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Core i5-6500 vs i5-4590S


Description
The i5-6500 is based on Skylake architecture while the i5-4590S is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-6500 gets a score of 147.1 k points while the i5-4590S gets 117.8 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-6500 is 1.2 times faster than the i5-4590S . 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 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.6 GHz
3.7 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA 1150
Cores/Threads
4/4
4/4
TDP
65 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
6144 kB
Date
September 2015
May 2014
Mean monothread perf.
53.7k points
34.75k points
Mean multithread perf.
179.44k points
117.77k 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
i5-4590S
Test#1 (Integers)
3.46k
4.24k (x1.23)
Test#2 (FP)
14.61k
10.54k (x0.72)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.66k
4.76k (x1.02)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.99k
4.29k (x0.61)
TOTAL
29.71k
23.84k (x0.8)

Multithread

i5-6500

i5-4590S
Test#1 (Integers)
12.52k
15.01k (x1.2)
Test#2 (FP)
51.13k
37.75k (x0.74)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
17.41k
17.12k (x0.98)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.9k
8.48k (x2.18)
TOTAL
84.96k
78.37k (x0.92)

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
i5-4590S
Test#1 (Integers)
13.07k
13.19k (x1.01)
Test#2 (FP)
20.23k
12.31k (x0.61)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.93k
4.98k (x1.01)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.2k
4.27k (x0.46)
TOTAL
47.43k
34.75k (x0.73)

Multithread

i5-6500

i5-4590S
Test#1 (Integers)
49.62k
47.15k (x0.95)
Test#2 (FP)
74.82k
44.1k (x0.59)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
18.46k
17.93k (x0.97)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.21k
8.6k (x2.04)
TOTAL
147.12k
117.77k (x0.8)

Performance/W
i5-6500
i5-4590S
Test#1 (Integers)
763 points/W
725 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1151 points/W
678 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
284 points/W
276 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
65 points/W
132 points/W
TOTAL
2263 points/W
1812 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-6500
i5-4590S
Test#1 (Integers)
3632 points/GHz
3564 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5620 points/GHz
3326 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1368 points/GHz
1345 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2555 points/GHz
1155 points/GHz
TOTAL
13175 points/GHz
9391 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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