Core i5-4690K vs i5-6400
Description
The i5-4690K is based on Haswell architecture while the i5-6400 is based on Skylake.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-4690K gets a score of 117.4 k points while the i5-6400 gets 139.6 k points.
Summarizing, the i5-6400 is 1.2 times faster than the i5-4690K . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-4690K gets a score of 117.4 k points while the i5-6400 gets 139.6 k points.
Summarizing, the i5-6400 is 1.2 times faster than the i5-4690K . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
306c3
506e3
Core
Haswell
Skylake-S
Base frecuency
3.5 GHz
2.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.9 GHz
3.3 GHz
Socket
LGA 1150
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
4/4
4/4
TDP
88 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.
34.37k points
48.05k points
Mean multithread perf.
117.37k points
174.05k 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
i5-4690K
i5-6400
Test#1 (Integers)
4.39k
3.2k (x0.73)
Test#2 (FP)
10.93k
12.81k (x1.17)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.82k
4.18k (x0.87)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.11k
4.3k (x1.05)
TOTAL
24.26k
24.49k (x1.01)
Multithread
i5-4690K
i5-6400
Test#1 (Integers)
8.67k
11.45k (x1.32)
Test#2 (FP)
21.42k
46.67k (x2.18)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
9.52k
14.69k (x1.54)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.18k
5.92k (x1.42)
TOTAL
43.79k
78.73k (x1.8)
SSE3 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode I (SSE) is optimized for the use of SIMD instructions with 128 bits register and the SSE set up to version 3. Nearly every modern CPU has support for this mode.
Monothread
i5-4690K
i5-6400
Test#1 (Integers)
13.67k
11.56k (x0.85)
Test#2 (FP)
11.97k
16.53k (x1.38)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.12k
4.3k (x0.84)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.4k
3.97k (x0.9)
TOTAL
35.17k
36.36k (x1.03)
Multithread
i5-4690K
i5-6400
Test#1 (Integers)
51.76k
43.01k (x0.83)
Test#2 (FP)
43.26k
64.46k (x1.49)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
19.32k
16.14k (x0.84)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.69k
5.91k (x2.2)
TOTAL
117.03k
129.51k (x1.11)
AVX optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode II (AVX) is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the first version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX compatible CPU was released in 2011.
Monothread
i5-4690K
i5-6400
Test#1 (Integers)
13.71k
11.82k (x0.86)
Test#2 (FP)
12.53k
18.36k (x1.47)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.98k
4.43k (x0.89)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.15k
4.95k (x1.57)
TOTAL
34.37k
39.56k (x1.15)
Multithread
i5-4690K
i5-6400
Test#1 (Integers)
50.91k
46.04k (x0.9)
Test#2 (FP)
45.46k
69.47k (x1.53)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
18.55k
16.33k (x0.88)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.44k
7.74k (x3.17)
TOTAL
117.37k
139.58k (x1.19)
Performance/W
i5-4690K
i5-6400
Test#1 (Integers)
579 points/W
708 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
517 points/W
1069 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
211 points/W
251 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
28 points/W
119 points/W
TOTAL
1334 points/W
2147 points/W
Performance/GHz
i5-4690K
i5-6400
Test#1 (Integers)
3515 points/GHz
3583 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3213 points/GHz
5563 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1277 points/GHz
1341 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
807 points/GHz
1500 points/GHz
TOTAL
8812 points/GHz
11987 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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