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Core i7-4500U vs i5-2410M


Description
The i7-4500U is based on Haswell architecture while the i5-2410M 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 i5-2410M gets 38.7 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-4500U is 1.4 times faster than the i5-2410M . 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
2.3 GHz
Boost frecuency
3 GHz
2.9 GHz
Socket
BGA1168
Socket G2 (988B)
Cores/Threads
2 /2
2/2
TDP
15 W
35 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
4096 kB
3072 kB
Date
June 2013
February 2011
Mean monothread perf.
33.02k points
20.1k points
Mean multithread perf.
66.14k points
38.68k 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
i5-2410M
Test#1 (Integers)
3.31k
2.38k (x0.72)
Test#2 (FP)
8.37k
6.6k (x0.79)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.68k
3.48k (x0.95)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.34k
3.16k (x0.95)
TOTAL
18.71k
15.62k (x0.83)

Multithread

i7-4500U

i5-2410M
Test#1 (Integers)
5.21k
5.49k (x1.05)
Test#2 (FP)
18.54k
14.39k (x0.78)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.8k
8.39k (x1.08)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.54k
3.09k (x0.87)
TOTAL
35.09k
31.35k (x0.89)

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
i7-4500U
i5-2410M
Test#1 (Integers)
10.2k
7.98k (x0.78)
Test#2 (FP)
9.23k
6.55k (x0.71)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.89k
3.28k (x0.84)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.29k
2.7k (x0.82)
TOTAL
26.61k
20.52k (x0.77)

Multithread

i7-4500U

i5-2410M
Test#1 (Integers)
19.2k
13.66k (x0.71)
Test#2 (FP)
19.02k
13.17k (x0.69)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.31k
7.05k (x0.85)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.22k
3.02k (x0.94)
TOTAL
49.75k
36.9k (x0.74)

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
i5-2410M
Test#1 (Integers)
10.41k
7.38k (x0.71)
Test#2 (FP)
8.97k
6.76k (x0.75)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.82k
3.3k (x0.86)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.39k
2.66k (x0.79)
TOTAL
26.59k
20.1k (x0.76)

Multithread

i7-4500U

i5-2410M
Test#1 (Integers)
19.91k
14.17k (x0.71)
Test#2 (FP)
21.47k
14.71k (x0.69)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.53k
6.93k (x0.81)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.53k
2.87k (x0.81)
TOTAL
53.44k
38.68k (x0.72)

Performance/W
i7-4500U
i5-2410M
Test#1 (Integers)
1327 points/W
405 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1431 points/W
420 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
569 points/W
198 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
235 points/W
82 points/W
TOTAL
3563 points/W
1105 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-4500U
i5-2410M
Test#1 (Integers)
3471 points/GHz
2543 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2990 points/GHz
2332 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1274 points/GHz
1139 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1128 points/GHz
917 points/GHz
TOTAL
8863 points/GHz
6932 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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