Core i7-6500U vs i5-4590S
Description
The i7-6500U is based on Skylake architecture while the i5-4590S is based on Haswell.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-6500U gets a score of 78.7 k points while the i5-4590S gets 117.8 k points.
Summarizing, the i5-4590S is 1.5 times faster than the i7-6500U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-6500U gets a score of 78.7 k points while the i5-4590S gets 117.8 k points.
Summarizing, the i5-4590S is 1.5 times faster than the i7-6500U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
406e3
306c3
Core
Skylake-U
Haswell
Base frecuency
2.5 GHz
3 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.1 GHz
3.7 GHz
Socket
BGA1356
LGA 1150
Cores/Threads
2/4
4/4
TDP
15 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
4096 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
kB
6144 kB
Date
September 2015
May 2014
Mean monothread perf.
46.25k points
34.75k points
Mean multithread perf.
97.52k points
117.77k 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
i5-4590S
Test#1 (Integers)
2.98k
4.24k (x1.43)
Test#2 (FP)
12.19k
10.54k (x0.87)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.91k
4.76k (x1.22)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.3k
4.29k (x0.81)
TOTAL
24.37k
23.84k (x0.98)
Multithread
i7-6500U
i5-4590S
Test#1 (Integers)
6.1k
15.01k (x2.46)
Test#2 (FP)
28.73k
37.75k (x1.31)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
9.56k
17.12k (x1.79)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.71k
8.48k (x1.26)
TOTAL
51.09k
78.37k (x1.53)
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
i5-4590S
Test#1 (Integers)
11.09k
13.19k (x1.19)
Test#2 (FP)
17.1k
12.31k (x0.72)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.12k
4.98k (x1.21)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.58k
4.27k (x0.77)
TOTAL
37.9k
34.75k (x0.92)
Multithread
i7-6500U
i5-4590S
Test#1 (Integers)
23.3k
47.15k (x2.02)
Test#2 (FP)
38.52k
44.1k (x1.14)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
9.95k
17.93k (x1.8)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.95k
8.6k (x1.24)
TOTAL
78.72k
117.77k (x1.5)
Performance/W
i7-6500U
i5-4590S
Test#1 (Integers)
1553 points/W
725 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2568 points/W
678 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
663 points/W
276 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
463 points/W
132 points/W
TOTAL
5248 points/W
1812 points/W
Performance/GHz
i7-6500U
i5-4590S
Test#1 (Integers)
3579 points/GHz
3564 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5516 points/GHz
3326 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1330 points/GHz
1345 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1801 points/GHz
1155 points/GHz
TOTAL
12225 points/GHz
9391 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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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