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Core i5-4690 vs i7-6900K


Description
The i5-4690 is based on Haswell architecture while the i7-6900K is based on Broadwell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-4690 gets a score of 163.9 k points while the i7-6900K gets 427.5 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-6900K is 2.6 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
406f1
Core
Haswell
Broadwell-E
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.4 GHz
3.2 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.9 GHz
3.7 GHz
Socket
LGA 1150
LGA 2011-3
Cores/Threads
4/4
8/16
TDP
84 W
140 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
8x32+8x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
8x256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
20480 kB
Date
June 2014
September 2016
Mean monothread perf.
45.95k points
49.76k points
Mean multithread perf.
163.95k points
427.51k 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
i7-6900K
Test#1 (Integers)
22.97k
23.11k (x1.01)
Test#2 (FP)
13.02k
17.84k (x1.37)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.21k
5.34k (x1.02)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.74k
3.47k (x0.73)
TOTAL
45.95k
49.76k (x1.08)

Multithread

i5-4690

i7-6900K
Test#1 (Integers)
85.98k
184.19k (x2.14)
Test#2 (FP)
49.01k
181.2k (x3.7)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
19.5k
47.44k (x2.43)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.46k
14.69k (x1.55)
TOTAL
163.95k
427.51k (x2.61)

Performance/W
i5-4690
i7-6900K
Test#1 (Integers)
1024 points/W
1316 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
583 points/W
1294 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
232 points/W
339 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
113 points/W
105 points/W
TOTAL
1952 points/W
3054 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-4690
i7-6900K
Test#1 (Integers)
5889 points/GHz
6247 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3339 points/GHz
4822 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1337 points/GHz
1444 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1216 points/GHz
938 points/GHz
TOTAL
11781 points/GHz
13450 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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