Core i5-9500 vs i7-4790K
Description
The i5-9500 is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the i7-4790K is based on Haswell.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-9500 gets a score of 352.8 k points while the i7-4790K gets 215.5 k points.
Summarizing, the i5-9500 is 1.6 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 i5-9500 gets a score of 352.8 k points while the i7-4790K gets 215.5 k points.
Summarizing, the i5-9500 is 1.6 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
4.4 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
April 2019
May 2014
Mean monothread perf.
73.65k points
52.47k points
Mean multithread perf.
352.84k 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
i5-9500
i7-4790K
Test#1 (Integers)
4.45k
5.06k (x1.14)
Test#2 (FP)
18.43k
12.63k (x0.69)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.84k
5.81k (x1)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.63k
4.96k (x0.39)
TOTAL
41.34k
28.47k (x0.69)
Multithread
i5-9500
i7-4790K
Test#1 (Integers)
24.75k
18.28k (x0.74)
Test#2 (FP)
103.1k
64.07k (x0.62)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
32.43k
27.52k (x0.85)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.56k
7.97k (x1.43)
TOTAL
165.85k
117.84k (x0.71)
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
i7-4790K
Test#1 (Integers)
16.06k
15.6k (x0.97)
Test#2 (FP)
23.19k
13.92k (x0.6)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.1k
6.12k (x1)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.79k
5k (x0.39)
TOTAL
58.14k
40.65k (x0.7)
Multithread
i5-9500
i7-4790K
Test#1 (Integers)
90.44k
65.48k (x0.72)
Test#2 (FP)
131.23k
63.29k (x0.48)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
33.85k
27.93k (x0.83)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.59k
7.84k (x1.4)
TOTAL
261.11k
164.54k (x0.63)
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
i7-4790K
Test#1 (Integers)
16.14k
15.8k (x0.98)
Test#2 (FP)
24.18k
14.35k (x0.59)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.87k
5.97k (x1.02)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.5k
5.17k (x0.41)
TOTAL
58.69k
41.29k (x0.7)
Multithread
i5-9500
i7-4790K
Test#1 (Integers)
92.21k
62.79k (x0.68)
Test#2 (FP)
137.92k
66.48k (x0.48)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
33.12k
26.35k (x0.8)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.56k
8.74k (x1.57)
TOTAL
268.8k
164.36k (x0.61)
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
i7-4790K
Test#1 (Integers)
29.17k
26.16k (x0.9)
Test#2 (FP)
25.49k
14.78k (x0.58)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.84k
6.01k (x1.03)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.15k
5.52k (x0.42)
TOTAL
73.65k
52.47k (x0.71)
Multithread
i5-9500
i7-4790K
Test#1 (Integers)
166.66k
107.76k (x0.65)
Test#2 (FP)
146.9k
70.84k (x0.48)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
34.04k
27.99k (x0.82)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.25k
8.87k (x1.69)
TOTAL
352.84k
215.47k (x0.61)
Performance/W
i5-9500
i7-4790K
Test#1 (Integers)
2564 points/W
1225 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2260 points/W
805 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
524 points/W
318 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
81 points/W
101 points/W
TOTAL
5428 points/W
2448 points/W
Performance/GHz
i5-9500
i7-4790K
Test#1 (Integers)
6629 points/GHz
5946 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5793 points/GHz
3359 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1327 points/GHz
1366 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2990 points/GHz
1254 points/GHz
TOTAL
16739 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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