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Core i5-9600KF vs i5-4440


Description
The i5-9600KF is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the i5-4440 is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-9600KF gets a score of 371.1 k points while the i5-4440 gets 138.7 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-9600KF is 2.7 times faster than the i5-4440 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906ec
306c3
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.7 GHz
3.1 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.6 GHz
3.3 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA 1150
Cores/Threads
6/6
4/4
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
6144 kB
Date
January 2019
June 2013
Mean monothread perf.
77.34k points
38.29k points
Mean multithread perf.
371.08k points
138.69k 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
i5-9600KF
i5-4440
Test#1 (Integers)
4.63k
3.71k (x0.8)
Test#2 (FP)
19.43k
9.23k (x0.48)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.17k
4.28k (x0.69)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.82k
3.8k (x0.27)
TOTAL
44.04k
21.02k (x0.48)

Multithread

i5-9600KF

i5-4440
Test#1 (Integers)
26.64k
13.33k (x0.5)
Test#2 (FP)
110.11k
34.2k (x0.31)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
33.07k
15.91k (x0.48)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.3k
6.56k (x0.79)
TOTAL
178.11k
70k (x0.39)

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
i5-9600KF
i5-4440
Test#1 (Integers)
16.5k
11.43k (x0.69)
Test#2 (FP)
24.35k
10.13k (x0.42)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.54k
4.53k (x0.69)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.59k
3.93k (x0.29)
TOTAL
60.98k
30.01k (x0.49)

Multithread

i5-9600KF

i5-4440
Test#1 (Integers)
93.78k
43.67k (x0.47)
Test#2 (FP)
134.47k
38.78k (x0.29)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
32.24k
17.03k (x0.53)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.22k
7.72k (x0.94)
TOTAL
268.71k
107.2k (x0.4)

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
i5-9600KF
i5-4440
Test#1 (Integers)
16.92k
11.56k (x0.68)
Test#2 (FP)
25.44k
10.36k (x0.41)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.36k
4.45k (x0.7)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.25k
3.8k (x0.29)
TOTAL
61.97k
30.17k (x0.49)

Multithread

i5-9600KF

i5-4440
Test#1 (Integers)
95.51k
44.07k (x0.46)
Test#2 (FP)
143.19k
41.07k (x0.29)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
33.85k
16.89k (x0.5)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.21k
7.33k (x0.89)
TOTAL
280.77k
109.35k (x0.39)

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
i5-9600KF
i5-4440
Test#1 (Integers)
30.52k
19.08k (x0.63)
Test#2 (FP)
26.54k
10.47k (x0.39)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.41k
4.53k (x0.71)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.87k
4.21k (x0.3)
TOTAL
77.34k
38.29k (x0.5)

Multithread

i5-9600KF

i5-4440
Test#1 (Integers)
174.66k
73.26k (x0.42)
Test#2 (FP)
154.06k
41.01k (x0.27)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
34.11k
17.12k (x0.5)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.24k
7.3k (x0.89)
TOTAL
371.08k
138.69k (x0.37)

Performance/W
i5-9600KF
i5-4440
Test#1 (Integers)
1839 points/W
872 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1622 points/W
488 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
359 points/W
204 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
87 points/W
87 points/W
TOTAL
3906 points/W
1651 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-9600KF
i5-4440
Test#1 (Integers)
6635 points/GHz
5783 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5769 points/GHz
3174 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1394 points/GHz
1372 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3015 points/GHz
1275 points/GHz
TOTAL
16813 points/GHz
11604 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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