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Core i5-4590 vs i7-5500U


Description
The i5-4590 is based on Haswell architecture while the i7-5500U is based on Broadwell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-4590 gets a score of 140 k points while the i7-5500U gets 82.9 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-4590 is 1.7 times faster than the i7-5500U . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306c3
306d4
Core
Haswell
Broadwell-U
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.3 GHz
2.4 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.7 GHz
3 GHz
Socket
LGA 1150
BGA 1168
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
256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
4096 kB
Date
June 2014
March 2015
Mean monothread perf.
40.93k points
40.41k points
Mean multithread perf.
139.99k points
82.89k 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
i5-4590
i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
20.88k
17.76k (x0.85)
Test#2 (FP)
11.12k
14.9k (x1.34)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.75k
4.17k (x0.88)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.19k
3.58k (x0.85)
TOTAL
40.93k
40.41k (x0.99)

Multithread

i5-4590

i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
75.76k
34.9k (x0.46)
Test#2 (FP)
40.42k
35.07k (x0.87)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.97k
9.28k (x0.55)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.84k
3.64k (x0.53)
TOTAL
139.99k
82.89k (x0.59)

Performance/W
i5-4590
i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
902 points/W
2327 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
481 points/W
2338 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
202 points/W
619 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
81 points/W
243 points/W
TOTAL
1667 points/W
5526 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-4590
i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
5643 points/GHz
5920 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3006 points/GHz
4966 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1283 points/GHz
1390 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1132 points/GHz
1193 points/GHz
TOTAL
11063 points/GHz
13469 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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