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Core i5-4590S vs i5-9600K


Description
The i5-4590S is based on Haswell architecture while the i5-9600K is based on Coffee Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-4590S gets a score of 117.8 k points while the i5-9600K gets 283.3 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-9600K is 2.4 times faster than the i5-4590S . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306c3
906ed
Core
Haswell
Coffee Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3 GHz
3.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.7 GHz
4.6 GHz
Socket
LGA 1150
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
4/4
6/6
TDP
65 W
95 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
6x32+6x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
6x256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
9216 kB
Date
May 2014
October 2018
Mean monothread perf.
34.75k points
77.75k points
Mean multithread perf.
117.77k points
372.74k 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
i5-4590S
i5-9600K
Test#1 (Integers)
4.24k
4.69k (x1.11)
Test#2 (FP)
10.54k
19.35k (x1.84)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.76k
6.08k (x1.28)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.29k
13.81k (x3.22)
TOTAL
23.84k
43.93k (x1.84)

Multithread

i5-4590S

i5-9600K
Test#1 (Integers)
15.01k
26.24k (x1.75)
Test#2 (FP)
37.75k
107.95k (x2.86)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
17.12k
34.5k (x2.01)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.48k
8.1k (x0.96)
TOTAL
78.37k
176.79k (x2.26)

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
i5-4590S
i5-9600K
Test#1 (Integers)
13.19k
16.75k (x1.27)
Test#2 (FP)
12.31k
25.5k (x2.07)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.98k
6.17k (x1.24)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.27k
13.06k (x3.06)
TOTAL
34.75k
61.48k (x1.77)

Multithread

i5-4590S

i5-9600K
Test#1 (Integers)
47.15k
96.03k (x2.04)
Test#2 (FP)
44.1k
143.78k (x3.26)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
17.93k
35.06k (x1.96)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.6k
8.45k (x0.98)
TOTAL
117.77k
283.33k (x2.41)

Performance/W
i5-4590S
i5-9600K
Test#1 (Integers)
725 points/W
1011 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
678 points/W
1514 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
276 points/W
369 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
132 points/W
89 points/W
TOTAL
1812 points/W
2982 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-4590S
i5-9600K
Test#1 (Integers)
3564 points/GHz
3641 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3326 points/GHz
5543 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1345 points/GHz
1342 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1155 points/GHz
2840 points/GHz
TOTAL
9391 points/GHz
13365 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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