CPU: Older Technique + higher benchmark scores vs newer technique + lower scores

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I am searching for a new laptop. I've noticed that the newer i5-6200U (Skylake) is beaten by a i7-4700HQ (Haswell). Why does Intel produce lesser Skylakes with a high price instead of producing only the Haswells which perform better? Even with new techniques (Skylake > Haswell), the Haswell performs better. Why?

user2945914

Posted 2016-06-19T10:17:49.950

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One is an i5, the other is an i7. The i5 is also pretty low in the series if the number is anything to go by. There could be a lot of differences between the processors besides the tech refresh. – Mokubai – 2016-06-19T10:28:27.707

This looks like a product recommendation at this time. Please see the [help/on-topic] and [ask] for more and edit your question. – TheKB – 2016-06-19T10:29:14.927

i5, i7...these are just names – user2945914 – 2016-06-19T10:40:54.007

@user2945914 no, they distinguish the various performance levels expected. An i7 is the enthusiast performance chip, the i5 is midrange, while i3 is budget range. The numbers then futher separate performance levels. – Mokubai – 2016-06-19T10:44:45.013

1It's the same with graphics cards, a GTX 780 can easily beat a GTX 930 even though it is an older processor – Mokubai – 2016-06-19T10:49:00.900

You’re comparing a ultra-low power CPU (“U”) with a high performance quadcore CPU (“HQ”). Unless there is a very significant generation or technology gap, the results are very obvious. – Daniel B – 2016-06-19T11:14:58.663

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Looking at the Intel ARK website's compare feature you can get this table:

Name                         i5-6200U  i7-4700HQ
►# of Cores                  2         4 
►# of Threads                4         8 
►Processor Base Frequency    2.3 GHz   2.4 GHz 
►Max Turbo Frequency         2.8 GHz   3.4 GHz 
►TDP                         15 W      47 W 
►Recommended Customer Price  $281.00   $378.00

You can see that the i7-4700HQ, even though it is older, it has double the cores and threads, a higher base and turbo frequency and a higher TDP. This puts it solidly ahead of the i5-6200U. It's MSRP is also ~$100 more than the i5-6200U.

TheKB

Posted 2016-06-19T10:17:49.950

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you mean the TDP is the point? – user2945914 – 2016-06-19T10:41:10.367

@user2945914 More important is that it has 2x the cores and threads and the clock speeds are higher. – TheKB – 2016-06-19T10:42:27.973

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