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Core i5-9500 vs i5-4460


Description
The i5-9500 is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the i5-4460 is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-9500 gets a score of 352.8 k points while the i5-4460 gets 140.3 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-9500 is 2.5 times faster than the i5-4460. 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
Architecture
Base frecuency
3 GHz
3.2 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.4 GHz
3.4 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA1150
Cores/Threads
6/6
4/4
TDP
65 W
84 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
9216 kB
6144 kB
Date
April 2019
May 2014
Mean monothread perf.
73.65k points
39.53k points
Mean multithread perf.
352.84k points
140.27k 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
i5-9500
i5-4460
Test#1 (Integers)
16.14k
12.12k (x0.75)
Test#2 (FP)
24.18k
10.69k (x0.44)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.87k
4.71k (x0.8)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.5k
3.87k (x0.31)
TOTAL
58.69k
31.39k (x0.53)

Multithread

i5-9500

i5-4460
Test#1 (Integers)
92.21k
45.75k (x0.5)
Test#2 (FP)
137.92k
42.71k (x0.31)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
33.12k
17.81k (x0.54)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.56k
6.08k (x1.09)
TOTAL
268.8k
112.35k (x0.42)

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
i5-9500
i5-4460
Test#1 (Integers)
29.17k
19.84k (x0.68)
Test#2 (FP)
25.49k
10.86k (x0.43)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.84k
4.46k (x0.76)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.15k
4.39k (x0.33)
TOTAL
73.65k
39.53k (x0.54)

Multithread

i5-9500

i5-4460
Test#1 (Integers)
166.66k
75.08k (x0.45)
Test#2 (FP)
146.9k
42.36k (x0.29)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
34.04k
16.38k (x0.48)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.25k
6.45k (x1.23)
TOTAL
352.84k
140.27k (x0.4)

Performance/W
i5-9500
i5-4460
Test#1 (Integers)
2564 points/W
894 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2260 points/W
504 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
524 points/W
195 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
81 points/W
77 points/W
TOTAL
5428 points/W
1670 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-9500
i5-4460
Test#1 (Integers)
6629 points/GHz
5834 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5793 points/GHz
3193 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1327 points/GHz
1311 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2990 points/GHz
1290 points/GHz
TOTAL
16739 points/GHz
11628 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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