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Core i7-4790 vs Ryzen 5 2600X


Description
The i7-4790 is based on Haswell architecture while the 2600X is based on Zen+.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-4790 gets a score of 173.9 k points while the 2600X gets 333.1 k points.

Summarizing, the 2600X is 1.9 times faster than the i7-4790 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306c3
800f82
Core
Haswell
Pinnacle Ridge
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
4 GHz
4.2 GHz
Socket
LGA 1150
AM4
Cores/Threads
4/8
6/12
TDP
84 W
95 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
6x64+6x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
6x512 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
2x8192 kB
Date
May 2014
April 2018
Mean monothread perf.
44.73k points
66.44k points
Mean multithread perf.
173.89k points
333.12k 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
2600X
Test#1 (Integers)
22.19k
15.75k (x0.71)
Test#2 (FP)
12.45k
26.29k (x2.11)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.11k
5.91k (x1.16)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.98k
18.48k (x3.72)
TOTAL
44.73k
66.44k (x1.49)

Multithread

i7-4790

2600X
Test#1 (Integers)
87.14k
94.49k (x1.08)
Test#2 (FP)
58k
182.53k (x3.15)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
22.75k
45.95k (x2.02)
Test#1 (Memory)
6k
10.15k (x1.69)
TOTAL
173.89k
333.12k (x1.92)

Performance/W
i7-4790
2600X
Test#1 (Integers)
1037 points/W
995 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
691 points/W
1921 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
271 points/W
484 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
71 points/W
107 points/W
TOTAL
2070 points/W
3507 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-4790
2600X
Test#1 (Integers)
5547 points/GHz
3749 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3113 points/GHz
6261 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1279 points/GHz
1408 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1244 points/GHz
4401 points/GHz
TOTAL
11183 points/GHz
15819 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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