Broadwell vs. Haswell CPU Temperature Intel Broadwell vs. Haswell ultrabook in quick and rough weekend comparison.... Note the software differences. Better numbers coming soon in future article by Michael Larabel. ASUS Zenbook UX301LAA: Processor: Intel Core i7-4558U @ 3.30GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS UX301LAA v1.0, Chipset: Intel Haswell-ULT DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 2 x 128GB SanDisk SD6SP1M1, Graphics: Intel Device 0a2e (1200MHz), Audio: Intel Haswell-ULT HD Audio, Network: Intel Wireless 7260 OS: Ubuntu 14.04, Kernel: 3.14.0-999-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.1.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.0, Display Driver: intel 2.99.910, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.2.0-devel, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1440 Lenovo X1 Carbon 20BSCTO1WW: Processor: Intel Core i7-5600U @ 3.20GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO 20BSCTO1WW, Chipset: Intel Broadwell-U-OPI, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 128GB SAMSUNG MZNTE128, Graphics: Intel Broadwell-U (950MHz), Audio: Intel Broadwell-U Audio, Network: Intel Connection + Intel Wireless 7265 OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Kernel: 3.18.0-9-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 7.3.1, Display Server: X Server 1.16.2.901 (1.16.3 RC 1), Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.3.2, Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Xonotic 0.7 Resolution: 2560 x 1440 - Effects Quality: Ultimate Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better ASUS Zenbook UX301LAA ....... 27.97 |================================ Lenovo X1 Carbon 20BSCTO1WW . 37.24 |========================================== Xonotic 0.7 CPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better ASUS Zenbook UX301LAA ....... MIN: 49 AVG: 89 MAX: 94 Lenovo X1 Carbon 20BSCTO1WW . MIN: 45 AVG: 55 MAX: 71 GpuTest 0.6.0 Test: Furmark - Resolution: 2560 x 1440 Points > Higher Is Better ASUS Zenbook UX301LAA ....... 265 |================================== Lenovo X1 Carbon 20BSCTO1WW . 340 |============================================ GpuTest 0.6.0 CPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better ASUS Zenbook UX301LAA ....... MIN: 72 AVG: 92 MAX: 97 Lenovo X1 Carbon 20BSCTO1WW . MIN: 49 AVG: 56 MAX: 59 C-Ray 1.1 Total Time Seconds < Lower Is Better ASUS Zenbook UX301LAA ....... 52.96 |=================================== Lenovo X1 Carbon 20BSCTO1WW . 63.26 |========================================== C-Ray 1.1 CPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better ASUS Zenbook UX301LAA ....... MIN: 73 AVG: 88 MAX: 90 Lenovo X1 Carbon 20BSCTO1WW . MIN: 46 AVG: 63 MAX: 70 Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1 Time To Compile Seconds < Lower Is Better ASUS Zenbook UX301LAA ....... 165.54 |================================ Lenovo X1 Carbon 20BSCTO1WW . 210.56 |========================================= Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 3.1 CPU Temperature Monitor Celsius < Lower Is Better ASUS Zenbook UX301LAA ....... MIN: 65 AVG: 89 MAX: 93 Lenovo X1 Carbon 20BSCTO1WW . MIN: 47 AVG: 61 MAX: 72 CPU Temperature Monitor Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring Celsius ASUS Zenbook UX301LAA ....... MIN: 40 AVG: 89 MAX: 97 Lenovo X1 Carbon 20BSCTO1WW . MIN: 38 AVG: 58 MAX: 72