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Core i7-930 vs i7-4500U


Description
The i7-930 is based on Westmere architecture while the i7-4500U is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-930 gets a score of 69.4 k points while the i7-4500U gets 49.8 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-930 is 1.4 times faster than the i7-4500U . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
106a5
40651
Core
Bloomfield
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.8 GHz
1.8 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.067 GHz
3 GHz
Socket
LGA 1366
BGA1168
Cores/Threads
4/8
2 /2
TDP
130 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
4096 kB
Date
February 2010
June 2013
Mean monothread perf.
17.58k points
33.02k points
Mean multithread perf.
69.39k 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
i7-930
i7-4500U
Test#1 (Integers)
1.94k
3.31k (x1.71)
Test#2 (FP)
4.38k
8.37k (x1.91)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.64k
3.68k (x1.39)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.41k
3.34k (x1.39)
TOTAL
11.37k
18.71k (x1.65)

Multithread

i7-930

i7-4500U
Test#1 (Integers)
7.3k
5.21k (x0.71)
Test#2 (FP)
19.36k
18.54k (x0.96)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
13.43k
7.8k (x0.58)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.01k
3.54k (x1.76)
TOTAL
42.11k
35.09k (x0.83)

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
i7-930
i7-4500U
Test#1 (Integers)
7.28k
10.2k (x1.4)
Test#2 (FP)
4.82k
9.23k (x1.92)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.86k
3.89k (x1.36)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.62k
3.29k (x1.25)
TOTAL
17.58k
26.61k (x1.51)

Multithread

i7-930

i7-4500U
Test#1 (Integers)
28.09k
19.2k (x0.68)
Test#2 (FP)
21.62k
19.02k (x0.88)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
14.83k
8.31k (x0.56)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.85k
3.22k (x0.66)
TOTAL
69.39k
49.75k (x0.72)

Performance/W
i7-930
i7-4500U
Test#1 (Integers)
216 points/W
1280 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
166 points/W
1268 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
114 points/W
554 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
37 points/W
215 points/W
TOTAL
534 points/W
3317 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-930
i7-4500U
Test#1 (Integers)
2372 points/GHz
3399 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1571 points/GHz
3078 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
933 points/GHz
1298 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
855 points/GHz
1097 points/GHz
TOTAL
5732 points/GHz
8871 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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