Core i5-4440 vs i7-4790K
Description
Both models i5-4440 and i7-4790K are based on Haswell architecture.
"Haswell is known as fourth-generation core too. It uses 22nm Tri-Gate FinFET (non-planar, ""3D"") technology. It includes four arithmetic logic unit (ALU) and three address generation unit (AGU). This generation is able to run Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2) instruction set among BMI1, BMI2, ABM and FMA3. At this time, Intel used new sockets: LGA 1150 for desktops and BGA1364 for the mobile CPUs."
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-4440 gets a score of 138.7 k points while the i7-4790K gets 215.5 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-4790K is 1.6 times faster than the i5-4440 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
"Haswell is known as fourth-generation core too. It uses 22nm Tri-Gate FinFET (non-planar, ""3D"") technology. It includes four arithmetic logic unit (ALU) and three address generation unit (AGU). This generation is able to run Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2) instruction set among BMI1, BMI2, ABM and FMA3. At this time, Intel used new sockets: LGA 1150 for desktops and BGA1364 for the mobile CPUs."
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-4440 gets a score of 138.7 k points while the i7-4790K gets 215.5 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-4790K is 1.6 times faster than the i5-4440 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
306c3
306c3
Core
Haswell
Haswell
Base frecuency
3.1 GHz
4 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.3 GHz
4.4 GHz
Socket
LGA 1150
LGA 1150
Cores/Threads
4/4
4/8
TDP
84 W
88 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
8192 kB
Date
June 2013
May 2014
Mean monothread perf.
38.29k points
52.47k points
Mean multithread perf.
138.69k points
215.47k 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
i5-4440
i7-4790K
Test#1 (Integers)
3.71k
5.06k (x1.37)
Test#2 (FP)
9.23k
12.63k (x1.37)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.28k
5.81k (x1.36)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.8k
4.96k (x1.31)
TOTAL
21.02k
28.47k (x1.35)
Multithread
i5-4440
i7-4790K
Test#1 (Integers)
13.33k
18.28k (x1.37)
Test#2 (FP)
34.2k
64.07k (x1.87)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
15.91k
27.52k (x1.73)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.56k
7.97k (x1.21)
TOTAL
70k
117.84k (x1.68)
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
i5-4440
i7-4790K
Test#1 (Integers)
11.43k
15.6k (x1.37)
Test#2 (FP)
10.13k
13.92k (x1.37)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.53k
6.12k (x1.35)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.93k
5k (x1.27)
TOTAL
30.01k
40.65k (x1.35)
Multithread
i5-4440
i7-4790K
Test#1 (Integers)
43.67k
65.48k (x1.5)
Test#2 (FP)
38.78k
63.29k (x1.63)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
17.03k
27.93k (x1.64)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.72k
7.84k (x1.02)
TOTAL
107.2k
164.54k (x1.53)
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
i5-4440
i7-4790K
Test#1 (Integers)
11.56k
15.8k (x1.37)
Test#2 (FP)
10.36k
14.35k (x1.38)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.45k
5.97k (x1.34)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.8k
5.17k (x1.36)
TOTAL
30.17k
41.29k (x1.37)
Multithread
i5-4440
i7-4790K
Test#1 (Integers)
44.07k
62.79k (x1.42)
Test#2 (FP)
41.07k
66.48k (x1.62)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.89k
26.35k (x1.56)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.33k
8.74k (x1.19)
TOTAL
109.35k
164.36k (x1.5)
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
i5-4440
i7-4790K
Test#1 (Integers)
19.08k
26.16k (x1.37)
Test#2 (FP)
10.47k
14.78k (x1.41)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.53k
6.01k (x1.33)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.21k
5.52k (x1.31)
TOTAL
38.29k
52.47k (x1.37)
Multithread
i5-4440
i7-4790K
Test#1 (Integers)
73.26k
107.76k (x1.47)
Test#2 (FP)
41.01k
70.84k (x1.73)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
17.12k
27.99k (x1.64)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.3k
8.87k (x1.22)
TOTAL
138.69k
215.47k (x1.55)
Performance/W
i5-4440
i7-4790K
Test#1 (Integers)
872 points/W
1225 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
488 points/W
805 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
204 points/W
318 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
87 points/W
101 points/W
TOTAL
1651 points/W
2448 points/W
Performance/GHz
i5-4440
i7-4790K
Test#1 (Integers)
5783 points/GHz
5946 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3174 points/GHz
3359 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1372 points/GHz
1366 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1275 points/GHz
1254 points/GHz
TOTAL
11604 points/GHz
11925 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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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