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Core i7-5500U vs i7-3770K


Description
The i7-5500U is based on Broadwell architecture while the i7-3770K 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 i7-3770K gets 133.9 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-3770K is 2 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
306a9
Core
Broadwell-U
Ivy Bridge
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.4 GHz
3.5 GHz
Boost frecuency
3 GHz
3.9 GHz
Socket
BGA 1168
LGA 1155
Cores/Threads
2 /4
4/8
TDP
15 W
77 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
4x62+4x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
4096 kB
8192 kB
Date
March 2015
April 2012
Mean monothread perf.
40.41k points
36.19k points
Mean multithread perf.
82.89k points
133.88k 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
i7-3770K
Test#1 (Integers)
3.31k
3.86k (x1.17)
Test#2 (FP)
11.61k
10.79k (x0.93)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.94k
4.9k (x1.24)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.24k
5.51k (x1.7)
TOTAL
22.1k
25.06k (x1.13)

Multithread

i7-5500U

i7-3770K
Test#1 (Integers)
5.97k
17.17k (x2.88)
Test#2 (FP)
25.54k
46.25k (x1.81)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.8k
23.67k (x2.69)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.36k
10.36k (x3.09)
TOTAL
43.67k
97.44k (x2.23)

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
i7-3770K
Test#1 (Integers)
10.37k
12.99k (x1.25)
Test#2 (FP)
14.25k
12.42k (x0.87)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.07k
5.04k (x1.24)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.12k
5.73k (x1.84)
TOTAL
31.81k
36.19k (x1.14)

Multithread

i7-5500U

i7-3770K
Test#1 (Integers)
20.93k
50.36k (x2.41)
Test#2 (FP)
33.87k
55.16k (x1.63)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.98k
23.31k (x2.59)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.35k
5.05k (x1.51)
TOTAL
67.13k
133.88k (x1.99)

Performance/W
i7-5500U
i7-3770K
Test#1 (Integers)
1395 points/W
654 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2258 points/W
716 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
599 points/W
303 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
223 points/W
66 points/W
TOTAL
4476 points/W
1739 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-5500U
i7-3770K
Test#1 (Integers)
3456 points/GHz
3331 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
4751 points/GHz
3186 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1358 points/GHz
1292 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1039 points/GHz
1470 points/GHz
TOTAL
10604 points/GHz
9280 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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