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Core i7-6700HQ vs i5-4200U


Description
The i7-6700HQ is based on Skylake architecture while the i5-4200U is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-6700HQ gets a score of 205.2 k points while the i5-4200U gets 55.8 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-6700HQ is 3.7 times faster than the i5-4200U . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
506e3
40651
Core
Skylake-H
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.6 GHz
1.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.5 GHz
2.6 GHz
Socket
BGA1440
BGA1168
Cores/Threads
4/8
2 /4
TDP
45 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
3072 kB
Date
June 2013
Mean monothread perf.
50.54k points
27.84k points
Mean multithread perf.
205.24k points
55.81k points

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
i7-6700HQ
i5-4200U
Test#1 (Integers)
21.33k
14.07k (x0.66)
Test#2 (FP)
18.34k
7.66k (x0.42)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.44k
3.13k (x0.71)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.44k
2.98k (x0.46)
TOTAL
50.54k
27.84k (x0.55)

Multithread

i7-6700HQ

i5-4200U
Test#1 (Integers)
91.89k
26.12k (x0.28)
Test#2 (FP)
87.87k
17.92k (x0.2)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
20.61k
6.74k (x0.33)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.87k
5.03k (x1.03)
TOTAL
205.24k
55.81k (x0.27)

Performance/W
i7-6700HQ
i5-4200U
Test#1 (Integers)
2042 points/W
1742 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1953 points/W
1194 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
458 points/W
449 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
108 points/W
335 points/W
TOTAL
4561 points/W
3721 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-6700HQ
i5-4200U
Test#1 (Integers)
6094 points/GHz
5411 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5240 points/GHz
2946 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1267 points/GHz
1204 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1840 points/GHz
1148 points/GHz
TOTAL
14441 points/GHz
10709 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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