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Core i5-6300HQ vs i7-4720HQ


Description
The i5-6300HQ is based on Skylake architecture while the i7-4720HQ is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-6300HQ gets a score of 135.1 k points while the i7-4720HQ gets 132.3 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-6300HQ is 1 times faster than the i7-4720HQ. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
506e3
306c3
Core
Skylake-H
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.3 GHz
2.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.2 GHz
3.6 GHz
Socket
BGA1440
BGA1364
Cores/Threads
4/4
4/8
TDP
45 W
47 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
6144 kB
Date
September 2015
January 2015
Mean monothread perf.
40.99k points
40.12k points
Mean multithread perf.
135.14k points
132.35k 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
i5-6300HQ
i7-4720HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
17.99k
20.68k (x1.15)
Test#2 (FP)
15.61k
10.28k (x0.66)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.56k
4.87k (x1.37)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.83k
4.29k (x1.12)
TOTAL
40.99k
40.12k (x0.98)

Multithread

i5-6300HQ

i7-4720HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
64.95k
66.84k (x1.03)
Test#2 (FP)
54.01k
42.85k (x0.79)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.9k
16.77k (x1.41)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.29k
5.88k (x1.37)
TOTAL
135.14k
132.35k (x0.98)

Performance/W
i5-6300HQ
i7-4720HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
1443 points/W
1422 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1200 points/W
912 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
264 points/W
357 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
95 points/W
125 points/W
TOTAL
3003 points/W
2816 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-6300HQ
i7-4720HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
5622 points/GHz
5745 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
4878 points/GHz
2856 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1113 points/GHz
1352 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1196 points/GHz
1191 points/GHz
TOTAL
12808 points/GHz
11143 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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