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Core i5-10500H vs i7-4790


Description
The i5-10500H is based on Comet Lake architecture while the i7-4790 is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-10500H gets a score of 379 k points while the i7-4790 gets 173.9 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-10500H is 2.2 times faster than the i7-4790 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
a0652
306c3
Core
Comet Lake-S
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.1 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.5 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.
72.1k points
44.73k points
Mean multithread perf.
378.99k 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
i5-10500H
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
4.98k
4.51k (x0.91)
Test#2 (FP)
17.92k
11.24k (x0.63)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.81k
5.03k (x0.86)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.55k
5.02k (x0.4)
TOTAL
41.26k
25.8k (x0.63)

Multithread

i5-10500H

i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
29.53k
15.72k (x0.53)
Test#2 (FP)
118.16k
54.99k (x0.47)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
38.43k
23.87k (x0.62)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.29k
5.48k (x1.04)
TOTAL
191.41k
100.06k (x0.52)

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
i5-10500H
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
15.89k
13.52k (x0.85)
Test#2 (FP)
22.74k
11.94k (x0.53)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.09k
4.96k (x0.81)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.49k
4.84k (x0.39)
TOTAL
57.21k
35.25k (x0.62)

Multithread

i5-10500H

i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
96.8k
54.7k (x0.57)
Test#2 (FP)
149.1k
52.41k (x0.35)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
39.68k
24.5k (x0.62)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.28k
6.77k (x1.28)
TOTAL
290.85k
138.37k (x0.48)

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
i5-10500H
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
15.86k
14.07k (x0.89)
Test#2 (FP)
24.07k
12.63k (x0.52)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.94k
5.35k (x0.9)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.82k
4.98k (x0.42)
TOTAL
57.69k
37.03k (x0.64)

Multithread

i5-10500H

i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
97.37k
57.88k (x0.59)
Test#2 (FP)
154.42k
60.83k (x0.39)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
38.76k
24.4k (x0.63)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.4k
6.95k (x1.29)
TOTAL
295.96k
150.07k (x0.51)

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
i5-10500H
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
27.93k
22.19k (x0.79)
Test#2 (FP)
25.41k
12.45k (x0.49)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.91k
5.11k (x0.87)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.85k
4.98k (x0.39)
TOTAL
72.1k
44.73k (x0.62)

Multithread

i5-10500H

i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
176.41k
87.14k (x0.49)
Test#2 (FP)
158.8k
58k (x0.37)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
38.53k
22.75k (x0.59)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.25k
6k (x1.14)
TOTAL
378.99k
173.89k (x0.46)

Performance/W
i5-10500H
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
2714 points/W
1037 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2443 points/W
691 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
593 points/W
271 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
81 points/W
71 points/W
TOTAL
5831 points/W
2070 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-10500H
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
6207 points/GHz
5547 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5647 points/GHz
3113 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1313 points/GHz
1279 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2856 points/GHz
1244 points/GHz
TOTAL
16023 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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