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Core i7-6700K vs i5-4690


Description
The i7-6700K is based on Skylake architecture while the i5-4690 is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-6700K gets a score of 254.6 k points while the i5-4690 gets 163.9 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-6700K is 1.6 times faster than the i5-4690 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
506e3
306c3
Core
Skylake-S
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
4 GHz
3.4 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.2 GHz
3.9 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA 1150
Cores/Threads
4/8
4/4
TDP
95 W
84 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
6144 kB
Date
May 2015
June 2014
Mean monothread perf.
63.22k points
45.95k points
Mean multithread perf.
254.56k points
163.95k 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
i7-6700K
i5-4690
Test#1 (Integers)
25.78k
22.97k (x0.89)
Test#2 (FP)
23.08k
13.02k (x0.56)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.32k
5.21k (x0.98)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.03k
4.74k (x0.53)
TOTAL
63.22k
45.95k (x0.73)

Multithread

i7-6700K

i5-4690
Test#1 (Integers)
112.83k
85.98k (x0.76)
Test#2 (FP)
106.86k
49.01k (x0.46)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
25.76k
19.5k (x0.76)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.12k
9.46k (x1.04)
TOTAL
254.56k
163.95k (x0.64)

Performance/W
i7-6700K
i5-4690
Test#1 (Integers)
1188 points/W
1024 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1125 points/W
583 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
271 points/W
232 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
96 points/W
113 points/W
TOTAL
2680 points/W
1952 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-6700K
i5-4690
Test#1 (Integers)
6139 points/GHz
5889 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5495 points/GHz
3339 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1268 points/GHz
1337 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2150 points/GHz
1216 points/GHz
TOTAL
15052 points/GHz
11781 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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