Core i5-6600K vs i7-4790
Description
The i5-6600K is based on Skylake architecture while the i7-4790 is based on Haswell.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-6600K gets a score of 209.3 k points while the i7-4790 gets 150.1 k points.
Summarizing, the i5-6600K is 1.4 times faster than the i7-4790 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-6600K gets a score of 209.3 k points while the i7-4790 gets 150.1 k points.
Summarizing, the i5-6600K is 1.4 times faster than the i7-4790 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
506e3
306c3
Core
Skylake-S
Haswell
Base frecuency
3.5 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.9 GHz
4 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA 1150
Cores/Threads
4/4
4/8
TDP
95 W
84 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
8192 kB
Date
May 2015
May 2014
Mean monothread perf.
59.28k points
44.73k points
Mean multithread perf.
209.28k 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
i5-6600K
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
17.24k
14.07k (x0.82)
Test#2 (FP)
26.5k
12.63k (x0.48)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.45k
5.35k (x0.83)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.09k
4.98k (x0.55)
TOTAL
59.28k
37.03k (x0.62)
Multithread
i5-6600K
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
68.47k
57.88k (x0.85)
Test#2 (FP)
105.05k
60.83k (x0.58)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
25.24k
24.4k (x0.97)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.5k
6.95k (x0.66)
TOTAL
209.28k
150.07k (x0.72)
Performance/W
i5-6600K
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
721 points/W
689 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1106 points/W
724 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
266 points/W
291 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
111 points/W
83 points/W
TOTAL
2203 points/W
1786 points/W
Performance/GHz
i5-6600K
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
4420 points/GHz
3518 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
6795 points/GHz
3157 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1653 points/GHz
1338 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2331 points/GHz
1245 points/GHz
TOTAL
15199 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.
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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