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Core i5-7300U vs i5-4690K


Description
The i5-7300U is based on Kaby Lake architecture while the i5-4690K is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-7300U gets a score of 84.8 k points while the i5-4690K gets 117.4 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-4690K is 1.4 times faster than the i5-7300U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
806e9
306c3
Core
Kaby Lake-U
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.6 GHz
3.5 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.5 GHz
3.9 GHz
Socket
BGA1356
LGA 1150
Cores/Threads
2/4
4/4
TDP
15 W
88 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
6144 kB
Date
January 2017
June 2014
Mean monothread perf.
48.25k points
34.37k points
Mean multithread perf.
109.1k points
117.37k 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
i5-7300U
i5-4690K
Test#1 (Integers)
3.11k
4.39k (x1.41)
Test#2 (FP)
12.24k
10.93k (x0.89)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.1k
4.82k (x1.17)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.96k
4.11k (x0.83)
TOTAL
24.41k
24.26k (x0.99)

Multithread

i5-7300U

i5-4690K
Test#1 (Integers)
6.98k
8.67k (x1.24)
Test#2 (FP)
32.05k
21.42k (x0.67)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
10.82k
9.52k (x0.88)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.52k
4.18k (x0.76)
TOTAL
55.36k
43.79k (x0.79)

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
i5-7300U
i5-4690K
Test#1 (Integers)
9.96k
13.67k (x1.37)
Test#2 (FP)
15.11k
11.97k (x0.79)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.87k
5.12k (x1.33)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.54k
4.4k (x0.97)
TOTAL
33.47k
35.17k (x1.05)

Multithread

i5-7300U

i5-4690K
Test#1 (Integers)
25.26k
51.76k (x2.05)
Test#2 (FP)
40.6k
43.26k (x1.07)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.24k
19.32k (x1.72)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.83k
2.69k (x0.46)
TOTAL
82.94k
117.03k (x1.41)

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
i5-7300U
i5-4690K
Test#1 (Integers)
9.85k
13.71k (x1.39)
Test#2 (FP)
17.37k
12.53k (x0.72)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.98k
4.98k (x1.25)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.11k
3.15k (x0.62)
TOTAL
36.31k
34.37k (x0.95)

Multithread

i5-7300U

i5-4690K
Test#1 (Integers)
25.37k
50.91k (x2.01)
Test#2 (FP)
43.43k
45.46k (x1.05)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
10.62k
18.55k (x1.75)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.4k
2.44k (x0.45)
TOTAL
84.82k
117.37k (x1.38)

Performance/W
i5-7300U
i5-4690K
Test#1 (Integers)
1691 points/W
579 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2896 points/W
517 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
708 points/W
211 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
360 points/W
28 points/W
TOTAL
5655 points/W
1334 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-7300U
i5-4690K
Test#1 (Integers)
2816 points/GHz
3515 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
4962 points/GHz
3213 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1137 points/GHz
1277 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1461 points/GHz
807 points/GHz
TOTAL
10376 points/GHz
8812 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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