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Ryzen 5 3600 vs Core i7-4790


Description
The 3600 is based on Zen 2 architecture while the i7-4790 is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 3600 gets a score of 348.4 k points while the i7-4790 gets 173.9 k points.

Summarizing, the 3600 is 2 times faster than the i7-4790 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
870f10
306c3
Core
Matisse
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
65 W
84 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
6x512 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
32768 kB
8192 kB
Date
July 2019
May 2014
Mean monothread perf.
70.55k points
44.73k points
Mean multithread perf.
348.35k 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
3600
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
4.2k
4.51k (x1.07)
Test#2 (FP)
17.36k
11.24k (x0.65)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.5k
5.03k (x0.67)
Test#1 (Memory)
23.79k
5.02k (x0.21)
TOTAL
52.85k
25.8k (x0.49)

Multithread

3600

i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
22.11k
15.72k (x0.71)
Test#2 (FP)
108.04k
54.99k (x0.51)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
56.81k
23.87k (x0.42)
Test#1 (Memory)
36.39k
5.48k (x0.15)
TOTAL
223.36k
100.06k (x0.45)

SSE3 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode I (SSE) is optimized for the use of SIMD instructions with 128 bits register and the SSE set up to version 3. Nearly every modern CPU has support for this mode.
Monothread
3600
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
15.38k
13.52k (x0.88)
Test#2 (FP)
21.94k
11.94k (x0.54)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.97k
4.96k (x0.62)
Test#1 (Memory)
24.76k
4.84k (x0.2)
TOTAL
70.05k
35.25k (x0.5)

Multithread

3600

i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
96.91k
54.7k (x0.56)
Test#2 (FP)
135.12k
52.41k (x0.39)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
70.39k
24.5k (x0.35)
Test#1 (Memory)
56.43k
6.77k (x0.12)
TOTAL
358.85k
138.37k (x0.39)

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
3600
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
15.04k
14.07k (x0.94)
Test#2 (FP)
20.95k
12.63k (x0.6)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.57k
5.35k (x0.62)
Test#1 (Memory)
21.71k
4.98k (x0.23)
TOTAL
66.27k
37.03k (x0.56)

Multithread

3600

i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
94.36k
57.88k (x0.61)
Test#2 (FP)
141.73k
60.83k (x0.43)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
69.38k
24.4k (x0.35)
Test#1 (Memory)
32.72k
6.95k (x0.21)
TOTAL
338.19k
150.07k (x0.44)

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
3600
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
16.04k
22.19k (x1.38)
Test#2 (FP)
24.47k
12.45k (x0.51)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.38k
5.11k (x0.61)
Test#1 (Memory)
21.66k
4.98k (x0.23)
TOTAL
70.55k
44.73k (x0.63)

Multithread

3600

i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
113.63k
87.14k (x0.77)
Test#2 (FP)
143.55k
58k (x0.4)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
63.84k
22.75k (x0.36)
Test#1 (Memory)
27.34k
6k (x0.22)
TOTAL
348.35k
173.89k (x0.5)

Performance/W
3600
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
1748 points/W
1037 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2208 points/W
691 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
982 points/W
271 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
421 points/W
71 points/W
TOTAL
5359 points/W
2070 points/W

Performance/GHz
3600
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
3819 points/GHz
5547 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5825 points/GHz
3113 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1995 points/GHz
1279 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
5158 points/GHz
1244 points/GHz
TOTAL
16797 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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