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Core i5-9600KF vs i7-4790


Description
The i5-9600KF is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the i7-4790 is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-9600KF gets a score of 371.1 k points while the i7-4790 gets 173.9 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-9600KF is 2.1 times faster than the i7-4790 . 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
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.6 GHz
4 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA 1150
Cores/Threads
6/6
4/8
TDP
95 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
January 2019
May 2014
Mean monothread perf.
77.34k points
44.73k points
Mean multithread perf.
371.08k 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
i5-9600KF
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
4.63k
4.51k (x0.98)
Test#2 (FP)
19.43k
11.24k (x0.58)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.17k
5.03k (x0.82)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.82k
5.02k (x0.36)
TOTAL
44.04k
25.8k (x0.59)

Multithread

i5-9600KF

i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
26.64k
15.72k (x0.59)
Test#2 (FP)
110.11k
54.99k (x0.5)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
33.07k
23.87k (x0.72)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.3k
5.48k (x0.66)
TOTAL
178.11k
100.06k (x0.56)

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
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
16.5k
13.52k (x0.82)
Test#2 (FP)
24.35k
11.94k (x0.49)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.54k
4.96k (x0.76)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.59k
4.84k (x0.36)
TOTAL
60.98k
35.25k (x0.58)

Multithread

i5-9600KF

i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
93.78k
54.7k (x0.58)
Test#2 (FP)
134.47k
52.41k (x0.39)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
32.24k
24.5k (x0.76)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.22k
6.77k (x0.82)
TOTAL
268.71k
138.37k (x0.51)

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
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
16.92k
14.07k (x0.83)
Test#2 (FP)
25.44k
12.63k (x0.5)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.36k
5.35k (x0.84)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.25k
4.98k (x0.38)
TOTAL
61.97k
37.03k (x0.6)

Multithread

i5-9600KF

i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
95.51k
57.88k (x0.61)
Test#2 (FP)
143.19k
60.83k (x0.42)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
33.85k
24.4k (x0.72)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.21k
6.95k (x0.85)
TOTAL
280.77k
150.07k (x0.53)

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
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
30.52k
22.19k (x0.73)
Test#2 (FP)
26.54k
12.45k (x0.47)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.41k
5.11k (x0.8)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.87k
4.98k (x0.36)
TOTAL
77.34k
44.73k (x0.58)

Multithread

i5-9600KF

i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
174.66k
87.14k (x0.5)
Test#2 (FP)
154.06k
58k (x0.38)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
34.11k
22.75k (x0.67)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.24k
6k (x0.73)
TOTAL
371.08k
173.89k (x0.47)

Performance/W
i5-9600KF
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
1839 points/W
1037 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1622 points/W
691 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
359 points/W
271 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
87 points/W
71 points/W
TOTAL
3906 points/W
2070 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-9600KF
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
6635 points/GHz
5547 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5769 points/GHz
3113 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1394 points/GHz
1279 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3015 points/GHz
1244 points/GHz
TOTAL
16813 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.


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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