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Core i7-4770K vs i5-4590


Description
Both models i7-4770K and i5-4590 are based on Haswell architecture.

"Haswell is known as fourth-generation core too. It uses 22nm Tri-Gate FinFET (non-planar, ""3D"") technology. It includes four arithmetic logic unit (ALU) and three address generation unit (AGU). This generation is able to run Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2) instruction set among BMI1, BMI2, ABM and FMA3. At this time, Intel used new sockets: LGA 1150 for desktops and BGA1364 for the mobile CPUs."

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-4770K gets a score of 173.9 k points while the i5-4590 gets 140 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-4770K is 1.2 times faster than the i5-4590 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306c3
306c3
Core
Haswell
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.5 GHz
3.3 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.9 GHz
3.7 GHz
Socket
LGA 1150
LGA 1150
Cores/Threads
4/8
4/4
TDP
84 W
84 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
6144 kB
Date
June 2013
June 2014
Mean monothread perf.
43.21k points
40.93k points
Mean multithread perf.
173.93k points
139.99k points

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
i7-4770K
i5-4590
Test#1 (Integers)
21.28k
20.88k (x0.98)
Test#2 (FP)
12.25k
11.12k (x0.91)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.78k
4.75k (x0.99)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.9k
4.19k (x0.85)
TOTAL
43.21k
40.93k (x0.95)

Multithread

i7-4770K

i5-4590
Test#1 (Integers)
86.17k
75.76k (x0.88)
Test#2 (FP)
56.81k
40.42k (x0.71)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
21.88k
16.97k (x0.78)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.07k
6.84k (x0.75)
TOTAL
173.93k
139.99k (x0.8)

Performance/W
i7-4770K
i5-4590
Test#1 (Integers)
1026 points/W
902 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
676 points/W
481 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
260 points/W
202 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
108 points/W
81 points/W
TOTAL
2071 points/W
1667 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-4770K
i5-4590
Test#1 (Integers)
5456 points/GHz
5643 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3141 points/GHz
3006 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1226 points/GHz
1283 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1257 points/GHz
1132 points/GHz
TOTAL
11079 points/GHz
11063 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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