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Core i5-6400 vs i7-4770K


Description
The i5-6400 is based on Skylake architecture while the i7-4770K is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-6400 gets a score of 174.1 k points while the i7-4770K gets 173.9 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-6400 is 1 times faster than the i7-4770K . 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
3.5 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.3 GHz
3.9 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA 1150
Cores/Threads
4/4
4/8
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
8192 kB
Date
September 2015
June 2013
Mean monothread perf.
48.05k points
43.21k points
Mean multithread perf.
174.05k points
173.93k 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
i7-4770K
Test#1 (Integers)
3.2k
4.5k (x1.41)
Test#2 (FP)
12.81k
11.23k (x0.88)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.18k
5.16k (x1.23)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.3k
5.28k (x1.23)
TOTAL
24.49k
26.17k (x1.07)

Multithread

i5-6400

i7-4770K
Test#1 (Integers)
11.45k
16.27k (x1.42)
Test#2 (FP)
46.67k
58.37k (x1.25)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
14.69k
24.33k (x1.66)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.92k
10.42k (x1.76)
TOTAL
78.73k
109.39k (x1.39)

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
i7-4770K
Test#1 (Integers)
11.82k
13.78k (x1.17)
Test#2 (FP)
18.36k
12.7k (x0.69)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.43k
5.23k (x1.18)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.95k
4.92k (x0.99)
TOTAL
39.56k
36.63k (x0.93)

Multithread

i5-6400

i7-4770K
Test#1 (Integers)
46.04k
56.86k (x1.23)
Test#2 (FP)
69.47k
60.65k (x0.87)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.33k
24.02k (x1.47)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.74k
5.22k (x0.67)
TOTAL
139.58k
146.75k (x1.05)

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
i7-4770K
Test#1 (Integers)
21.1k
21.28k (x1.01)
Test#2 (FP)
18.28k
12.25k (x0.67)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.22k
4.78k (x1.13)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.45k
4.9k (x1.1)
TOTAL
48.05k
43.21k (x0.9)

Multithread

i5-6400

i7-4770K
Test#1 (Integers)
80.03k
86.17k (x1.08)
Test#2 (FP)
71.1k
56.81k (x0.8)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.19k
21.88k (x1.35)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.73k
9.07k (x1.35)
TOTAL
174.05k
173.93k (x1)

Performance/W
i5-6400
i7-4770K
Test#1 (Integers)
1231 points/W
1026 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1094 points/W
676 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
249 points/W
260 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
104 points/W
108 points/W
TOTAL
2678 points/W
2071 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-6400
i7-4770K
Test#1 (Integers)
6394 points/GHz
5456 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5539 points/GHz
3141 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1279 points/GHz
1226 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1348 points/GHz
1257 points/GHz
TOTAL
14560 points/GHz
11079 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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