Core i5-4590S vs i7-4720HQ
Description
Both models i5-4590S 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 i5-4590S gets a score of 78.4 k points while the i7-4720HQ gets 71.7 k points.
Summarizing, the i5-4590S is 1.1 times faster than the i7-4720HQ. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
"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 i5-4590S gets a score of 78.4 k points while the i7-4720HQ gets 71.7 k points.
Summarizing, the i5-4590S is 1.1 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
Haswell
Base frecuency
3 GHz
2.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.7 GHz
3.6 GHz
Socket
LGA 1150
BGA1364
Cores/Threads
4/4
4/8
TDP
65 W
47 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
6144 kB
Date
May 2014
January 2015
Mean monothread perf.
34.75k points
40.12k points
Mean multithread perf.
117.77k points
132.35k 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
i5-4590S
i7-4720HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
4.24k
3.79k (x0.89)
Test#2 (FP)
10.54k
9.64k (x0.91)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.76k
4.34k (x0.91)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.29k
3.76k (x0.88)
TOTAL
23.84k
21.53k (x0.9)
Multithread
i5-4590S
i7-4720HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
15.01k
11.66k (x0.78)
Test#2 (FP)
37.75k
37.71k (x1)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
17.12k
16.38k (x0.96)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.48k
5.94k (x0.7)
TOTAL
78.37k
71.69k (x0.91)
Performance/W
i5-4590S
i7-4720HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
231 points/W
248 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
581 points/W
802 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
263 points/W
348 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
130 points/W
126 points/W
TOTAL
1206 points/W
1525 points/W
Performance/GHz
i5-4590S
i7-4720HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
1146 points/GHz
1053 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2850 points/GHz
2677 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1287 points/GHz
1206 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1159 points/GHz
1044 points/GHz
TOTAL
6442 points/GHz
5980 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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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