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Core i5-4690K vs i7-7500U


Description
The i5-4690K is based on Haswell architecture while the i7-7500U is based on Kaby Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-4690K gets a score of 117.4 k points while the i7-7500U gets 88.9 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-4690K is 1.3 times faster than the i7-7500U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306c3
806e9
Core
Haswell
Kaby Lake-U
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.5 GHz
2.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.9 GHz
3.5 GHz
Socket
LGA 1150
BGA1356
Cores/Threads
4/4
2/4
TDP
88 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
4096 kB
Date
June 2014
August 2016
Mean monothread perf.
34.37k points
48.67k points
Mean multithread perf.
117.37k points
86.94k 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
i7-7500U
Test#1 (Integers)
4.39k
3.53k (x0.8)
Test#2 (FP)
10.93k
14.67k (x1.34)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.82k
4.84k (x1)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.11k
6.26k (x1.52)
TOTAL
24.26k
29.29k (x1.21)

Multithread

i5-4690K

i7-7500U
Test#1 (Integers)
8.67k
7.26k (x0.84)
Test#2 (FP)
21.42k
35.04k (x1.64)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
9.52k
11.28k (x1.18)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.18k
5.69k (x1.36)
TOTAL
43.79k
59.27k (x1.35)

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
i7-7500U
Test#1 (Integers)
13.67k
12.93k (x0.95)
Test#2 (FP)
11.97k
18.63k (x1.56)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.12k
5.03k (x0.98)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.4k
6.16k (x1.4)
TOTAL
35.17k
42.75k (x1.22)

Multithread

i5-4690K

i7-7500U
Test#1 (Integers)
51.76k
27.13k (x0.52)
Test#2 (FP)
43.26k
43.19k (x1)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
19.32k
11.7k (x0.61)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.69k
4.99k (x1.86)
TOTAL
117.03k
87.02k (x0.74)

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
i7-7500U
Test#1 (Integers)
13.71k
12.71k (x0.93)
Test#2 (FP)
12.53k
18.61k (x1.49)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.98k
4.78k (x0.96)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.15k
6.63k (x2.11)
TOTAL
34.37k
42.72k (x1.24)

Multithread

i5-4690K

i7-7500U
Test#1 (Integers)
50.91k
27.27k (x0.54)
Test#2 (FP)
45.46k
44.7k (x0.98)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
18.55k
11.33k (x0.61)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.44k
5.55k (x2.27)
TOTAL
117.37k
88.86k (x0.76)

Performance/W
i5-4690K
i7-7500U
Test#1 (Integers)
579 points/W
1818 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
517 points/W
2980 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
211 points/W
755 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
28 points/W
370 points/W
TOTAL
1334 points/W
5924 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-4690K
i7-7500U
Test#1 (Integers)
3515 points/GHz
3631 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3213 points/GHz
5316 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1277 points/GHz
1365 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
807 points/GHz
1895 points/GHz
TOTAL
8812 points/GHz
12207 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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