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Core i7-5500U vs i5-3337U


Description
The i7-5500U is based on Broadwell architecture while the i5-3337U is based on Ivy Bridge.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-5500U gets a score of 67.1 k points while the i5-3337U gets 48.3 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-5500U is 1.4 times faster than the i5-3337U . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306d4
306a9
Core
Broadwell-U
Ivy Bridge
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.4 GHz
1.8 GHz
Boost frecuency
3 GHz
2.7 GHz
Socket
BGA 1168
BGA1023
Cores/Threads
2 /4
2 /2
TDP
15 W
17 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
4096 kB
3072 kB
Date
March 2015
January 2013
Mean monothread perf.
40.41k points
23.82k points
Mean multithread perf.
82.89k points
48.3k 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
i7-5500U
i5-3337U
Test#1 (Integers)
3.31k
2.55k (x0.77)
Test#2 (FP)
11.61k
7.24k (x0.62)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.94k
3.26k (x0.83)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.24k
3.37k (x1.04)
TOTAL
22.1k
16.42k (x0.74)

Multithread

i7-5500U

i5-3337U
Test#1 (Integers)
5.97k
5.03k (x0.84)
Test#2 (FP)
25.54k
14.79k (x0.58)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.8k
7.37k (x0.84)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.36k
4.53k (x1.35)
TOTAL
43.67k
31.72k (x0.73)

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
i7-5500U
i5-3337U
Test#1 (Integers)
10.37k
8.64k (x0.83)
Test#2 (FP)
14.25k
8.55k (x0.6)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.07k
3.42k (x0.84)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.12k
3.22k (x1.03)
TOTAL
31.81k
23.82k (x0.75)

Multithread

i7-5500U

i5-3337U
Test#1 (Integers)
20.93k
17.28k (x0.83)
Test#2 (FP)
33.87k
19.67k (x0.58)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.98k
7.59k (x0.85)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.35k
3.75k (x1.12)
TOTAL
67.13k
48.3k (x0.72)

Performance/W
i7-5500U
i5-3337U
Test#1 (Integers)
1395 points/W
1017 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2258 points/W
1157 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
599 points/W
447 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
223 points/W
221 points/W
TOTAL
4476 points/W
2841 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-5500U
i5-3337U
Test#1 (Integers)
3456 points/GHz
3201 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
4751 points/GHz
3165 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1358 points/GHz
1267 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1039 points/GHz
1191 points/GHz
TOTAL
10604 points/GHz
8824 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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