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Core i7-4500U vs i5-2400


Description
The i7-4500U is based on Haswell architecture while the i5-2400 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 i5-2400 gets 84.4 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-2400 is 1.6 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
3.1 GHz
Boost frecuency
3 GHz
3.4 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
25.49k points
Mean multithread perf.
66.14k points
84.36k 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
i7-4500U
i5-2400
Test#1 (Integers)
3.31k
2.72k (x0.82)
Test#2 (FP)
8.37k
7.6k (x0.91)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.68k
3.98k (x1.08)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.34k
4.47k (x1.34)
TOTAL
18.71k
18.78k (x1)

Multithread

i7-4500U

i5-2400
Test#1 (Integers)
5.21k
10.37k (x1.99)
Test#2 (FP)
18.54k
28.84k (x1.56)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.8k
15.08k (x1.93)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.54k
4.67k (x1.32)
TOTAL
35.09k
58.95k (x1.68)

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
i5-2400
Test#1 (Integers)
10.41k
9.16k (x0.88)
Test#2 (FP)
8.97k
8.2k (x0.91)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.82k
3.95k (x1.03)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.39k
4.17k (x1.23)
TOTAL
26.59k
25.49k (x0.96)

Multithread

i7-4500U

i5-2400
Test#1 (Integers)
19.91k
34.74k (x1.74)
Test#2 (FP)
21.47k
31.07k (x1.45)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.53k
14.86k (x1.74)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.53k
3.69k (x1.05)
TOTAL
53.44k
84.36k (x1.58)

Performance/W
i7-4500U
i5-2400
Test#1 (Integers)
1327 points/W
366 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1431 points/W
327 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
569 points/W
156 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
235 points/W
39 points/W
TOTAL
3563 points/W
888 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-4500U
i5-2400
Test#1 (Integers)
3471 points/GHz
2695 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2990 points/GHz
2411 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1274 points/GHz
1163 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1128 points/GHz
1228 points/GHz
TOTAL
8863 points/GHz
7497 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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