Core i7-4600U vs i5-4210U
Description
Both models i7-4600U and i5-4210U are based on Haswell architecture.
"Haswell is known as fourth-generation core too. It uses 22nm Tri-Gate FinFET (non-planar, ""3D"") technology. It includes four arithmetic logic unit (ALU) and three address generation unit (AGU). This generation is able to run Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2) instruction set among BMI1, BMI2, ABM and FMA3. At this time, Intel used new sockets: LGA 1150 for desktops and BGA1364 for the mobile CPUs."
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-4600U gets a score of 64.5 k points while the i5-4210U gets 57.6 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-4600U is 1.1 times faster than the i5-4210U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
"Haswell is known as fourth-generation core too. It uses 22nm Tri-Gate FinFET (non-planar, ""3D"") technology. It includes four arithmetic logic unit (ALU) and three address generation unit (AGU). This generation is able to run Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2) instruction set among BMI1, BMI2, ABM and FMA3. At this time, Intel used new sockets: LGA 1150 for desktops and BGA1364 for the mobile CPUs."
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-4600U gets a score of 64.5 k points while the i5-4210U gets 57.6 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-4600U is 1.1 times faster than the i5-4210U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
40651
40651
Core
Haswell
Haswell
Base frecuency
2.1 GHz
1.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.3 GHz
2.7 GHz
Socket
BGA1168
BGA 1169
Cores/Threads
2/4
2/4
TDP
15 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
4096 kB
3072 kB
Date
September 2013
April 2014
Mean monothread perf.
28.98k points
27.41k points
Mean multithread perf.
64.55k points
57.58k points
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
i7-4600U
i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
14.37k
13.79k (x0.96)
Test#2 (FP)
8.31k
7.79k (x0.94)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.35k
3.11k (x0.93)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.96k
2.72k (x0.92)
TOTAL
28.98k
27.41k (x0.95)
Multithread
i7-4600U
i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
31.32k
28.78k (x0.92)
Test#2 (FP)
20.17k
18.99k (x0.94)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.02k
7.21k (x0.9)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.03k
2.6k (x0.52)
TOTAL
64.55k
57.58k (x0.89)
Performance/W
i7-4600U
i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
2088 points/W
1919 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1345 points/W
1266 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
535 points/W
481 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
336 points/W
174 points/W
TOTAL
4303 points/W
3839 points/W
Performance/GHz
i7-4600U
i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
4353 points/GHz
5108 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2517 points/GHz
2884 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1015 points/GHz
1150 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
896 points/GHz
1008 points/GHz
TOTAL
8781 points/GHz
10151 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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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