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Core i5-4590 vs i7-4790


Description
Both models i5-4590 and i7-4790 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 i5-4590 gets a score of 140 k points while the i7-4790 gets 173.9 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-4790 is 1.2 times faster than the i5-4590 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306c3
306c3
Core
Haswell
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.3 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.7 GHz
4 GHz
Socket
LGA 1150
LGA 1150
Cores/Threads
4/4
4/8
TDP
84 W
84 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 2014
May 2014
Mean monothread perf.
40.93k points
44.73k points
Mean multithread perf.
139.99k points
173.89k points

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
i5-4590
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
20.88k
22.19k (x1.06)
Test#2 (FP)
11.12k
12.45k (x1.12)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.75k
5.11k (x1.08)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.19k
4.98k (x1.19)
TOTAL
40.93k
44.73k (x1.09)

Multithread

i5-4590

i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
75.76k
87.14k (x1.15)
Test#2 (FP)
40.42k
58k (x1.43)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.97k
22.75k (x1.34)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.84k
6k (x0.88)
TOTAL
139.99k
173.89k (x1.24)

Performance/W
i5-4590
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
902 points/W
1037 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
481 points/W
691 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
202 points/W
271 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
81 points/W
71 points/W
TOTAL
1667 points/W
2070 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-4590
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
5643 points/GHz
5547 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3006 points/GHz
3113 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1283 points/GHz
1279 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1132 points/GHz
1244 points/GHz
TOTAL
11063 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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