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Core i7-4500U vs i5-2320


Description
The i7-4500U is based on Haswell architecture while the i5-2320 is based on Sandy Bridge.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-4500U gets a score of 53.4 k points while the i5-2320 gets 66.5 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-2320 is 1.2 times faster than the i7-4500U . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
40651
206a7
Core
Haswell
Sandy Bridge
Architecture
Base frecuency
1.8 GHz
3 GHz
Boost frecuency
3 GHz
3.3 GHz
Socket
BGA1168
LGA 1155
Cores/Threads
2 /2
4/4
TDP
15 W
95 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
4x32+x4x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
4096 kB
6144 kB
Date
June 2013
January 2011
Mean monothread perf.
33.02k points
24.01k points
Mean multithread perf.
66.14k points
66.48k points

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
i7-4500U
i5-2320
Test#1 (Integers)
10.41k
8.88k (x0.85)
Test#2 (FP)
8.97k
7.84k (x0.87)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.82k
3.79k (x0.99)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.39k
3.51k (x1.04)
TOTAL
26.59k
24.01k (x0.9)

Multithread

i7-4500U

i5-2320
Test#1 (Integers)
19.91k
27.98k (x1.41)
Test#2 (FP)
21.47k
24.48k (x1.14)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.53k
11.42k (x1.34)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.53k
2.6k (x0.74)
TOTAL
53.44k
66.48k (x1.24)

Performance/W
i7-4500U
i5-2320
Test#1 (Integers)
1327 points/W
295 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1431 points/W
258 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
569 points/W
120 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
235 points/W
27 points/W
TOTAL
3563 points/W
700 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-4500U
i5-2320
Test#1 (Integers)
3471 points/GHz
2689 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2990 points/GHz
2375 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1274 points/GHz
1149 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1128 points/GHz
1063 points/GHz
TOTAL
8863 points/GHz
7277 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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