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Core i5-6400 vs i5-4440


Description
The i5-6400 is based on Skylake architecture while the i5-4440 is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-6400 gets a score of 174.1 k points while the i5-4440 gets 138.7 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-6400 is 1.3 times faster than the i5-4440 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
506e3
306c3
Core
Skylake-S
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.7 GHz
3.1 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.3 GHz
3.3 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA 1150
Cores/Threads
4/4
4/4
TDP
65 W
84 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
June 2013
Mean monothread perf.
48.05k points
38.29k points
Mean multithread perf.
174.05k points
138.69k 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
i5-6400
i5-4440
Test#1 (Integers)
3.2k
3.71k (x1.16)
Test#2 (FP)
12.81k
9.23k (x0.72)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.18k
4.28k (x1.02)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.3k
3.8k (x0.88)
TOTAL
24.49k
21.02k (x0.86)

Multithread

i5-6400

i5-4440
Test#1 (Integers)
11.45k
13.33k (x1.16)
Test#2 (FP)
46.67k
34.2k (x0.73)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
14.69k
15.91k (x1.08)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.92k
6.56k (x1.11)
TOTAL
78.73k
70k (x0.89)

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
i5-6400
i5-4440
Test#1 (Integers)
11.56k
11.43k (x0.99)
Test#2 (FP)
16.53k
10.13k (x0.61)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.3k
4.53k (x1.06)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.97k
3.93k (x0.99)
TOTAL
36.36k
30.01k (x0.83)

Multithread

i5-6400

i5-4440
Test#1 (Integers)
43.01k
43.67k (x1.02)
Test#2 (FP)
64.46k
38.78k (x0.6)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.14k
17.03k (x1.05)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.91k
7.72k (x1.31)
TOTAL
129.51k
107.2k (x0.83)

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
i5-6400
i5-4440
Test#1 (Integers)
11.82k
11.56k (x0.98)
Test#2 (FP)
18.36k
10.36k (x0.56)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.43k
4.45k (x1.01)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.95k
3.8k (x0.77)
TOTAL
39.56k
30.17k (x0.76)

Multithread

i5-6400

i5-4440
Test#1 (Integers)
46.04k
44.07k (x0.96)
Test#2 (FP)
69.47k
41.07k (x0.59)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.33k
16.89k (x1.03)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.74k
7.33k (x0.95)
TOTAL
139.58k
109.35k (x0.78)

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
i5-6400
i5-4440
Test#1 (Integers)
21.1k
19.08k (x0.9)
Test#2 (FP)
18.28k
10.47k (x0.57)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.22k
4.53k (x1.07)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.45k
4.21k (x0.95)
TOTAL
48.05k
38.29k (x0.8)

Multithread

i5-6400

i5-4440
Test#1 (Integers)
80.03k
73.26k (x0.92)
Test#2 (FP)
71.1k
41.01k (x0.58)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.19k
17.12k (x1.06)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.73k
7.3k (x1.08)
TOTAL
174.05k
138.69k (x0.8)

Performance/W
i5-6400
i5-4440
Test#1 (Integers)
1231 points/W
872 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1094 points/W
488 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
249 points/W
204 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
104 points/W
87 points/W
TOTAL
2678 points/W
1651 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-6400
i5-4440
Test#1 (Integers)
6394 points/GHz
5783 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5539 points/GHz
3174 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1279 points/GHz
1372 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1348 points/GHz
1275 points/GHz
TOTAL
14560 points/GHz
11604 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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