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Core i7-4790 vs Ryzen 5 5500U


Description
The i7-4790 is based on Haswell architecture while the 5500U is based on Zen 2.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-4790 gets a score of 173.9 k points while the 5500U gets 261.9 k points.

Summarizing, the 5500U is 1.5 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
860f81
Core
Haswell
Lucienne
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
2.1 GHz
Boost frecuency
4 GHz
4 GHz
Socket
LGA 1150
BGA 1140
Cores/Threads
4/8
6/12
TDP
84 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
6x32+6x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
6x512 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
2x4096 kB
Date
May 2014
March 2021
Mean monothread perf.
44.73k points
53.76k points
Mean multithread perf.
173.89k points
261.91k 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
5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
22.19k
15.63k (x0.7)
Test#2 (FP)
12.45k
23k (x1.85)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.11k
8.62k (x1.69)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.98k
6.51k (x1.31)
TOTAL
44.73k
53.76k (x1.2)

Multithread

i7-4790

5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
87.14k
90.38k (x1.04)
Test#2 (FP)
58k
118.74k (x2.05)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
22.75k
48.39k (x2.13)
Test#1 (Memory)
6k
4.4k (x0.73)
TOTAL
173.89k
261.91k (x1.51)

Performance/W
i7-4790
5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
1037 points/W
6025 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
691 points/W
7916 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
271 points/W
3226 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
71 points/W
294 points/W
TOTAL
2070 points/W
17461 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-4790
5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
5547 points/GHz
3908 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3113 points/GHz
5750 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1279 points/GHz
2156 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1244 points/GHz
1628 points/GHz
TOTAL
11183 points/GHz
13441 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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