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Core i5-7400 vs i5-4590S


Description
The i5-7400 is based on Kaby Lake architecture while the i5-4590S is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-7400 gets a score of 145.2 k points while the i5-4590S gets 117.8 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-7400 is 1.2 times faster than the i5-4590S . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906e9
306c3
Core
Kaby Lake-S
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
3 GHz
3 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.5 GHz
3.7 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA 1150
Cores/Threads
4/4
4/4
TDP
65 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
6144 kB
Date
September 2016
May 2014
Mean monothread perf.
52.69k points
34.75k points
Mean multithread perf.
173.7k points
117.77k 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
i5-7400
i5-4590S
Test#1 (Integers)
12.72k
13.19k (x1.04)
Test#2 (FP)
19.3k
12.31k (x0.64)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.76k
4.98k (x1.04)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.73k
4.27k (x0.49)
TOTAL
45.52k
34.75k (x0.76)

Multithread

i5-7400

i5-4590S
Test#1 (Integers)
47.95k
47.15k (x0.98)
Test#2 (FP)
71.98k
44.1k (x0.61)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
17.22k
17.93k (x1.04)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.03k
8.6k (x1.07)
TOTAL
145.18k
117.77k (x0.81)

Performance/W
i5-7400
i5-4590S
Test#1 (Integers)
738 points/W
725 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1107 points/W
678 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
265 points/W
276 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
123 points/W
132 points/W
TOTAL
2233 points/W
1812 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-7400
i5-4590S
Test#1 (Integers)
3635 points/GHz
3564 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5514 points/GHz
3326 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1361 points/GHz
1345 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2495 points/GHz
1155 points/GHz
TOTAL
13006 points/GHz
9391 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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