Core i5-8259U vs i7-4790
Description
The i5-8259U is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the i7-4790 is based on Haswell.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-8259U gets a score of 229 k points while the i7-4790 gets 173.9 k points.
Summarizing, the i5-8259U is 1.3 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 i5-8259U gets a score of 229 k points while the i7-4790 gets 173.9 k points.
Summarizing, the i5-8259U is 1.3 times faster than the i7-4790 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
806ea
306c3
Core
Coffee Lake-U
Haswell
Base frecuency
2.3 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.8 GHz
4 GHz
Socket
BGA 1528
LGA 1150
Cores/Threads
4/8
4/8
TDP
28 W
84 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+x4x32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
8192 kB
Date
March 2018
May 2014
Mean monothread perf.
54.55k points
44.73k points
Mean multithread perf.
229k 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
i5-8259U
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
21.06k
22.19k (x1.05)
Test#2 (FP)
19.79k
12.45k (x0.63)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.72k
5.11k (x1.08)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.98k
4.98k (x0.55)
TOTAL
54.55k
44.73k (x0.82)
Multithread
i5-8259U
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
96.43k
87.14k (x0.9)
Test#2 (FP)
85.46k
58k (x0.68)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
22.31k
22.75k (x1.02)
Test#1 (Memory)
24.81k
6k (x0.24)
TOTAL
229k
173.89k (x0.76)
Performance/W
i5-8259U
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
3444 points/W
1037 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
3052 points/W
691 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
797 points/W
271 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
886 points/W
71 points/W
TOTAL
8179 points/W
2070 points/W
Performance/GHz
i5-8259U
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
5543 points/GHz
5547 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5208 points/GHz
3113 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1241 points/GHz
1279 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2363 points/GHz
1244 points/GHz
TOTAL
14355 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.
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]
Hardlimit Benchmark Central - Ver. 3.11.4