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Core i7-4790 vs Ryzen 3 1200


Description
The i7-4790 is based on Haswell architecture while the 1200 is based on Zen.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-4790 gets a score of 173.9 k points while the 1200 gets 117.8 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-4790 is 1.5 times faster than the 1200. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306c3
800f11
Core
Haswell
Summit Ridge
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
3.1 GHz
Boost frecuency
4 GHz
3.4 GHz
Socket
LGA 1150
AM4
Cores/Threads
4/8
4/4
TDP
84 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
4x64+4x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
4x512 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
8192 kB
Date
May 2014
July 2017
Mean monothread perf.
44.73k points
37.55k points
Mean multithread perf.
173.89k points
117.81k 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
i7-4790
1200
Test#1 (Integers)
22.19k
11.73k (x0.53)
Test#2 (FP)
12.45k
18.85k (x1.51)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.11k
4.22k (x0.83)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.98k
2.76k (x0.55)
TOTAL
44.73k
37.55k (x0.84)

Multithread

i7-4790

1200
Test#1 (Integers)
87.14k
38.56k (x0.44)
Test#2 (FP)
58k
62.21k (x1.07)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
22.75k
13.7k (x0.6)
Test#1 (Memory)
6k
3.33k (x0.56)
TOTAL
173.89k
117.81k (x0.68)

Performance/W
i7-4790
1200
Test#1 (Integers)
1037 points/W
593 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
691 points/W
957 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
271 points/W
211 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
71 points/W
51 points/W
TOTAL
2070 points/W
1812 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-4790
1200
Test#1 (Integers)
5547 points/GHz
3449 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3113 points/GHz
5544 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1279 points/GHz
1242 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1244 points/GHz
810 points/GHz
TOTAL
11183 points/GHz
11045 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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