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Ryzen 5 2600 vs Core i7-4790


Description
The 2600 is based on Zen+ architecture while the i7-4790 is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 2600 gets a score of 291.5 k points while the i7-4790 gets 173.9 k points.

Summarizing, the 2600 is 1.7 times faster than the i7-4790 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
800f82
306c3
Core
Pinnacle Ridge
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.4 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.9 GHz
4 GHz
Socket
AM4
LGA 1150
Cores/Threads
6/12
4/8
TDP
65 W
84 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 2018
May 2014
Mean monothread perf.
57.13k points
44.73k points
Mean multithread perf.
291.53k 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
2600
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
3.41k
4.51k (x1.33)
Test#2 (FP)
15.96k
11.24k (x0.7)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.69k
5.03k (x1.07)
Test#1 (Memory)
17.42k
5.02k (x0.29)
TOTAL
41.47k
25.8k (x0.62)

Multithread

2600

i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
20.88k
15.72k (x0.75)
Test#2 (FP)
110.37k
54.99k (x0.5)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
39.25k
23.87k (x0.61)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.66k
5.48k (x0.82)
TOTAL
177.16k
100.06k (x0.56)

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
2600
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
13.76k
22.19k (x1.61)
Test#2 (FP)
23.03k
12.45k (x0.54)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.12k
5.11k (x1)
Test#1 (Memory)
15.23k
4.98k (x0.33)
TOTAL
57.13k
44.73k (x0.78)

Multithread

2600

i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
83.23k
87.14k (x1.05)
Test#2 (FP)
161.06k
58k (x0.36)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
40.52k
22.75k (x0.56)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.73k
6k (x0.89)
TOTAL
291.53k
173.89k (x0.6)

Performance/W
2600
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
1281 points/W
1037 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2478 points/W
691 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
623 points/W
271 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
103 points/W
71 points/W
TOTAL
4485 points/W
2070 points/W

Performance/GHz
2600
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
3529 points/GHz
5547 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5904 points/GHz
3113 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1313 points/GHz
1279 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3904 points/GHz
1244 points/GHz
TOTAL
14650 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.


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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