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Core i7-5500U vs i5-4690K


Description
The i7-5500U is based on Broadwell architecture while the i5-4690K is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-5500U gets a score of 67.1 k points while the i5-4690K gets 117.4 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-4690K is 1.7 times faster than the i7-5500U . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306d4
306c3
Core
Broadwell-U
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.4 GHz
3.5 GHz
Boost frecuency
3 GHz
3.9 GHz
Socket
BGA 1168
LGA 1150
Cores/Threads
2 /4
4/4
TDP
15 W
88 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
4096 kB
6144 kB
Date
March 2015
June 2014
Mean monothread perf.
40.41k points
34.37k points
Mean multithread perf.
82.89k points
117.37k 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
i5-4690K
Test#1 (Integers)
3.31k
4.39k (x1.33)
Test#2 (FP)
11.61k
10.93k (x0.94)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.94k
4.82k (x1.22)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.24k
4.11k (x1.27)
TOTAL
22.1k
24.26k (x1.1)

Multithread

i7-5500U

i5-4690K
Test#1 (Integers)
5.97k
8.67k (x1.45)
Test#2 (FP)
25.54k
21.42k (x0.84)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.8k
9.52k (x1.08)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.36k
4.18k (x1.25)
TOTAL
43.67k
43.79k (x1)

SSE3 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode I (SSE) is optimized for the use of SIMD instructions with 128 bits register and the SSE set up to version 3. Nearly every modern CPU has support for this mode.
Monothread
i7-5500U
i5-4690K
Test#1 (Integers)
10.59k
13.67k (x1.29)
Test#2 (FP)
13.72k
11.97k (x0.87)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.22k
5.12k (x1.21)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.64k
4.4k (x1.21)
TOTAL
32.16k
35.17k (x1.09)

Multithread

i7-5500U

i5-4690K
Test#1 (Integers)
20.8k
51.76k (x2.49)
Test#2 (FP)
30.44k
43.26k (x1.42)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
9.1k
19.32k (x2.12)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.35k
2.69k (x0.8)
TOTAL
63.69k
117.03k (x1.84)

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
i5-4690K
Test#1 (Integers)
10.37k
13.71k (x1.32)
Test#2 (FP)
14.25k
12.53k (x0.88)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.07k
4.98k (x1.22)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.12k
3.15k (x1.01)
TOTAL
31.81k
34.37k (x1.08)

Multithread

i7-5500U

i5-4690K
Test#1 (Integers)
20.93k
50.91k (x2.43)
Test#2 (FP)
33.87k
45.46k (x1.34)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.98k
18.55k (x2.06)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.35k
2.44k (x0.73)
TOTAL
67.13k
117.37k (x1.75)

Performance/W
i7-5500U
i5-4690K
Test#1 (Integers)
1395 points/W
579 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2258 points/W
517 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
599 points/W
211 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
223 points/W
28 points/W
TOTAL
4476 points/W
1334 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-5500U
i5-4690K
Test#1 (Integers)
3456 points/GHz
3515 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
4751 points/GHz
3213 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1358 points/GHz
1277 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1039 points/GHz
807 points/GHz
TOTAL
10604 points/GHz
8812 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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