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Core i5-7500 vs i7-4790


Description
The i5-7500 is based on Kaby Lake architecture while the i7-4790 is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-7500 gets a score of 191.7 k points while the i7-4790 gets 173.9 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-7500 is 1.1 times faster than the i7-4790 . 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
3.4 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.8 GHz
4 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA 1150
Cores/Threads
4/4
4/8
TDP
65 W
84 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
8192 kB
Date
September 2016
May 2014
Mean monothread perf.
61.51k points
44.73k points
Mean multithread perf.
191.71k points
173.89k 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
i5-7500
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
3.87k
4.51k (x1.17)
Test#2 (FP)
16.09k
11.24k (x0.7)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.11k
5.03k (x0.98)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.97k
5.02k (x0.63)
TOTAL
33.04k
25.8k (x0.78)

Multithread

i5-7500

i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
14.81k
15.72k (x1.06)
Test#2 (FP)
61.51k
54.99k (x0.89)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
19.59k
23.87k (x1.22)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.68k
5.48k (x1.49)
TOTAL
99.59k
100.06k (x1)

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
i5-7500
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
14.09k
13.52k (x0.96)
Test#2 (FP)
19.8k
11.94k (x0.6)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.34k
4.96k (x0.93)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.45k
4.84k (x0.57)
TOTAL
47.67k
35.25k (x0.74)

Multithread

i5-7500

i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
53.99k
54.7k (x1.01)
Test#2 (FP)
77.43k
52.41k (x0.68)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
20.81k
24.5k (x1.18)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.53k
6.77k (x2.67)
TOTAL
154.77k
138.37k (x0.89)

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
i5-7500
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
14.03k
14.07k (x1)
Test#2 (FP)
21.07k
12.63k (x0.6)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.15k
5.35k (x1.04)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.77k
4.98k (x0.64)
TOTAL
48.03k
37.03k (x0.77)

Multithread

i5-7500

i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
50.12k
57.88k (x1.15)
Test#2 (FP)
74.8k
60.83k (x0.81)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
19.69k
24.4k (x1.24)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.19k
6.95k (x1.34)
TOTAL
149.79k
150.07k (x1)

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
i5-7500
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
25.59k
22.19k (x0.87)
Test#2 (FP)
22.57k
12.45k (x0.55)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.27k
5.11k (x0.97)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.08k
4.98k (x0.62)
TOTAL
61.51k
44.73k (x0.73)

Multithread

i5-7500

i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
88.3k
87.14k (x0.99)
Test#2 (FP)
78.59k
58k (x0.74)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
19.72k
22.75k (x1.15)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.1k
6k (x1.18)
TOTAL
191.71k
173.89k (x0.91)

Performance/W
i5-7500
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
1358 points/W
1037 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1209 points/W
691 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
303 points/W
271 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
79 points/W
71 points/W
TOTAL
2949 points/W
2070 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-7500
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
6734 points/GHz
5547 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5939 points/GHz
3113 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1387 points/GHz
1279 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2125 points/GHz
1244 points/GHz
TOTAL
16186 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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