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Core i7-6700HQ vs i5-4440


Description
The i7-6700HQ is based on Skylake architecture while the i5-4440 is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-6700HQ gets a score of 205.2 k points while the i5-4440 gets 138.7 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-6700HQ is 1.5 times faster than the i5-4440 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
506e3
306c3
Core
Skylake-H
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.6 GHz
3.1 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.5 GHz
3.3 GHz
Socket
BGA1440
LGA 1150
Cores/Threads
4/8
4/4
TDP
45 W
84 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
6144 kB
Date
June 2013
Mean monothread perf.
50.54k points
38.29k points
Mean multithread perf.
205.24k points
138.69k 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
i7-6700HQ
i5-4440
Test#1 (Integers)
11.23k
11.56k (x1.03)
Test#2 (FP)
16.98k
10.36k (x0.61)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.21k
4.45k (x1.06)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.07k
3.8k (x0.54)
TOTAL
39.49k
30.17k (x0.76)

Multithread

i7-6700HQ

i5-4440
Test#1 (Integers)
44.59k
44.07k (x0.99)
Test#2 (FP)
75.02k
41.07k (x0.55)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
20.15k
16.89k (x0.84)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.92k
7.33k (x1.24)
TOTAL
145.68k
109.35k (x0.75)

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
i5-4440
Test#1 (Integers)
21.33k
19.08k (x0.89)
Test#2 (FP)
18.34k
10.47k (x0.57)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.44k
4.53k (x1.02)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.44k
4.21k (x0.65)
TOTAL
50.54k
38.29k (x0.76)

Multithread

i7-6700HQ

i5-4440
Test#1 (Integers)
91.89k
73.26k (x0.8)
Test#2 (FP)
87.87k
41.01k (x0.47)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
20.61k
17.12k (x0.83)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.87k
7.3k (x1.5)
TOTAL
205.24k
138.69k (x0.68)

Performance/W
i7-6700HQ
i5-4440
Test#1 (Integers)
2042 points/W
872 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1953 points/W
488 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
458 points/W
204 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
108 points/W
87 points/W
TOTAL
4561 points/W
1651 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-6700HQ
i5-4440
Test#1 (Integers)
6094 points/GHz
5783 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5240 points/GHz
3174 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1267 points/GHz
1372 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1840 points/GHz
1275 points/GHz
TOTAL
14441 points/GHz
11604 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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