Core i5-8265U vs i7-4790
Description
The i5-8265U is based on Whiskey Lake architecture while the i7-4790 is based on Haswell.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-8265U gets a score of 143.2 k points while the i7-4790 gets 173.9 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-4790 is 1.2 times faster than the i5-8265U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-8265U gets a score of 143.2 k points while the i7-4790 gets 173.9 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-4790 is 1.2 times faster than the i5-8265U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
806ec
306c3
Core
Whiskey Lake-U
Haswell
Base frecuency
1.6 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.9 GHz
4 GHz
Socket
BGA1528
LGA 1150
Cores/Threads
4/8
4/8
TDP
15 W
84 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
8192 kB
Date
August 2018
May 2014
Mean monothread perf.
46.67k points
44.73k points
Mean multithread perf.
143.23k 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
i5-8265U
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
3.68k
4.51k (x1.23)
Test#2 (FP)
16.08k
11.24k (x0.7)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.99k
5.03k (x1.01)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.95k
5.02k (x0.63)
TOTAL
32.69k
25.8k (x0.79)
Multithread
i5-8265U
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
14.29k
15.72k (x1.1)
Test#2 (FP)
61.15k
54.99k (x0.9)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.53k
23.87k (x1.44)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.72k
5.48k (x1.47)
TOTAL
95.69k
100.06k (x1.05)
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
i5-8265U
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
13.6k
13.52k (x0.99)
Test#2 (FP)
20.03k
11.94k (x0.6)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.19k
4.96k (x0.95)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.05k
4.84k (x0.69)
TOTAL
45.87k
35.25k (x0.77)
Multithread
i5-8265U
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
51.42k
54.7k (x1.06)
Test#2 (FP)
77.48k
52.41k (x0.68)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.65k
24.5k (x1.47)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.69k
6.77k (x1.84)
TOTAL
149.24k
138.37k (x0.93)
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
i5-8265U
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
13.66k
14.07k (x1.03)
Test#2 (FP)
21.17k
12.63k (x0.6)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5k
5.35k (x1.07)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.11k
4.98k (x0.61)
TOTAL
47.94k
37.03k (x0.77)
Multithread
i5-8265U
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
51.36k
57.88k (x1.13)
Test#2 (FP)
79.72k
60.83k (x0.76)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.61k
24.4k (x1.47)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.75k
6.95k (x1.86)
TOTAL
151.44k
150.07k (x0.99)
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
i5-8265U
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
19.19k
22.19k (x1.16)
Test#2 (FP)
17.47k
12.45k (x0.71)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.04k
5.11k (x1.26)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.97k
4.98k (x0.83)
TOTAL
46.67k
44.73k (x0.96)
Multithread
i5-8265U
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
64.43k
87.14k (x1.35)
Test#2 (FP)
61.91k
58k (x0.94)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
13.36k
22.75k (x1.7)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.52k
6k (x1.7)
TOTAL
143.23k
173.89k (x1.21)
Performance/W
i5-8265U
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
4296 points/W
1037 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
4128 points/W
691 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
890 points/W
271 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
235 points/W
71 points/W
TOTAL
9548 points/W
2070 points/W
Performance/GHz
i5-8265U
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
4920 points/GHz
5547 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
4478 points/GHz
3113 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1037 points/GHz
1279 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1531 points/GHz
1244 points/GHz
TOTAL
11966 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]
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