Core i5-12500H vs i7-4790
Description
The i5-12500H is based on Alder Lake architecture while the i7-4790 is based on Haswell.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-12500H gets a score of 225.7 k points while the i7-4790 gets 173.9 k points.
Summarizing, the i5-12500H is 1.3 times faster than the i7-4790 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-12500H gets a score of 225.7 k points while the i7-4790 gets 173.9 k points.
Summarizing, the i5-12500H is 1.3 times faster than the i7-4790 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
906a3
306c3
Core
Alder Lake-H
Haswell
Base frecuency
2.5 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.5 GHz
4 GHz
Socket
BGA 1744
LGA 1150
Cores/Threads
12/16
4/8
TDP
45 W
84 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32/8X64+4x48/8X32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
4x1280/2x2048 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
18432 kB
8192 kB
Date
February 2022
May 2014
Mean monothread perf.
58.37k points
44.73k points
Mean multithread perf.
225.65k 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
i5-12500H
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
6.93k
4.51k (x0.65)
Test#2 (FP)
18.76k
11.24k (x0.6)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
9.46k
5.03k (x0.53)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.17k
5.02k (x0.61)
TOTAL
43.33k
25.8k (x0.6)
Multithread
i5-12500H
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
18.04k
15.72k (x0.87)
Test#2 (FP)
66.78k
54.99k (x0.82)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
37.55k
23.87k (x0.64)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.08k
5.48k (x0.9)
TOTAL
128.45k
100.06k (x0.78)
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
i5-12500H
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
21.93k
13.52k (x0.62)
Test#2 (FP)
18.79k
11.94k (x0.64)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
10.5k
4.96k (x0.47)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.11k
4.84k (x0.6)
TOTAL
59.33k
35.25k (x0.59)
Multithread
i5-12500H
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
61.07k
54.7k (x0.9)
Test#2 (FP)
86.08k
52.41k (x0.61)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
41.08k
24.5k (x0.6)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.02k
6.77k (x1.12)
TOTAL
194.25k
138.37k (x0.71)
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
i5-12500H
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
21.11k
14.07k (x0.67)
Test#2 (FP)
19.61k
12.63k (x0.64)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
9.53k
5.35k (x0.56)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.72k
4.98k (x0.65)
TOTAL
57.97k
37.03k (x0.64)
Multithread
i5-12500H
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
61.44k
57.88k (x0.94)
Test#2 (FP)
93.66k
60.83k (x0.65)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
40.09k
24.4k (x0.61)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.01k
6.95k (x1.16)
TOTAL
201.2k
150.07k (x0.75)
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
i5-12500H
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
22.61k
22.19k (x0.98)
Test#2 (FP)
17.73k
12.45k (x0.7)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
9.63k
5.11k (x0.53)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.4k
4.98k (x0.59)
TOTAL
58.37k
44.73k (x0.77)
Multithread
i5-12500H
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
85.49k
87.14k (x1.02)
Test#2 (FP)
94.93k
58k (x0.61)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
39.15k
22.75k (x0.58)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.08k
6k (x0.99)
TOTAL
225.65k
173.89k (x0.77)
Performance/W
i5-12500H
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
1900 points/W
1037 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2110 points/W
691 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
870 points/W
271 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
135 points/W
71 points/W
TOTAL
5014 points/W
2070 points/W
Performance/GHz
i5-12500H
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
5025 points/GHz
5547 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3939 points/GHz
3113 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2139 points/GHz
1279 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1867 points/GHz
1244 points/GHz
TOTAL
12971 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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