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Core i5-6200U vs i7-4790K


Description
The i5-6200U is based on Skylake architecture while the i7-4790K is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-6200U gets a score of 81.2 k points while the i7-4790K gets 215.5 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-4790K is 2.7 times faster than the i5-6200U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
406e3
306c3
Core
Skylake-U
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.3 GHz
4 GHz
Boost frecuency
2.8 GHz
4.4 GHz
Socket
BGA 1356
LGA 1150
Cores/Threads
2/4
4/8
TDP
15 W
88 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
8192 kB
Date
September 2015
May 2014
Mean monothread perf.
38.87k points
52.47k points
Mean multithread perf.
81.18k points
215.47k 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
i5-6200U
i7-4790K
Test#1 (Integers)
17.06k
26.16k (x1.53)
Test#2 (FP)
15.24k
14.78k (x0.97)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.35k
6.01k (x1.79)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.22k
5.52k (x1.71)
TOTAL
38.87k
52.47k (x1.35)

Multithread

i5-6200U

i7-4790K
Test#1 (Integers)
35.68k
107.76k (x3.02)
Test#2 (FP)
33.68k
70.84k (x2.1)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.74k
27.99k (x3.62)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.09k
8.87k (x2.17)
TOTAL
81.18k
215.47k (x2.65)

Performance/W
i5-6200U
i7-4790K
Test#1 (Integers)
2378 points/W
1225 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2245 points/W
805 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
516 points/W
318 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
272 points/W
101 points/W
TOTAL
5412 points/W
2448 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-6200U
i7-4790K
Test#1 (Integers)
6091 points/GHz
5946 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5445 points/GHz
3359 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1196 points/GHz
1366 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1150 points/GHz
1254 points/GHz
TOTAL
13882 points/GHz
11925 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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