Core i7-4720HQ vs i5-4590S
Description
Both models i7-4720HQ and i5-4590S 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 i7-4720HQ gets a score of 71.7 k points while the i5-4590S gets 78.4 k points.
Summarizing, the i5-4590S is 1.1 times faster than the i7-4720HQ. 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 i7-4720HQ gets a score of 71.7 k points while the i5-4590S gets 78.4 k points.
Summarizing, the i5-4590S is 1.1 times faster than the i7-4720HQ. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
306c3
306c3
Core
Haswell
Haswell
Base frecuency
2.6 GHz
3 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.6 GHz
3.7 GHz
Socket
BGA1364
LGA 1150
Cores/Threads
4/8
4/4
TDP
47 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
6144 kB
Date
January 2015
May 2014
Mean monothread perf.
40.12k points
34.75k points
Mean multithread perf.
132.35k points
117.77k 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
i5-4590S
Test#1 (Integers)
3.79k
4.24k (x1.12)
Test#2 (FP)
9.64k
10.54k (x1.09)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.34k
4.76k (x1.1)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.76k
4.29k (x1.14)
TOTAL
21.53k
23.84k (x1.11)
Multithread
i7-4720HQ
i5-4590S
Test#1 (Integers)
11.66k
15.01k (x1.29)
Test#2 (FP)
37.71k
37.75k (x1)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.38k
17.12k (x1.05)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.94k
8.48k (x1.43)
TOTAL
71.69k
78.37k (x1.09)
Performance/W
i7-4720HQ
i5-4590S
Test#1 (Integers)
248 points/W
231 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
802 points/W
581 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
348 points/W
263 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
126 points/W
130 points/W
TOTAL
1525 points/W
1206 points/W
Performance/GHz
i7-4720HQ
i5-4590S
Test#1 (Integers)
1053 points/GHz
1146 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2677 points/GHz
2850 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1206 points/GHz
1287 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1044 points/GHz
1159 points/GHz
TOTAL
5980 points/GHz
6442 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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