Core i5-9600KF vs i7-4790K
Description
The i5-9600KF is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the i7-4790K is based on Haswell.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-9600KF gets a score of 371.1 k points while the i7-4790K gets 215.5 k points.
Summarizing, the i5-9600KF is 1.7 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 i5-9600KF gets a score of 371.1 k points while the i7-4790K gets 215.5 k points.
Summarizing, the i5-9600KF is 1.7 times faster than the i7-4790K . 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
Base frecuency
3.7 GHz
4 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.6 GHz
4.4 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA 1150
Cores/Threads
6/6
4/8
TDP
95 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
January 2019
May 2014
Mean monothread perf.
77.34k points
52.47k points
Mean multithread perf.
371.08k 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
i5-9600KF
i7-4790K
Test#1 (Integers)
4.63k
5.06k (x1.09)
Test#2 (FP)
19.43k
12.63k (x0.65)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.17k
5.81k (x0.94)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.82k
4.96k (x0.36)
TOTAL
44.04k
28.47k (x0.65)
Multithread
i5-9600KF
i7-4790K
Test#1 (Integers)
26.64k
18.28k (x0.69)
Test#2 (FP)
110.11k
64.07k (x0.58)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
33.07k
27.52k (x0.83)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.3k
7.97k (x0.96)
TOTAL
178.11k
117.84k (x0.66)
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
i7-4790K
Test#1 (Integers)
16.5k
15.6k (x0.95)
Test#2 (FP)
24.35k
13.92k (x0.57)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.54k
6.12k (x0.94)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.59k
5k (x0.37)
TOTAL
60.98k
40.65k (x0.67)
Multithread
i5-9600KF
i7-4790K
Test#1 (Integers)
93.78k
65.48k (x0.7)
Test#2 (FP)
134.47k
63.29k (x0.47)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
32.24k
27.93k (x0.87)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.22k
7.84k (x0.95)
TOTAL
268.71k
164.54k (x0.61)
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
i7-4790K
Test#1 (Integers)
16.92k
15.8k (x0.93)
Test#2 (FP)
25.44k
14.35k (x0.56)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.36k
5.97k (x0.94)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.25k
5.17k (x0.39)
TOTAL
61.97k
41.29k (x0.67)
Multithread
i5-9600KF
i7-4790K
Test#1 (Integers)
95.51k
62.79k (x0.66)
Test#2 (FP)
143.19k
66.48k (x0.46)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
33.85k
26.35k (x0.78)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.21k
8.74k (x1.06)
TOTAL
280.77k
164.36k (x0.59)
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
i7-4790K
Test#1 (Integers)
30.52k
26.16k (x0.86)
Test#2 (FP)
26.54k
14.78k (x0.56)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.41k
6.01k (x0.94)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.87k
5.52k (x0.4)
TOTAL
77.34k
52.47k (x0.68)
Multithread
i5-9600KF
i7-4790K
Test#1 (Integers)
174.66k
107.76k (x0.62)
Test#2 (FP)
154.06k
70.84k (x0.46)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
34.11k
27.99k (x0.82)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.24k
8.87k (x1.08)
TOTAL
371.08k
215.47k (x0.58)
Performance/W
i5-9600KF
i7-4790K
Test#1 (Integers)
1839 points/W
1225 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1622 points/W
805 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
359 points/W
318 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
87 points/W
101 points/W
TOTAL
3906 points/W
2448 points/W
Performance/GHz
i5-9600KF
i7-4790K
Test#1 (Integers)
6635 points/GHz
5946 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5769 points/GHz
3359 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1394 points/GHz
1366 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3015 points/GHz
1254 points/GHz
TOTAL
16813 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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