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Core i5-9600K vs i7-4770K


Description
The i5-9600K is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the i7-4770K is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-9600K gets a score of 372.7 k points while the i7-4770K gets 173.9 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-9600K is 2.1 times faster than the i7-4770K . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906ed
306c3
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.7 GHz
3.5 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.6 GHz
3.9 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA 1150
Cores/Threads
6/6
4/8
TDP
95 W
84 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
9216 kB
8192 kB
Date
October 2018
June 2013
Mean monothread perf.
77.75k points
43.21k points
Mean multithread perf.
372.74k points
173.93k 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
i5-9600K
i7-4770K
Test#1 (Integers)
4.69k
4.5k (x0.96)
Test#2 (FP)
19.35k
11.23k (x0.58)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.08k
5.16k (x0.85)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.81k
5.28k (x0.38)
TOTAL
43.93k
26.17k (x0.6)

Multithread

i5-9600K

i7-4770K
Test#1 (Integers)
26.24k
16.27k (x0.62)
Test#2 (FP)
107.95k
58.37k (x0.54)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
34.5k
24.33k (x0.71)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.1k
10.42k (x1.29)
TOTAL
176.79k
109.39k (x0.62)

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
i5-9600K
i7-4770K
Test#1 (Integers)
16.75k
13.78k (x0.82)
Test#2 (FP)
25.5k
12.7k (x0.5)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.17k
5.23k (x0.85)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.06k
4.92k (x0.38)
TOTAL
61.48k
36.63k (x0.6)

Multithread

i5-9600K

i7-4770K
Test#1 (Integers)
96.03k
56.86k (x0.59)
Test#2 (FP)
143.78k
60.65k (x0.42)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
35.06k
24.02k (x0.69)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.45k
5.22k (x0.62)
TOTAL
283.33k
146.75k (x0.52)

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
i5-9600K
i7-4770K
Test#1 (Integers)
30.64k
21.28k (x0.69)
Test#2 (FP)
26.75k
12.25k (x0.46)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.33k
4.78k (x0.76)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.03k
4.9k (x0.35)
TOTAL
77.75k
43.21k (x0.56)

Multithread

i5-9600K

i7-4770K
Test#1 (Integers)
174.92k
86.17k (x0.49)
Test#2 (FP)
153.88k
56.81k (x0.37)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
35.93k
21.88k (x0.61)
Test#1 (Memory)
8k
9.07k (x1.13)
TOTAL
372.74k
173.93k (x0.47)

Performance/W
i5-9600K
i7-4770K
Test#1 (Integers)
1841 points/W
1026 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1620 points/W
676 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
378 points/W
260 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
84 points/W
108 points/W
TOTAL
3924 points/W
2071 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-9600K
i7-4770K
Test#1 (Integers)
6661 points/GHz
5456 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5815 points/GHz
3141 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1376 points/GHz
1226 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3049 points/GHz
1257 points/GHz
TOTAL
16902 points/GHz
11079 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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