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Core i7-4770 vs i7-6600U


Description
The i7-4770 is based on Haswell architecture while the i7-6600U is based on Skylake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-4770 gets a score of 184 k points while the i7-6600U gets 79.2 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-4770 is 2.3 times faster than the i7-6600U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306c3
406e3
Core
Haswell
Skylake-U
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.4 GHz
2.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.9 GHz
3.4 GHz
Socket
LGA 1150
BGA1356
Cores/Threads
4/8
2/4
TDP
84 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
4096 kB
Date
June 2013
September 2015
Mean monothread perf.
45.19k points
39.73k points
Mean multithread perf.
184k points
79.22k points

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
i7-4770
i7-6600U
Test#1 (Integers)
13.62k
8.49k (x0.62)
Test#2 (FP)
12.55k
10.92k (x0.87)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.17k
2.76k (x0.53)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.67k
4.93k (x1.05)
TOTAL
36k
27.1k (x0.75)

Multithread

i7-4770

i7-6600U
Test#1 (Integers)
56.17k
14.11k (x0.25)
Test#2 (FP)
59.54k
20.05k (x0.34)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
23.91k
6.17k (x0.26)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.21k
4.73k (x0.58)
TOTAL
147.82k
45.05k (x0.3)

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
i7-4770
i7-6600U
Test#1 (Integers)
23.02k
16.72k (x0.73)
Test#2 (FP)
11.89k
14.7k (x1.24)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.29k
3.4k (x0.64)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.98k
4.9k (x0.98)
TOTAL
45.19k
39.73k (x0.88)

Multithread

i7-4770

i7-6600U
Test#1 (Integers)
94.23k
33.41k (x0.35)
Test#2 (FP)
59.02k
31.66k (x0.54)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
25.06k
8.18k (x0.33)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.69k
5.97k (x1.05)
TOTAL
184k
79.22k (x0.43)

Performance/W
i7-4770
i7-6600U
Test#1 (Integers)
1122 points/W
2227 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
703 points/W
2111 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
298 points/W
546 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
68 points/W
398 points/W
TOTAL
2191 points/W
5282 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-4770
i7-6600U
Test#1 (Integers)
5902 points/GHz
4919 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3049 points/GHz
4325 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1357 points/GHz
999 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1278 points/GHz
1441 points/GHz
TOTAL
11586 points/GHz
11684 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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