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Core i7-7700HQ vs i7-4500U


Description
The i7-7700HQ is based on Kaby Lake architecture while the i7-4500U is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-7700HQ gets a score of 208.3 k points while the i7-4500U gets 66.1 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-7700HQ is 3.2 times faster than the i7-4500U . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906e9
40651
Core
Kaby Lake-H
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.8 GHz
1.8 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.8 GHz
3 GHz
Socket
BGA1440
BGA1168
Cores/Threads
4/8
2 /2
TDP
45 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
4096 kB
Date
January 2017
June 2013
Mean monothread perf.
56.29k points
33.02k points
Mean multithread perf.
208.33k points
66.14k points

Non-optimized benchmark
The benchmark in Mode 0 (FPU) measures cpu performance with non-optimized software. It uses the basic µinstructions from the i386 architecture with the i387 floating point unit. This mode is compatible with all CPUs so it's practical to compare very different CPUs
Monothread
i7-7700HQ
i7-4500U
Test#1 (Integers)
3.82k
3.31k (x0.87)
Test#2 (FP)
15.49k
8.37k (x0.54)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.96k
3.68k (x0.74)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.82k
3.34k (x0.38)
TOTAL
33.09k
18.71k (x0.57)

Multithread

i7-7700HQ

i7-4500U
Test#1 (Integers)
14.15k
5.21k (x0.37)
Test#2 (FP)
65.81k
18.54k (x0.28)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
22.41k
7.8k (x0.35)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.21k
3.54k (x0.68)
TOTAL
107.57k
35.09k (x0.33)

SSE3 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode I (SSE) is optimized for the use of SIMD instructions with 128 bits register and the SSE set up to version 3. Nearly every modern CPU has support for this mode.
Monothread
i7-7700HQ
i7-4500U
Test#1 (Integers)
13.75k
10.2k (x0.74)
Test#2 (FP)
19.69k
9.23k (x0.47)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.19k
3.89k (x0.75)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.92k
3.29k (x0.37)
TOTAL
47.55k
26.61k (x0.56)

Multithread

i7-7700HQ

i7-4500U
Test#1 (Integers)
52.55k
19.2k (x0.37)
Test#2 (FP)
86.47k
19.02k (x0.22)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
23.02k
8.31k (x0.36)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.4k
3.22k (x0.6)
TOTAL
167.43k
49.75k (x0.3)

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
i7-7700HQ
i7-4500U
Test#1 (Integers)
13k
10.41k (x0.8)
Test#2 (FP)
20.34k
8.97k (x0.44)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.77k
3.82k (x0.8)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.95k
3.39k (x0.49)
TOTAL
45.05k
26.59k (x0.59)

Multithread

i7-7700HQ

i7-4500U
Test#1 (Integers)
52.7k
19.91k (x0.38)
Test#2 (FP)
89.69k
21.47k (x0.24)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
22.49k
8.53k (x0.38)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.3k
3.53k (x0.82)
TOTAL
169.17k
53.44k (x0.32)

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
i7-7700HQ
i7-4500U
Test#1 (Integers)
23.27k
16.67k (x0.72)
Test#2 (FP)
20.35k
9k (x0.44)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.76k
3.75k (x0.79)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.92k
3.6k (x0.45)
TOTAL
56.29k
33.02k (x0.59)

Multithread

i7-7700HQ

i7-4500U
Test#1 (Integers)
93.11k
31.77k (x0.34)
Test#2 (FP)
89.03k
21.36k (x0.24)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
21.29k
7.95k (x0.37)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.9k
5.06k (x1.03)
TOTAL
208.33k
66.14k (x0.32)

Performance/W
i7-7700HQ
i7-4500U
Test#1 (Integers)
2069 points/W
2118 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1978 points/W
1424 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
473 points/W
530 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
109 points/W
338 points/W
TOTAL
4629 points/W
4410 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-7700HQ
i7-4500U
Test#1 (Integers)
6124 points/GHz
5558 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5354 points/GHz
3001 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1251 points/GHz
1250 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2083 points/GHz
1199 points/GHz
TOTAL
14813 points/GHz
11008 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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