Core i5-12500H vs i7-4790K
Description
The i5-12500H is based on Alder Lake architecture while the i7-4790K is based on Haswell.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-12500H gets a score of 225.7 k points while the i7-4790K gets 215.5 k points.
Summarizing, the i5-12500H is 1 times faster than the i7-4790K . 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 i7-4790K gets 215.5 k points.
Summarizing, the i5-12500H is 1 times faster than the i7-4790K . 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
4 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.5 GHz
4.4 GHz
Socket
BGA 1744
LGA 1150
Cores/Threads
12/16
4/8
TDP
45 W
88 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
52.47k points
Mean multithread perf.
225.65k points
215.47k 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
i7-4790K
Test#1 (Integers)
6.93k
5.06k (x0.73)
Test#2 (FP)
18.76k
12.63k (x0.67)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
9.46k
5.81k (x0.61)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.17k
4.96k (x0.61)
TOTAL
43.33k
28.47k (x0.66)
Multithread
i5-12500H
i7-4790K
Test#1 (Integers)
18.04k
18.28k (x1.01)
Test#2 (FP)
66.78k
64.07k (x0.96)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
37.55k
27.52k (x0.73)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.08k
7.97k (x1.31)
TOTAL
128.45k
117.84k (x0.92)
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
i7-4790K
Test#1 (Integers)
21.93k
15.6k (x0.71)
Test#2 (FP)
18.79k
13.92k (x0.74)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
10.5k
6.12k (x0.58)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.11k
5k (x0.62)
TOTAL
59.33k
40.65k (x0.69)
Multithread
i5-12500H
i7-4790K
Test#1 (Integers)
61.07k
65.48k (x1.07)
Test#2 (FP)
86.08k
63.29k (x0.74)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
41.08k
27.93k (x0.68)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.02k
7.84k (x1.3)
TOTAL
194.25k
164.54k (x0.85)
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
i7-4790K
Test#1 (Integers)
21.11k
15.8k (x0.75)
Test#2 (FP)
19.61k
14.35k (x0.73)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
9.53k
5.97k (x0.63)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.72k
5.17k (x0.67)
TOTAL
57.97k
41.29k (x0.71)
Multithread
i5-12500H
i7-4790K
Test#1 (Integers)
61.44k
62.79k (x1.02)
Test#2 (FP)
93.66k
66.48k (x0.71)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
40.09k
26.35k (x0.66)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.01k
8.74k (x1.45)
TOTAL
201.2k
164.36k (x0.82)
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
i7-4790K
Test#1 (Integers)
22.61k
26.16k (x1.16)
Test#2 (FP)
17.73k
14.78k (x0.83)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
9.63k
6.01k (x0.62)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.4k
5.52k (x0.66)
TOTAL
58.37k
52.47k (x0.9)
Multithread
i5-12500H
i7-4790K
Test#1 (Integers)
85.49k
107.76k (x1.26)
Test#2 (FP)
94.93k
70.84k (x0.75)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
39.15k
27.99k (x0.72)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.08k
8.87k (x1.46)
TOTAL
225.65k
215.47k (x0.95)
Performance/W
i5-12500H
i7-4790K
Test#1 (Integers)
1900 points/W
1225 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2110 points/W
805 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
870 points/W
318 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
135 points/W
101 points/W
TOTAL
5014 points/W
2448 points/W
Performance/GHz
i5-12500H
i7-4790K
Test#1 (Integers)
5025 points/GHz
5946 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3939 points/GHz
3359 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2139 points/GHz
1366 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1867 points/GHz
1254 points/GHz
TOTAL
12971 points/GHz
11925 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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