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Core i7-4770K vs i5-6500


Description
The i7-4770K is based on Haswell architecture while the i5-6500 is based on Skylake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-4770K gets a score of 173.9 k points while the i5-6500 gets 179.4 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-6500 is 1 times faster than the i7-4770K . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306c3
506e3
Core
Haswell
Skylake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.5 GHz
3.2 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.9 GHz
3.6 GHz
Socket
LGA 1150
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
4/8
4/4
TDP
84 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
6144 kB
Date
June 2013
September 2015
Mean monothread perf.
43.21k points
53.7k points
Mean multithread perf.
173.93k points
179.44k 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
i7-4770K
i5-6500
Test#1 (Integers)
4.5k
3.46k (x0.77)
Test#2 (FP)
11.23k
14.61k (x1.3)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.16k
4.66k (x0.9)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.28k
6.99k (x1.32)
TOTAL
26.17k
29.71k (x1.14)

Multithread

i7-4770K

i5-6500
Test#1 (Integers)
16.27k
12.52k (x0.77)
Test#2 (FP)
58.37k
51.13k (x0.88)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
24.33k
17.41k (x0.72)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.42k
3.9k (x0.37)
TOTAL
109.39k
84.96k (x0.78)

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
i7-4770K
i5-6500
Test#1 (Integers)
13.78k
13.07k (x0.95)
Test#2 (FP)
12.7k
20.23k (x1.59)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.23k
4.93k (x0.94)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.92k
9.2k (x1.87)
TOTAL
36.63k
47.43k (x1.29)

Multithread

i7-4770K

i5-6500
Test#1 (Integers)
56.86k
49.62k (x0.87)
Test#2 (FP)
60.65k
74.82k (x1.23)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
24.02k
18.46k (x0.77)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.22k
4.21k (x0.81)
TOTAL
146.75k
147.12k (x1)

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
i7-4770K
i5-6500
Test#1 (Integers)
21.28k
22.89k (x1.08)
Test#2 (FP)
12.25k
19.87k (x1.62)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.78k
4.58k (x0.96)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.9k
6.36k (x1.3)
TOTAL
43.21k
53.7k (x1.24)

Multithread

i7-4770K

i5-6500
Test#1 (Integers)
86.17k
84.36k (x0.98)
Test#2 (FP)
56.81k
72.91k (x1.28)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
21.88k
16.08k (x0.73)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.07k
6.1k (x0.67)
TOTAL
173.93k
179.44k (x1.03)

Performance/W
i7-4770K
i5-6500
Test#1 (Integers)
1026 points/W
1298 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
676 points/W
1122 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
260 points/W
247 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
108 points/W
94 points/W
TOTAL
2071 points/W
2761 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-4770K
i5-6500
Test#1 (Integers)
5456 points/GHz
6359 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3141 points/GHz
5521 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1226 points/GHz
1271 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1257 points/GHz
1766 points/GHz
TOTAL
11079 points/GHz
14917 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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