Ryzen 5 1600X vs Core i7-4790K
Description
The 1600X is based on Zen architecture while the i7-4790K is based on Haswell.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 1600X gets a score of 173.2 k points while the i7-4790K gets 215.5 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-4790K is 1.2 times faster than the 1600X. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 1600X gets a score of 173.2 k points while the i7-4790K gets 215.5 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-4790K is 1.2 times faster than the 1600X. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
800f11
306c3
Core
Summit Ridge
Haswell
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
4 GHz
Boost frecuency
4 GHz
4.4 GHz
Socket
AM4
LGA 1150
Cores/Threads
6/12
4/8
TDP
95 W
88 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x64+6x32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
6x512 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
2x8192 kB
8192 kB
Date
April 2017
May 2014
Mean monothread perf.
60.09k points
52.47k points
Mean multithread perf.
173.2k 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
1600X
i7-4790K
Test#1 (Integers)
3.95k
5.06k (x1.28)
Test#2 (FP)
18.36k
12.63k (x0.69)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.39k
5.81k (x1.08)
Test#1 (Memory)
17.35k
4.96k (x0.29)
TOTAL
45.06k
28.47k (x0.63)
Multithread
1600X
i7-4790K
Test#1 (Integers)
19.47k
18.28k (x0.94)
Test#2 (FP)
77.19k
64.07k (x0.83)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
15.4k
27.52k (x1.79)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.25k
7.97k (x0.65)
TOTAL
124.3k
117.84k (x0.95)
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
1600X
i7-4790K
Test#1 (Integers)
14.63k
26.16k (x1.79)
Test#2 (FP)
24.09k
14.78k (x0.61)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.51k
6.01k (x1.09)
Test#1 (Memory)
15.86k
5.52k (x0.35)
TOTAL
60.09k
52.47k (x0.87)
Multithread
1600X
i7-4790K
Test#1 (Integers)
48.75k
107.76k (x2.21)
Test#2 (FP)
80.1k
70.84k (x0.88)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
24.5k
27.99k (x1.14)
Test#1 (Memory)
19.85k
8.87k (x0.45)
TOTAL
173.2k
215.47k (x1.24)
Performance/W
1600X
i7-4790K
Test#1 (Integers)
513 points/W
1225 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
843 points/W
805 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
258 points/W
318 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
209 points/W
101 points/W
TOTAL
1823 points/W
2448 points/W
Performance/GHz
1600X
i7-4790K
Test#1 (Integers)
3659 points/GHz
5946 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
6022 points/GHz
3359 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1378 points/GHz
1366 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3966 points/GHz
1254 points/GHz
TOTAL
15023 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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