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Core i5-6500 vs i5-4440


Description
The i5-6500 is based on Skylake architecture while the i5-4440 is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-6500 gets a score of 179.4 k points while the i5-4440 gets 138.7 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-6500 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
3.2 GHz
3.1 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.6 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.
53.7k points
38.29k points
Mean multithread perf.
179.44k 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
i5-6500
i5-4440
Test#1 (Integers)
3.46k
3.71k (x1.07)
Test#2 (FP)
14.61k
9.23k (x0.63)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.66k
4.28k (x0.92)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.99k
3.8k (x0.54)
TOTAL
29.71k
21.02k (x0.71)

Multithread

i5-6500

i5-4440
Test#1 (Integers)
12.52k
13.33k (x1.06)
Test#2 (FP)
51.13k
34.2k (x0.67)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
17.41k
15.91k (x0.91)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.9k
6.56k (x1.68)
TOTAL
84.96k
70k (x0.82)

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
i5-6500
i5-4440
Test#1 (Integers)
13.07k
11.56k (x0.88)
Test#2 (FP)
20.23k
10.36k (x0.51)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.93k
4.45k (x0.9)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.2k
3.8k (x0.41)
TOTAL
47.43k
30.17k (x0.64)

Multithread

i5-6500

i5-4440
Test#1 (Integers)
49.62k
44.07k (x0.89)
Test#2 (FP)
74.82k
41.07k (x0.55)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
18.46k
16.89k (x0.91)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.21k
7.33k (x1.74)
TOTAL
147.12k
109.35k (x0.74)

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
i5-6500
i5-4440
Test#1 (Integers)
22.89k
19.08k (x0.83)
Test#2 (FP)
19.87k
10.47k (x0.53)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.58k
4.53k (x0.99)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.36k
4.21k (x0.66)
TOTAL
53.7k
38.29k (x0.71)

Multithread

i5-6500

i5-4440
Test#1 (Integers)
84.36k
73.26k (x0.87)
Test#2 (FP)
72.91k
41.01k (x0.56)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.08k
17.12k (x1.06)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.1k
7.3k (x1.2)
TOTAL
179.44k
138.69k (x0.77)

Performance/W
i5-6500
i5-4440
Test#1 (Integers)
1298 points/W
872 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1122 points/W
488 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
247 points/W
204 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
94 points/W
87 points/W
TOTAL
2761 points/W
1651 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-6500
i5-4440
Test#1 (Integers)
6359 points/GHz
5783 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5521 points/GHz
3174 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1271 points/GHz
1372 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1766 points/GHz
1275 points/GHz
TOTAL
14917 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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