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Core i5-3470 vs i7-4770K


Description
The i5-3470 is based on Ivy Bridge architecture while the i7-4770K is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-3470 gets a score of 94.1 k points while the i7-4770K gets 146.8 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-4770K is 1.6 times faster than the i5-3470 . 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
3.2 GHz
3.5 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.6 GHz
3.9 GHz
Socket
LGA 1155
LGA 1150
Cores/Threads
4/4
4/8
TDP
77 W
84 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
8192 kB
Date
June 2012
June 2013
Mean monothread perf.
31.71k points
43.21k points
Mean multithread perf.
94.15k points
173.93k 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
i5-3470
i7-4770K
Test#1 (Integers)
3.62k
4.5k (x1.24)
Test#2 (FP)
10.08k
11.23k (x1.11)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.47k
5.16k (x1.16)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.39k
5.28k (x0.98)
TOTAL
23.56k
26.17k (x1.11)

Multithread

i5-3470

i7-4770K
Test#1 (Integers)
13.66k
16.27k (x1.19)
Test#2 (FP)
37.73k
58.37k (x1.55)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
17.07k
24.33k (x1.43)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.57k
10.42k (x1.22)
TOTAL
77.04k
109.39k (x1.42)

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
i5-3470
i7-4770K
Test#1 (Integers)
11.51k
13.78k (x1.2)
Test#2 (FP)
11.12k
12.7k (x1.14)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.44k
5.23k (x1.18)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.64k
4.92k (x1.06)
TOTAL
31.71k
36.63k (x1.16)

Multithread

i5-3470

i7-4770K
Test#1 (Integers)
37.93k
56.86k (x1.5)
Test#2 (FP)
36.37k
60.65k (x1.67)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
14.14k
24.02k (x1.7)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.71k
5.22k (x0.91)
TOTAL
94.15k
146.75k (x1.56)

Performance/W
i5-3470
i7-4770K
Test#1 (Integers)
493 points/W
677 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
472 points/W
722 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
184 points/W
286 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
74 points/W
62 points/W
TOTAL
1223 points/W
1747 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-3470
i7-4770K
Test#1 (Integers)
3196 points/GHz
3534 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3090 points/GHz
3256 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1234 points/GHz
1341 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1289 points/GHz
1261 points/GHz
TOTAL
8809 points/GHz
9392 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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