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Core i5-6500 vs i5-4690


Description
The i5-6500 is based on Skylake architecture while the i5-4690 is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-6500 gets a score of 179.4 k points while the i5-4690 gets 163.9 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-6500 is 1.1 times faster than the i5-4690 . 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
3.4 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.6 GHz
3.9 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 2014
Mean monothread perf.
53.7k points
45.95k points
Mean multithread perf.
179.44k points
163.95k points

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
i5-4690
Test#1 (Integers)
22.89k
22.97k (x1)
Test#2 (FP)
19.87k
13.02k (x0.66)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.58k
5.21k (x1.14)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.36k
4.74k (x0.75)
TOTAL
53.7k
45.95k (x0.86)

Multithread

i5-6500

i5-4690
Test#1 (Integers)
84.36k
85.98k (x1.02)
Test#2 (FP)
72.91k
49.01k (x0.67)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.08k
19.5k (x1.21)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.1k
9.46k (x1.55)
TOTAL
179.44k
163.95k (x0.91)

Performance/W
i5-6500
i5-4690
Test#1 (Integers)
1298 points/W
1024 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1122 points/W
583 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
247 points/W
232 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
94 points/W
113 points/W
TOTAL
2761 points/W
1952 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-6500
i5-4690
Test#1 (Integers)
6359 points/GHz
5889 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5521 points/GHz
3339 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1271 points/GHz
1337 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1766 points/GHz
1216 points/GHz
TOTAL
14917 points/GHz
11781 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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