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Core i5-3330 vs i7-4790


Description
The i5-3330 is based on Ivy Bridge architecture while the i7-4790 is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-3330 gets a score of 104.8 k points while the i7-4790 gets 150.1 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-4790 is 1.4 times faster than the i5-3330 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306a9
306c3
Core
Ivy Bridge
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
3 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.2 GHz
4 GHz
Socket
LGA 1155
LGA 1150
Cores/Threads
4/4
4/8
TDP
77 W
84 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
8192 kB
Date
September 2012
May 2014
Mean monothread perf.
29.84k points
44.73k points
Mean multithread perf.
104.78k points
173.89k points

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
i5-3330
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
10.85k
14.07k (x1.3)
Test#2 (FP)
10.47k
12.63k (x1.21)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.21k
5.35k (x1.27)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.31k
4.98k (x1.16)
TOTAL
29.84k
37.03k (x1.24)

Multithread

i5-3330

i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
41.77k
57.88k (x1.39)
Test#2 (FP)
40.2k
60.83k (x1.51)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.11k
24.4k (x1.51)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.7k
6.95k (x1.04)
TOTAL
104.78k
150.07k (x1.43)

Performance/W
i5-3330
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
542 points/W
689 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
522 points/W
724 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
209 points/W
291 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
87 points/W
83 points/W
TOTAL
1361 points/W
1786 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-3330
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
3390 points/GHz
3518 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3272 points/GHz
3157 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1316 points/GHz
1338 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1347 points/GHz
1245 points/GHz
TOTAL
9325 points/GHz
9258 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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