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FX 9590 vs Core i7-4790


Description
The 9590 is based on Piledriver architecture while the i7-4790 is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 9590 gets a score of 137.6 k points while the i7-4790 gets 150.1 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-4790 is 1.1 times faster than the 9590. 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
4.7 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
5 GHz
4 GHz
Socket
Socket AM3+
LGA 1150
Cores/Threads
8/8
4/8
TDP
220 W
84 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
4x2048 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
8192 kB
Date
July 2013
May 2014
Mean monothread perf.
32.41k points
44.73k points
Mean multithread perf.
137.65k points
173.89k 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
9590
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
11.51k
14.07k (x1.22)
Test#2 (FP)
9.57k
12.63k (x1.32)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.19k
5.35k (x1.28)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.14k
4.98k (x0.7)
TOTAL
32.41k
37.03k (x1.14)

Multithread

9590

i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
55.13k
57.88k (x1.05)
Test#2 (FP)
51.69k
60.83k (x1.18)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
27.02k
24.4k (x0.9)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.81k
6.95k (x1.82)
TOTAL
137.65k
150.07k (x1.09)

Performance/W
9590
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
251 points/W
689 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
235 points/W
724 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
123 points/W
291 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
17 points/W
83 points/W
TOTAL
626 points/W
1786 points/W

Performance/GHz
9590
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
2302 points/GHz
3518 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1914 points/GHz
3157 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
837 points/GHz
1338 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1429 points/GHz
1245 points/GHz
TOTAL
6482 points/GHz
9258 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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