Core i7-8550U vs i5-4590S
Description
The i7-8550U is based on Kaby Lake architecture while the i5-4590S is based on Haswell.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-8550U gets a score of 105.9 k points while the i5-4590S gets 117.8 k points.
Summarizing, the i5-4590S is 1.1 times faster than the i7-8550U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-8550U gets a score of 105.9 k points while the i5-4590S gets 117.8 k points.
Summarizing, the i5-4590S is 1.1 times faster than the i7-8550U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
806ea
306c3
Core
Kaby Lake-R
Haswell
Base frecuency
1.8 GHz
3 GHz
Boost frecuency
4 GHz
3.7 GHz
Socket
BGA1356
LGA 1150
Cores/Threads
4/8
4/4
TDP
15 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
6144 kB
Date
August 2017
May 2014
Mean monothread perf.
64.2k points
34.75k points
Mean multithread perf.
166.12k points
117.77k 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
i7-8550U
i5-4590S
Test#1 (Integers)
3.91k
4.24k (x1.08)
Test#2 (FP)
15.98k
10.54k (x0.66)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.11k
4.76k (x0.93)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.05k
4.29k (x0.39)
TOTAL
36.05k
23.84k (x0.66)
Multithread
i7-8550U
i5-4590S
Test#1 (Integers)
11.76k
15.01k (x1.28)
Test#2 (FP)
50.15k
37.75k (x0.75)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.76k
17.12k (x1.02)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.17k
8.48k (x2.04)
TOTAL
82.84k
78.37k (x0.95)
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
i7-8550U
i5-4590S
Test#1 (Integers)
13.15k
13.19k (x1)
Test#2 (FP)
19.7k
12.31k (x0.62)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.1k
4.98k (x0.98)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.21k
4.27k (x0.46)
TOTAL
47.16k
34.75k (x0.74)
Multithread
i7-8550U
i5-4590S
Test#1 (Integers)
34.13k
47.15k (x1.38)
Test#2 (FP)
53.79k
44.1k (x0.82)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
13.91k
17.93k (x1.29)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.12k
8.6k (x2.08)
TOTAL
105.95k
117.77k (x1.11)
Performance/W
i7-8550U
i5-4590S
Test#1 (Integers)
2275 points/W
725 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
3586 points/W
678 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
927 points/W
276 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
275 points/W
132 points/W
TOTAL
7063 points/W
1812 points/W
Performance/GHz
i7-8550U
i5-4590S
Test#1 (Integers)
3288 points/GHz
3564 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
4924 points/GHz
3326 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1275 points/GHz
1345 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2303 points/GHz
1155 points/GHz
TOTAL
11791 points/GHz
9391 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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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