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Core i7-860 vs i5-4440


Description
The i7-860 is based on Nehalem architecture while the i5-4440 is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-860 gets a score of 75.4 k points while the i5-4440 gets 107.2 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-4440 is 1.4 times faster than the i7-860 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
106e5
306c3
Core
Lynnfield
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.8 GHz
3.1 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.467 GHz
3.3 GHz
Socket
LGA 1156
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
4x256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
6144 kB
Date
September 2009
June 2013
Mean monothread perf.
19.19k points
38.29k points
Mean multithread perf.
75.43k points
138.69k 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
i7-860
i5-4440
Test#1 (Integers)
2.15k
3.71k (x1.72)
Test#2 (FP)
4.87k
9.23k (x1.9)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.82k
4.28k (x1.52)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.13k
3.8k (x1.21)
TOTAL
12.97k
21.02k (x1.62)

Multithread

i7-860

i5-4440
Test#1 (Integers)
8.24k
13.33k (x1.62)
Test#2 (FP)
21.63k
34.2k (x1.58)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
14.65k
15.91k (x1.09)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.02k
6.56k (x1.31)
TOTAL
49.54k
70k (x1.41)

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
i7-860
i5-4440
Test#1 (Integers)
7.87k
11.43k (x1.45)
Test#2 (FP)
5.25k
10.13k (x1.93)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.94k
4.53k (x1.54)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.13k
3.93k (x1.26)
TOTAL
19.19k
30.01k (x1.56)

Multithread

i7-860

i5-4440
Test#1 (Integers)
31.5k
43.67k (x1.39)
Test#2 (FP)
23.47k
38.78k (x1.65)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
15.47k
17.03k (x1.1)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.98k
7.72k (x1.55)
TOTAL
75.43k
107.2k (x1.42)

Performance/W
i7-860
i5-4440
Test#1 (Integers)
332 points/W
520 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
247 points/W
462 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
163 points/W
203 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
52 points/W
92 points/W
TOTAL
794 points/W
1276 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-860
i5-4440
Test#1 (Integers)
2271 points/GHz
3463 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1514 points/GHz
3069 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
847 points/GHz
1373 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
902 points/GHz
1189 points/GHz
TOTAL
5534 points/GHz
9094 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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