Core i7-7500U vs i7-4790
Description
The i7-7500U is based on Kaby Lake architecture while the i7-4790 is based on Haswell.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-7500U gets a score of 86.9 k points while the i7-4790 gets 173.9 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-4790 is 2 times faster than the i7-7500U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-7500U gets a score of 86.9 k points while the i7-4790 gets 173.9 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-4790 is 2 times faster than the i7-7500U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
806e9
306c3
Core
Kaby Lake-U
Haswell
Base frecuency
2.7 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.5 GHz
4 GHz
Socket
BGA1356
LGA 1150
Cores/Threads
2/4
4/8
TDP
15 W
84 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
4096 kB
8192 kB
Date
August 2016
May 2014
Mean monothread perf.
48.67k points
44.73k points
Mean multithread perf.
86.94k points
173.89k 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
i7-7500U
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
3.53k
4.51k (x1.28)
Test#2 (FP)
14.67k
11.24k (x0.77)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.84k
5.03k (x1.04)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.26k
5.02k (x0.8)
TOTAL
29.29k
25.8k (x0.88)
Multithread
i7-7500U
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
7.26k
15.72k (x2.16)
Test#2 (FP)
35.04k
54.99k (x1.57)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.28k
23.87k (x2.12)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.69k
5.48k (x0.96)
TOTAL
59.27k
100.06k (x1.69)
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
i7-7500U
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
12.93k
13.52k (x1.05)
Test#2 (FP)
18.63k
11.94k (x0.64)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.03k
4.96k (x0.99)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.16k
4.84k (x0.78)
TOTAL
42.75k
35.25k (x0.82)
Multithread
i7-7500U
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
27.13k
54.7k (x2.02)
Test#2 (FP)
43.19k
52.41k (x1.21)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.7k
24.5k (x2.09)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.99k
6.77k (x1.36)
TOTAL
87.02k
138.37k (x1.59)
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
i7-7500U
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
12.71k
14.07k (x1.11)
Test#2 (FP)
18.61k
12.63k (x0.68)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.78k
5.35k (x1.12)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.63k
4.98k (x0.75)
TOTAL
42.72k
37.03k (x0.87)
Multithread
i7-7500U
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
27.27k
57.88k (x2.12)
Test#2 (FP)
44.7k
60.83k (x1.36)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.33k
24.4k (x2.15)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.55k
6.95k (x1.25)
TOTAL
88.86k
150.07k (x1.69)
AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
i7-7500U
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
20.74k
22.19k (x1.07)
Test#2 (FP)
18.41k
12.45k (x0.68)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.98k
5.11k (x1.28)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.54k
4.98k (x0.9)
TOTAL
48.67k
44.73k (x0.92)
Multithread
i7-7500U
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
37.34k
87.14k (x2.33)
Test#2 (FP)
35.79k
58k (x1.62)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.34k
22.75k (x2.73)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.48k
6k (x1.09)
TOTAL
86.94k
173.89k (x2)
Performance/W
i7-7500U
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
2489 points/W
1037 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2386 points/W
691 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
556 points/W
271 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
365 points/W
71 points/W
TOTAL
5796 points/W
2070 points/W
Performance/GHz
i7-7500U
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
5926 points/GHz
5547 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5260 points/GHz
3113 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1137 points/GHz
1279 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1584 points/GHz
1244 points/GHz
TOTAL
13907 points/GHz
11183 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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