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Core i5-10400F vs i7-4790


Description
The i5-10400F is based on Comet Lake architecture while the i7-4790 is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-10400F gets a score of 370 k points while the i7-4790 gets 173.9 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-10400F is 2.1 times faster than the i7-4790 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
a0653
306c3
Core
Comet Lake-S
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.9 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.3 GHz
4 GHz
Socket
LGA 1200
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
6x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
12288 kB
8192 kB
Date
April 2020
May 2014
Mean monothread perf.
68.14k points
44.73k points
Mean multithread perf.
369.97k 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
i5-10400F
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
4.3k
4.51k (x1.05)
Test#2 (FP)
16.56k
11.24k (x0.68)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.25k
5.03k (x0.96)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.61k
5.02k (x0.4)
TOTAL
38.72k
25.8k (x0.67)

Multithread

i5-10400F

i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
18.1k
15.72k (x0.87)
Test#2 (FP)
79.16k
54.99k (x0.69)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
26.75k
23.87k (x0.89)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.81k
5.48k (x0.4)
TOTAL
137.82k
100.06k (x0.73)

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
i5-10400F
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
26.28k
22.19k (x0.84)
Test#2 (FP)
23.38k
12.45k (x0.53)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.52k
5.11k (x0.93)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.96k
4.98k (x0.38)
TOTAL
68.14k
44.73k (x0.66)

Multithread

i5-10400F

i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
163.67k
87.14k (x0.53)
Test#2 (FP)
159.74k
58k (x0.36)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
39k
22.75k (x0.58)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.56k
6k (x0.79)
TOTAL
369.97k
173.89k (x0.47)

Performance/W
i5-10400F
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
2518 points/W
1037 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2457 points/W
691 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
600 points/W
271 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
116 points/W
71 points/W
TOTAL
5692 points/W
2070 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-10400F
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
6112 points/GHz
5547 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5438 points/GHz
3113 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1283 points/GHz
1279 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3014 points/GHz
1244 points/GHz
TOTAL
15847 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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