Core i5-9500 vs i7-4790
Description
The i5-9500 is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the i7-4790 is based on Haswell.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-9500 gets a score of 352.8 k points while the i7-4790 gets 173.9 k points.
Summarizing, the i5-9500 is 2 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 i5-9500 gets a score of 352.8 k points while the i7-4790 gets 173.9 k points.
Summarizing, the i5-9500 is 2 times faster than the i7-4790 . 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
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.4 GHz
4 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA 1150
Cores/Threads
6/6
4/8
TDP
65 W
84 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
9216 kB
8192 kB
Date
April 2019
May 2014
Mean monothread perf.
73.65k points
44.73k points
Mean multithread perf.
352.84k 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
i5-9500
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
4.45k
4.51k (x1.01)
Test#2 (FP)
18.43k
11.24k (x0.61)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.84k
5.03k (x0.86)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.63k
5.02k (x0.4)
TOTAL
41.34k
25.8k (x0.62)
Multithread
i5-9500
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
24.75k
15.72k (x0.64)
Test#2 (FP)
103.1k
54.99k (x0.53)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
32.43k
23.87k (x0.74)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.56k
5.48k (x0.99)
TOTAL
165.85k
100.06k (x0.6)
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
i5-9500
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
16.06k
13.52k (x0.84)
Test#2 (FP)
23.19k
11.94k (x0.51)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.1k
4.96k (x0.81)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.79k
4.84k (x0.38)
TOTAL
58.14k
35.25k (x0.61)
Multithread
i5-9500
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
90.44k
54.7k (x0.6)
Test#2 (FP)
131.23k
52.41k (x0.4)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
33.85k
24.5k (x0.72)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.59k
6.77k (x1.21)
TOTAL
261.11k
138.37k (x0.53)
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
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
16.14k
14.07k (x0.87)
Test#2 (FP)
24.18k
12.63k (x0.52)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.87k
5.35k (x0.91)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.5k
4.98k (x0.4)
TOTAL
58.69k
37.03k (x0.63)
Multithread
i5-9500
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
92.21k
57.88k (x0.63)
Test#2 (FP)
137.92k
60.83k (x0.44)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
33.12k
24.4k (x0.74)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.56k
6.95k (x1.25)
TOTAL
268.8k
150.07k (x0.56)
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
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
29.17k
22.19k (x0.76)
Test#2 (FP)
25.49k
12.45k (x0.49)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.84k
5.11k (x0.88)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.15k
4.98k (x0.38)
TOTAL
73.65k
44.73k (x0.61)
Multithread
i5-9500
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
166.66k
87.14k (x0.52)
Test#2 (FP)
146.9k
58k (x0.39)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
34.04k
22.75k (x0.67)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.25k
6k (x1.14)
TOTAL
352.84k
173.89k (x0.49)
Performance/W
i5-9500
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
2564 points/W
1037 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2260 points/W
691 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
524 points/W
271 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
81 points/W
71 points/W
TOTAL
5428 points/W
2070 points/W
Performance/GHz
i5-9500
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
6629 points/GHz
5547 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5793 points/GHz
3113 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1327 points/GHz
1279 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2990 points/GHz
1244 points/GHz
TOTAL
16739 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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