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Ryzen 5 2600X vs Core i7-4790


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

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 2600X gets a score of 333.1 k points while the i7-4790 gets 173.9 k points.

Summarizing, the 2600X is 1.9 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
3.6 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.2 GHz
4 GHz
Socket
AM4
LGA 1150
Cores/Threads
6/12
4/8
TDP
95 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.
66.44k points
44.73k points
Mean multithread perf.
333.12k points
173.89k points

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
2600X
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
15.75k
22.19k (x1.41)
Test#2 (FP)
26.29k
12.45k (x0.47)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.91k
5.11k (x0.86)
Test#1 (Memory)
18.48k
4.98k (x0.27)
TOTAL
66.44k
44.73k (x0.67)

Multithread

2600X

i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
94.49k
87.14k (x0.92)
Test#2 (FP)
182.53k
58k (x0.32)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
45.95k
22.75k (x0.5)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.15k
6k (x0.59)
TOTAL
333.12k
173.89k (x0.52)

Performance/W
2600X
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
995 points/W
1037 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1921 points/W
691 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
484 points/W
271 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
107 points/W
71 points/W
TOTAL
3507 points/W
2070 points/W

Performance/GHz
2600X
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
3749 points/GHz
5547 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
6261 points/GHz
3113 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1408 points/GHz
1279 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
4401 points/GHz
1244 points/GHz
TOTAL
15819 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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