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Core i7-6600U vs i5-4460


Description
The i7-6600U is based on Skylake architecture while the i5-4460 is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-6600U gets a score of 79.2 k points while the i5-4460 gets 140.3 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-4460 is 1.8 times faster than the i7-6600U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
406e3
306c3
Core
Skylake-U
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.6 GHz
3.2 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.4 GHz
3.4 GHz
Socket
BGA1356
LGA1150
Cores/Threads
2/4
4/4
TDP
15 W
84 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
4096 kB
6144 kB
Date
September 2015
May 2014
Mean monothread perf.
39.73k points
39.53k points
Mean multithread perf.
79.22k points
140.27k points

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
i7-6600U
i5-4460
Test#1 (Integers)
8.49k
12.12k (x1.43)
Test#2 (FP)
10.92k
10.69k (x0.98)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.76k
4.71k (x1.7)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.93k
3.87k (x0.79)
TOTAL
27.1k
31.39k (x1.16)

Multithread

i7-6600U

i5-4460
Test#1 (Integers)
14.11k
45.75k (x3.24)
Test#2 (FP)
20.05k
42.71k (x2.13)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.17k
17.81k (x2.89)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.73k
6.08k (x1.29)
TOTAL
45.05k
112.35k (x2.49)

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
i7-6600U
i5-4460
Test#1 (Integers)
16.72k
19.84k (x1.19)
Test#2 (FP)
14.7k
10.86k (x0.74)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.4k
4.46k (x1.31)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.9k
4.39k (x0.89)
TOTAL
39.73k
39.53k (x1)

Multithread

i7-6600U

i5-4460
Test#1 (Integers)
33.41k
75.08k (x2.25)
Test#2 (FP)
31.66k
42.36k (x1.34)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.18k
16.38k (x2)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.97k
6.45k (x1.08)
TOTAL
79.22k
140.27k (x1.77)

Performance/W
i7-6600U
i5-4460
Test#1 (Integers)
2227 points/W
894 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2111 points/W
504 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
546 points/W
195 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
398 points/W
77 points/W
TOTAL
5282 points/W
1670 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-6600U
i5-4460
Test#1 (Integers)
4919 points/GHz
5834 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
4325 points/GHz
3193 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
999 points/GHz
1311 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1441 points/GHz
1290 points/GHz
TOTAL
11684 points/GHz
11628 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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