 points/GHz
14813 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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