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Core i5-6400 vs i7-5500U


Description
The i5-6400 is based on Skylake architecture while the i7-5500U is based on Broadwell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-6400 gets a score of 174.1 k points while the i7-5500U gets 82.9 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-6400 is 2.1 times faster than the i7-5500U . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
506e3
306d4
Core
Skylake-S
Broadwell-U
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.7 GHz
2.4 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.3 GHz
3 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
BGA 1168
Cores/Threads
4/4
2 /4
TDP
65 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
4096 kB
Date
September 2015
March 2015
Mean monothread perf.
48.05k points
40.41k points
Mean multithread perf.
174.05k points
82.89k 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
i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
3.2k
3.31k (x1.04)
Test#2 (FP)
12.81k
11.61k (x0.91)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.18k
3.94k (x0.94)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.3k
3.24k (x0.75)
TOTAL
24.49k
22.1k (x0.9)

Multithread

i5-6400

i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
11.45k
5.97k (x0.52)
Test#2 (FP)
46.67k
25.54k (x0.55)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
14.69k
8.8k (x0.6)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.92k
3.36k (x0.57)
TOTAL
78.73k
43.67k (x0.55)

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
i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
11.56k
10.59k (x0.92)
Test#2 (FP)
16.53k
13.72k (x0.83)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.3k
4.22k (x0.98)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.97k
3.64k (x0.92)
TOTAL
36.36k
32.16k (x0.88)

Multithread

i5-6400

i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
43.01k
20.8k (x0.48)
Test#2 (FP)
64.46k
30.44k (x0.47)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.14k
9.1k (x0.56)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.91k
3.35k (x0.57)
TOTAL
129.51k
63.69k (x0.49)

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
i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
11.82k
10.37k (x0.88)
Test#2 (FP)
18.36k
14.25k (x0.78)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.43k
4.07k (x0.92)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.95k
3.12k (x0.63)
TOTAL
39.56k
31.81k (x0.8)

Multithread

i5-6400

i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
46.04k
20.93k (x0.45)
Test#2 (FP)
69.47k
33.87k (x0.49)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.33k
8.98k (x0.55)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.74k
3.35k (x0.43)
TOTAL
139.58k
67.13k (x0.48)

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
i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
21.1k
17.76k (x0.84)
Test#2 (FP)
18.28k
14.9k (x0.82)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.22k
4.17k (x0.99)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.45k
3.58k (x0.8)
TOTAL
48.05k
40.41k (x0.84)

Multithread

i5-6400

i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
80.03k
34.9k (x0.44)
Test#2 (FP)
71.1k
35.07k (x0.49)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.19k
9.28k (x0.57)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.73k
3.64k (x0.54)
TOTAL
174.05k
82.89k (x0.48)

Performance/W
i5-6400
i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
1231 points/W
2327 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1094 points/W
2338 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
249 points/W
619 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
104 points/W
243 points/W
TOTAL
2678 points/W
5526 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-6400
i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
6394 points/GHz
5920 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5539 points/GHz
4966 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1279 points/GHz
1390 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1348 points/GHz
1193 points/GHz
TOTAL
14560 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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