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Core i5-8500T vs i7-4720HQ


Description
The i5-8500T is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the i7-4720HQ is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-8500T gets a score of 251.8 k points while the i7-4720HQ gets 132.3 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-8500T is 1.9 times faster than the i7-4720HQ. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906ea
306c3
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.1 GHz
2.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.5 GHz
3.6 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
BGA1364
Cores/Threads
6/6
4/8
TDP
35 W
47 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
9216 kB
6144 kB
Date
March 2018
January 2015
Mean monothread perf.
59.27k points
40.12k points
Mean multithread perf.
251.82k points
132.35k 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
i5-8500T
i7-4720HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
3.56k
3.79k (x1.06)
Test#2 (FP)
14.76k
9.64k (x0.65)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.46k
4.34k (x0.97)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.72k
3.76k (x0.43)
TOTAL
31.5k
21.53k (x0.68)

Multithread

i5-8500T

i7-4720HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
19.37k
11.66k (x0.6)
Test#2 (FP)
82.35k
37.71k (x0.46)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
24.6k
16.38k (x0.67)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.97k
5.94k (x2)
TOTAL
129.29k
71.69k (x0.55)

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
i5-8500T
i7-4720HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
23.13k
20.68k (x0.89)
Test#2 (FP)
20.7k
10.28k (x0.5)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.71k
4.87k (x1.03)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.73k
4.29k (x0.4)
TOTAL
59.27k
40.12k (x0.68)

Multithread

i5-8500T

i7-4720HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
125.17k
66.84k (x0.53)
Test#2 (FP)
98.07k
42.85k (x0.44)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
25.57k
16.77k (x0.66)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.01k
5.88k (x1.95)
TOTAL
251.82k
132.35k (x0.53)

Performance/W
i5-8500T
i7-4720HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
3576 points/W
1422 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2802 points/W
912 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
731 points/W
357 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
86 points/W
125 points/W
TOTAL
7195 points/W
2816 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-8500T
i7-4720HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
6608 points/GHz
5745 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5914 points/GHz
2856 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1346 points/GHz
1352 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3067 points/GHz
1191 points/GHz
TOTAL
16934 points/GHz
11143 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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