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Core i7-4720HQ vs i5-8265U


Description
The i7-4720HQ is based on Haswell architecture while the i5-8265U is based on Whiskey Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-4720HQ gets a score of 132.3 k points while the i5-8265U gets 149.5 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-8265U 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
806eb
Core
Haswell
Whiskey Lake-U
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.6 GHz
1.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.6 GHz
3.9 GHz
Socket
BGA1364
BGA 1528
Cores/Threads
4/8
4/8
TDP
47 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
6144 kB
Date
January 2015
August 2018
Mean monothread perf.
40.12k points
57.57k points
Mean multithread perf.
132.35k points
149.48k 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
i7-4720HQ
i5-8265U
Test#1 (Integers)
20.68k
24.32k (x1.18)
Test#2 (FP)
10.28k
20.35k (x1.98)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.87k
4.38k (x0.9)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.29k
8.52k (x1.99)
TOTAL
40.12k
57.57k (x1.44)

Multithread

i7-4720HQ

i5-8265U
Test#1 (Integers)
66.84k
65.17k (x0.97)
Test#2 (FP)
42.85k
63.6k (x1.48)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.77k
14.4k (x0.86)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.88k
6.31k (x1.07)
TOTAL
132.35k
149.48k (x1.13)

Performance/W
i7-4720HQ
i5-8265U
Test#1 (Integers)
1422 points/W
4345 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
912 points/W
4240 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
357 points/W
960 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
125 points/W
421 points/W
TOTAL
2816 points/W
9965 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-4720HQ
i5-8265U
Test#1 (Integers)
5745 points/GHz
6235 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2856 points/GHz
5219 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1352 points/GHz
1124 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1191 points/GHz
2183 points/GHz
TOTAL
11143 points/GHz
14762 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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