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Core i5-4570S vs i7-4720HQ


Description
Both models i5-4570S and i7-4720HQ 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 i5-4570S gets a score of 138.5 k points while the i7-4720HQ gets 132.3 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-4570S is 1 times faster than the i7-4720HQ. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306c3
306c3
Core
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.9 GHz
2.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.6 GHz
3.6 GHz
Socket
LGA 1150
BGA1364
Cores/Threads
4/4
4/8
TDP
65 W
47 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
6144 kB
Date
June 2013
January 2015
Mean monothread perf.
39.82k points
40.12k points
Mean multithread perf.
138.55k points
132.35k 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
i5-4570S
i7-4720HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
20.16k
20.68k (x1.03)
Test#2 (FP)
10.78k
10.28k (x0.95)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.47k
4.87k (x1.09)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.41k
4.29k (x0.97)
TOTAL
39.82k
40.12k (x1.01)

Multithread

i5-4570S

i7-4720HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
74.28k
66.84k (x0.9)
Test#2 (FP)
41.76k
42.85k (x1.03)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16k
16.77k (x1.05)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.51k
5.88k (x0.9)
TOTAL
138.55k
132.35k (x0.96)

Performance/W
i5-4570S
i7-4720HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
1143 points/W
1422 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
642 points/W
912 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
246 points/W
357 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
100 points/W
125 points/W
TOTAL
2132 points/W
2816 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-4570S
i7-4720HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
5600 points/GHz
5745 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2995 points/GHz
2856 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1241 points/GHz
1352 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1226 points/GHz
1191 points/GHz
TOTAL
11061 points/GHz
11143 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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