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Core i5-6200U vs i7-5500U


Description
The i5-6200U is based on Skylake architecture while the i7-5500U is based on Broadwell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-6200U gets a score of 81.2 k points while the i7-5500U gets 82.9 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-5500U is 1 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
306d4
Core
Skylake-U
Broadwell-U
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.3 GHz
2.4 GHz
Boost frecuency
2.8 GHz
3 GHz
Socket
BGA 1356
BGA 1168
Cores/Threads
2/4
2 /4
TDP
15 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
4096 kB
Date
September 2015
March 2015
Mean monothread perf.
38.87k points
40.41k points
Mean multithread perf.
81.18k points
82.89k 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
i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
17.06k
17.76k (x1.04)
Test#2 (FP)
15.24k
14.9k (x0.98)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.35k
4.17k (x1.24)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.22k
3.58k (x1.11)
TOTAL
38.87k
40.41k (x1.04)

Multithread

i5-6200U

i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
35.68k
34.9k (x0.98)
Test#2 (FP)
33.68k
35.07k (x1.04)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.74k
9.28k (x1.2)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.09k
3.64k (x0.89)
TOTAL
81.18k
82.89k (x1.02)

Performance/W
i5-6200U
i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
2378 points/W
2327 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2245 points/W
2338 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
516 points/W
619 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
272 points/W
243 points/W
TOTAL
5412 points/W
5526 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-6200U
i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
6091 points/GHz
5920 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5445 points/GHz
4966 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1196 points/GHz
1390 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1150 points/GHz
1193 points/GHz
TOTAL
13882 points/GHz
13469 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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