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Core i7-4720HQ vs i5-3320M


Description
The i7-4720HQ is based on Haswell architecture while the i5-3320M is based on Ivy Bridge.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-4720HQ gets a score of 71.7 k points while the i5-3320M gets 37.9 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-4720HQ is 1.9 times faster than the i5-3320M . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306c3
306a9
Core
Haswell
Ivy Bridge
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.6 GHz
2.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.6 GHz
3.3 GHz
Socket
BGA1364
BGA1023
Cores/Threads
4/8
2/4
TDP
47 W
35 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
3072 kB
Date
January 2015
June 2012
Mean monothread perf.
40.12k points
29.22k points
Mean multithread perf.
132.35k points
58.81k 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
i7-4720HQ
i5-3320M
Test#1 (Integers)
3.79k
3.21k (x0.85)
Test#2 (FP)
9.64k
9.05k (x0.94)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.34k
3.94k (x0.91)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.76k
3.93k (x1.05)
TOTAL
21.53k
20.13k (x0.94)

Multithread

i7-4720HQ

i5-3320M
Test#1 (Integers)
11.66k
6.08k (x0.52)
Test#2 (FP)
37.71k
19.02k (x0.5)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.38k
8.85k (x0.54)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.94k
3.98k (x0.67)
TOTAL
71.69k
37.93k (x0.53)

Performance/W
i7-4720HQ
i5-3320M
Test#1 (Integers)
248 points/W
174 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
802 points/W
544 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
348 points/W
253 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
126 points/W
114 points/W
TOTAL
1525 points/W
1084 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-4720HQ
i5-3320M
Test#1 (Integers)
1053 points/GHz
972 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2677 points/GHz
2742 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1206 points/GHz
1194 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1044 points/GHz
1192 points/GHz
TOTAL
5980 points/GHz
6101 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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