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Core i5-450M vs i5-4210U


Description
The i5-450M is based on Westmere architecture while the i5-4210U is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-450M gets a score of 29.1 k points while the i5-4210U gets 45.2 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-4210U is 1.6 times faster than the i5-450M. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
20655
40651
Core
Arrandale
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.4 GHz
1.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
2.667 GHz
2.7 GHz
Socket
Socket G1
BGA 1169
Cores/Threads
2/4
2/4
TDP
35 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
3072 kB
Date
June 2010
April 2014
Mean monothread perf.
12.93k points
27.41k points
Mean multithread perf.
29.1k points
57.58k 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
i5-450M
i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
1.61k
2.95k (x1.83)
Test#2 (FP)
3.8k
7.38k (x1.94)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.19k
3.11k (x1.42)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.65k
2.91k (x1.76)
TOTAL
9.25k
16.35k (x1.77)

Multithread

i5-450M

i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
2.91k
4.86k (x1.67)
Test#2 (FP)
5.05k
17.41k (x3.45)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.28k
7.09k (x2.16)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.07k
2.5k (x0.81)
TOTAL
14.31k
31.86k (x2.23)

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
i5-450M
i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
5.4k
9.26k (x1.72)
Test#2 (FP)
3.7k
8.2k (x2.22)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.06k
3.57k (x1.73)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.77k
2.92k (x1.65)
TOTAL
12.93k
23.95k (x1.85)

Multithread

i5-450M

i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
11.83k
17.53k (x1.48)
Test#2 (FP)
9.39k
17.56k (x1.87)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.31k
7.65k (x1.44)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.58k
2.49k (x0.96)
TOTAL
29.1k
45.22k (x1.55)

Performance/W
i5-450M
i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
338 points/W
1169 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
268 points/W
1171 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
152 points/W
510 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
74 points/W
166 points/W
TOTAL
831 points/W
3015 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-450M
i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
2024 points/GHz
3429 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1388 points/GHz
3038 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
772 points/GHz
1322 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
665 points/GHz
1083 points/GHz
TOTAL
4850 points/GHz
8872 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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