Core i5-6500 vs i5-4460

Description

The i5-6500 is based on Skylake architecture while the i5-4460 is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-6500 gets a score of 179.4 k points while the i5-4460 gets 140.3 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-6500 is 1.3 times faster than the i5-4460. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs

i5-6500

i5-4460

CPUID

506e3

306c3

Core

Skylake-S

Haswell

Architecture

Skylake

Haswell

Base frecuency

3.2 GHz

Boost frecuency

3.6 GHz

3.4 GHz

Socket

LGA 1151

LGA1150

Cores/Threads

4/4

TDP

65 W

84 W

Cache L1 (d+i)

4x32+4x32 kB

Cache L2

4x256 kB

Cache L3

6144 kB

Date

September 2015

May 2014

Mean monothread perf.

53.7k points

39.53k points

Mean multithread perf.

179.44k points

140.27k points

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

i5-4460

Test#1 (Integers)

13.07k

12.12k (x0.93)

Test#2 (FP)

20.23k

10.69k (x0.53)

Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)

4.93k

4.71k (x0.96)

Test#1 (Memory)

9.2k

3.87k (x0.42)

TOTAL

47.43k

31.39k (x0.66)

Multithread

i5-6500

i5-4460

Test#1 (Integers)

49.62k

45.75k (x0.92)

Test#2 (FP)

74.82k

42.71k (x0.57)

Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)

18.46k

17.81k (x0.96)

Test#1 (Memory)

4.21k

6.08k (x1.44)

TOTAL

147.12k

112.35k (x0.76)

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

i5-4460

Test#1 (Integers)

22.89k

19.84k (x0.87)

Test#2 (FP)

19.87k

10.86k (x0.55)

Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)

4.58k

4.46k (x0.97)

Test#1 (Memory)

6.36k

4.39k (x0.69)

TOTAL

53.7k

39.53k (x0.74)

Multithread

i5-6500

i5-4460

Test#1 (Integers)

84.36k

75.08k (x0.89)

Test#2 (FP)

72.91k

42.36k (x0.58)

Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)

16.08k

16.38k (x1.02)

Test#1 (Memory)

6.1k

6.45k (x1.06)

TOTAL

179.44k

140.27k (x0.78)

Performance/W

i5-6500

i5-4460

Test#1 (Integers)

1298 points/W

894 points/W

Test#2 (FP)

1122 points/W

504 points/W

Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)

247 points/W

195 points/W

Test#1 (Memory)

94 points/W

77 points/W

TOTAL

2761 points/W

1670 points/W

Performance/GHz

i5-6500

i5-4460

Test#1 (Integers)

6359 points/GHz

5834 points/GHz

Test#2 (FP)

5521 points/GHz

3193 points/GHz

Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)

1271 points/GHz

1311 points/GHz

Test#1 (Memory)

1766 points/GHz

1290 points/GHz

TOTAL

14917 points/GHz

11628 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]

Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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]

Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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