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Core i7-4790 vs Ryzen 5 3550H


Description
The i7-4790 is based on Haswell architecture while the 3550H is based on Zen+.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-4790 gets a score of 173.9 k points while the 3550H gets 178.3 k points.

Summarizing, the 3550H is 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
306c3
810f81
Core
Haswell
Picasso
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
2.1 GHz
Boost frecuency
4 GHz
3.7 GHz
Socket
LGA 1150
BGA-FP5
Cores/Threads
4/8
4/8
TDP
84 W
35 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
4x64+4x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
4x512 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
4096 kB
Date
May 2014
January 2019
Mean monothread perf.
44.73k points
45.07k points
Mean multithread perf.
173.89k points
178.26k 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
i7-4790
3550H
Test#1 (Integers)
4.51k
3.63k (x0.8)
Test#2 (FP)
11.24k
16.69k (x1.49)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.03k
4.92k (x0.98)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.02k
5k (x1)
TOTAL
25.8k
30.24k (x1.17)

Multithread

i7-4790

3550H
Test#1 (Integers)
15.72k
13.62k (x0.87)
Test#2 (FP)
54.99k
65.71k (x1.2)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
23.87k
23.7k (x0.99)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.48k
5.64k (x1.03)
TOTAL
100.06k
108.67k (x1.09)

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
3550H
Test#1 (Integers)
22.19k
13.51k (x0.61)
Test#2 (FP)
12.45k
22.34k (x1.79)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.11k
4.98k (x0.97)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.98k
4.24k (x0.85)
TOTAL
44.73k
45.07k (x1.01)

Multithread

i7-4790

3550H
Test#1 (Integers)
87.14k
52.21k (x0.6)
Test#2 (FP)
58k
95.66k (x1.65)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
22.75k
25.54k (x1.12)
Test#1 (Memory)
6k
4.85k (x0.81)
TOTAL
173.89k
178.26k (x1.03)

Performance/W
i7-4790
3550H
Test#1 (Integers)
1037 points/W
1492 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
691 points/W
2733 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
271 points/W
730 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
71 points/W
139 points/W
TOTAL
2070 points/W
5093 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-4790
3550H
Test#1 (Integers)
5547 points/GHz
3652 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3113 points/GHz
6038 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1279 points/GHz
1347 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1244 points/GHz
1145 points/GHz
TOTAL
11183 points/GHz
12182 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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