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Core i7-6500U vs i5-4210U


Description
The i7-6500U is based on Skylake architecture while the i5-4210U is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-6500U gets a score of 97.5 k points while the i5-4210U gets 57.6 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-6500U is 1.7 times faster than the i5-4210U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
406e3
40651
Core
Skylake-U
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.5 GHz
1.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.1 GHz
2.7 GHz
Socket
BGA1356
BGA 1169
Cores/Threads
2/4
2/4
TDP
15 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
4096 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
kB
3072 kB
Date
September 2015
April 2014
Mean monothread perf.
46.25k points
27.41k points
Mean multithread perf.
97.52k points
57.58k 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
i7-6500U
i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
2.98k
2.95k (x0.99)
Test#2 (FP)
12.19k
7.38k (x0.61)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.91k
3.11k (x0.8)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.3k
2.91k (x0.55)
TOTAL
24.37k
16.35k (x0.67)

Multithread

i7-6500U

i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
6.1k
4.86k (x0.8)
Test#2 (FP)
28.73k
17.41k (x0.61)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
9.56k
7.09k (x0.74)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.71k
2.5k (x0.37)
TOTAL
51.09k
31.86k (x0.62)

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
i7-6500U
i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
11.11k
9.26k (x0.83)
Test#2 (FP)
15.97k
8.2k (x0.51)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.25k
3.57k (x0.84)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.66k
2.92k (x0.52)
TOTAL
36.99k
23.95k (x0.65)

Multithread

i7-6500U

i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
23.1k
17.53k (x0.76)
Test#2 (FP)
36.73k
17.56k (x0.48)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
9.99k
7.65k (x0.77)
Test#1 (Memory)
7k
2.49k (x0.36)
TOTAL
76.82k
45.22k (x0.59)

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
i7-6500U
i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
11.09k
5.05k (x0.46)
Test#2 (FP)
17.1k
5.31k (x0.31)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.12k
2.1k (x0.51)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.58k
1.41k (x0.25)
TOTAL
37.9k
13.87k (x0.37)

Multithread

i7-6500U

i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
23.3k
9.01k (x0.39)
Test#2 (FP)
38.52k
16.3k (x0.42)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
9.95k
4.64k (x0.47)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.95k
2.16k (x0.31)
TOTAL
78.72k
32.1k (x0.41)

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
i7-6500U
i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
19.47k
13.79k (x0.71)
Test#2 (FP)
17.58k
7.79k (x0.44)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.05k
3.11k (x0.77)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.15k
2.72k (x0.53)
TOTAL
46.25k
27.41k (x0.59)

Multithread

i7-6500U

i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
42.05k
28.78k (x0.68)
Test#2 (FP)
40.2k
18.99k (x0.47)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
9.4k
7.21k (x0.77)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.86k
2.6k (x0.44)
TOTAL
97.52k
57.58k (x0.59)

Performance/W
i7-6500U
i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
2803 points/W
1919 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2680 points/W
1266 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
626 points/W
481 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
391 points/W
174 points/W
TOTAL
6501 points/W
3839 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-6500U
i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
6279 points/GHz
5108 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5672 points/GHz
2884 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1305 points/GHz
1150 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1662 points/GHz
1008 points/GHz
TOTAL
14918 points/GHz
10151 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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