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Core i7-4770K vs i7-5500U


Description
The i7-4770K is based on Haswell architecture while the i7-5500U is based on Broadwell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-4770K gets a score of 173.9 k points while the i7-5500U gets 82.9 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-4770K is 2.1 times faster than the i7-5500U . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306c3
306d4
Core
Haswell
Broadwell-U
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.5 GHz
2.4 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.9 GHz
3 GHz
Socket
LGA 1150
BGA 1168
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
256 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
4096 kB
Date
June 2013
March 2015
Mean monothread perf.
43.21k points
40.41k points
Mean multithread perf.
173.93k points
82.89k 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
i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
4.5k
3.31k (x0.74)
Test#2 (FP)
11.23k
11.61k (x1.03)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.16k
3.94k (x0.76)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.28k
3.24k (x0.61)
TOTAL
26.17k
22.1k (x0.84)

Multithread

i7-4770K

i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
16.27k
5.97k (x0.37)
Test#2 (FP)
58.37k
25.54k (x0.44)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
24.33k
8.8k (x0.36)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.42k
3.36k (x0.32)
TOTAL
109.39k
43.67k (x0.4)

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
i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
13.78k
10.37k (x0.75)
Test#2 (FP)
12.7k
14.25k (x1.12)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.23k
4.07k (x0.78)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.92k
3.12k (x0.63)
TOTAL
36.63k
31.81k (x0.87)

Multithread

i7-4770K

i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
56.86k
20.93k (x0.37)
Test#2 (FP)
60.65k
33.87k (x0.56)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
24.02k
8.98k (x0.37)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.22k
3.35k (x0.64)
TOTAL
146.75k
67.13k (x0.46)

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
i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
21.28k
17.76k (x0.83)
Test#2 (FP)
12.25k
14.9k (x1.22)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.78k
4.17k (x0.87)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.9k
3.58k (x0.73)
TOTAL
43.21k
40.41k (x0.94)

Multithread

i7-4770K

i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
86.17k
34.9k (x0.41)
Test#2 (FP)
56.81k
35.07k (x0.62)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
21.88k
9.28k (x0.42)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.07k
3.64k (x0.4)
TOTAL
173.93k
82.89k (x0.48)

Performance/W
i7-4770K
i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
1026 points/W
2327 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
676 points/W
2338 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
260 points/W
619 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
108 points/W
243 points/W
TOTAL
2071 points/W
5526 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-4770K
i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
5456 points/GHz
5920 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3141 points/GHz
4966 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1226 points/GHz
1390 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1257 points/GHz
1193 points/GHz
TOTAL
11079 points/GHz
13469 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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