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Core i7-6900K vs i5-4690


Description
The i7-6900K is based on Broadwell architecture while the i5-4690 is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-6900K gets a score of 427.5 k points while the i5-4690 gets 163.9 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-6900K is 2.6 times faster than the i5-4690 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
406f1
306c3
Core
Broadwell-E
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.2 GHz
3.4 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.7 GHz
3.9 GHz
Socket
LGA 2011-3
LGA 1150
Cores/Threads
8/16
4/4
TDP
140 W
84 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32+8x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
8x256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
20480 kB
6144 kB
Date
September 2016
June 2014
Mean monothread perf.
49.76k points
45.95k points
Mean multithread perf.
427.51k 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
i7-6900K
i5-4690
Test#1 (Integers)
23.11k
22.97k (x0.99)
Test#2 (FP)
17.84k
13.02k (x0.73)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.34k
5.21k (x0.98)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.47k
4.74k (x1.37)
TOTAL
49.76k
45.95k (x0.92)

Multithread

i7-6900K

i5-4690
Test#1 (Integers)
184.19k
85.98k (x0.47)
Test#2 (FP)
181.2k
49.01k (x0.27)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
47.44k
19.5k (x0.41)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.69k
9.46k (x0.64)
TOTAL
427.51k
163.95k (x0.38)

Performance/W
i7-6900K
i5-4690
Test#1 (Integers)
1316 points/W
1024 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1294 points/W
583 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
339 points/W
232 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
105 points/W
113 points/W
TOTAL
3054 points/W
1952 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-6900K
i5-4690
Test#1 (Integers)
6247 points/GHz
5889 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
4822 points/GHz
3339 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1444 points/GHz
1337 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
938 points/GHz
1216 points/GHz
TOTAL
13450 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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