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FX 6300 vs Core i7-4790K


Description
The 6300 is based on Piledriver architecture while the i7-4790K is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 6300 gets a score of 66.4 k points while the i7-4790K gets 164.4 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-4790K is 2.5 times faster than the 6300. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
600f20
306c3
Core
Vishera
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.5 GHz
4 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.8 GHz
4.4 GHz
Socket
Socket AM3+
LGA 1150
Cores/Threads
6/6
4/8
TDP
95 W
88 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
3x2048 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
8192 kB
Date
October 2012
May 2014
Mean monothread perf.
23.14k points
52.47k points
Mean multithread perf.
66.43k points
215.47k points

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
6300
i7-4790K
Test#1 (Integers)
7.71k
15.8k (x2.05)
Test#2 (FP)
7.41k
14.35k (x1.94)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.81k
5.97k (x2.12)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.2k
5.17k (x0.99)
TOTAL
23.14k
41.29k (x1.78)

Multithread

6300

i7-4790K
Test#1 (Integers)
25.2k
62.79k (x2.49)
Test#2 (FP)
25.83k
66.48k (x2.57)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.47k
26.35k (x2.3)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.92k
8.74k (x2.23)
TOTAL
66.43k
164.36k (x2.47)

Performance/W
6300
i7-4790K
Test#1 (Integers)
265 points/W
713 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
272 points/W
755 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
121 points/W
299 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
41 points/W
99 points/W
TOTAL
699 points/W
1868 points/W

Performance/GHz
6300
i7-4790K
Test#1 (Integers)
2030 points/GHz
3591 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1951 points/GHz
3260 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
741 points/GHz
1358 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1367 points/GHz
1174 points/GHz
TOTAL
6088 points/GHz
9383 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.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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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.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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