Core i5-8500 vs i7-4790K
Description
The i5-8500 is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the i7-4790K is based on Haswell.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-8500 gets a score of 307.5 k points while the i7-4790K gets 215.5 k points.
Summarizing, the i5-8500 is 1.4 times faster than the i7-4790K . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-8500 gets a score of 307.5 k points while the i7-4790K gets 215.5 k points.
Summarizing, the i5-8500 is 1.4 times faster than the i7-4790K . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
906ea
306c3
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Haswell
Base frecuency
3 GHz
4 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.1 GHz
4.4 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA 1150
Cores/Threads
6/6
4/8
TDP
65 W
88 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
9216 kB
8192 kB
Date
March 2018
May 2014
Mean monothread perf.
69.09k points
52.47k points
Mean multithread perf.
307.52k points
215.47k 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
i5-8500
i7-4790K
Test#1 (Integers)
4.19k
5.06k (x1.21)
Test#2 (FP)
17.38k
12.63k (x0.73)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.46k
5.81k (x1.06)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.92k
4.96k (x0.42)
TOTAL
38.96k
28.47k (x0.73)
Multithread
i5-8500
i7-4790K
Test#1 (Integers)
27.67k
18.28k (x0.66)
Test#2 (FP)
94.07k
64.07k (x0.68)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
29.05k
27.52k (x0.95)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.39k
7.97k (x1.82)
TOTAL
155.18k
117.84k (x0.76)
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
i5-8500
i7-4790K
Test#1 (Integers)
15.22k
15.6k (x1.02)
Test#2 (FP)
22.02k
13.92k (x0.63)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.75k
6.12k (x1.07)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.17k
5k (x0.41)
TOTAL
55.17k
40.65k (x0.74)
Multithread
i5-8500
i7-4790K
Test#1 (Integers)
87.78k
65.48k (x0.75)
Test#2 (FP)
126.73k
63.29k (x0.5)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
32.93k
27.93k (x0.85)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.22k
7.84k (x1.86)
TOTAL
251.65k
164.54k (x0.65)
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
i5-8500
i7-4790K
Test#1 (Integers)
15.21k
15.8k (x1.04)
Test#2 (FP)
22.94k
14.35k (x0.63)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.54k
5.97k (x1.08)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.39k
5.17k (x0.45)
TOTAL
55.07k
41.29k (x0.75)
Multithread
i5-8500
i7-4790K
Test#1 (Integers)
79.52k
62.79k (x0.79)
Test#2 (FP)
107.78k
66.48k (x0.62)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
31.89k
26.35k (x0.83)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.37k
8.74k (x0.65)
TOTAL
232.55k
164.36k (x0.71)
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
i5-8500
i7-4790K
Test#1 (Integers)
27.36k
26.16k (x0.96)
Test#2 (FP)
24.27k
14.78k (x0.61)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.69k
6.01k (x1.06)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.77k
5.52k (x0.47)
TOTAL
69.09k
52.47k (x0.76)
Multithread
i5-8500
i7-4790K
Test#1 (Integers)
144.77k
107.76k (x0.74)
Test#2 (FP)
129.04k
70.84k (x0.55)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
29.53k
27.99k (x0.95)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.18k
8.87k (x2.12)
TOTAL
307.52k
215.47k (x0.7)
Performance/W
i5-8500
i7-4790K
Test#1 (Integers)
2227 points/W
1225 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1985 points/W
805 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
454 points/W
318 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
64 points/W
101 points/W
TOTAL
4731 points/W
2448 points/W
Performance/GHz
i5-8500
i7-4790K
Test#1 (Integers)
6673 points/GHz
5946 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5920 points/GHz
3359 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1388 points/GHz
1366 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2870 points/GHz
1254 points/GHz
TOTAL
16850 points/GHz
11925 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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