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Core i5-4690 vs i5-6500


Description
The i5-4690 is based on Haswell architecture while the i5-6500 is based on Skylake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-4690 gets a score of 163.9 k points while the i5-6500 gets 179.4 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-6500 is 1.1 times faster than the i5-4690 . 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
3.4 GHz
3.2 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.9 GHz
3.6 GHz
Socket
LGA 1150
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
June 2014
September 2015
Mean monothread perf.
45.95k points
53.7k points
Mean multithread perf.
163.95k points
179.44k 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
i5-4690
i5-6500
Test#1 (Integers)
22.97k
22.89k (x1)
Test#2 (FP)
13.02k
19.87k (x1.53)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.21k
4.58k (x0.88)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.74k
6.36k (x1.34)
TOTAL
45.95k
53.7k (x1.17)

Multithread

i5-4690

i5-6500
Test#1 (Integers)
85.98k
84.36k (x0.98)
Test#2 (FP)
49.01k
72.91k (x1.49)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
19.5k
16.08k (x0.82)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.46k
6.1k (x0.65)
TOTAL
163.95k
179.44k (x1.09)

Performance/W
i5-4690
i5-6500
Test#1 (Integers)
1024 points/W
1298 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
583 points/W
1122 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
232 points/W
247 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
113 points/W
94 points/W
TOTAL
1952 points/W
2761 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-4690
i5-6500
Test#1 (Integers)
5889 points/GHz
6359 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3339 points/GHz
5521 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1337 points/GHz
1271 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1216 points/GHz
1766 points/GHz
TOTAL
11781 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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