Core i7-4790 vs i3-9100
Description
The i7-4790 is based on Haswell architecture while the i3-9100 is based on Coffee Lake.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-4790 gets a score of 173.9 k points while the i3-9100 gets 229.2 k points.
Summarizing, the i3-9100 is 1.3 times faster than the i7-4790 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-4790 gets a score of 173.9 k points while the i3-9100 gets 229.2 k points.
Summarizing, the i3-9100 is 1.3 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
906eb
Core
Haswell
Coffee Lake-S
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
4 GHz
4.2 GHz
Socket
LGA 1150
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
4/8
4/4
TDP
84 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
6144 kB
Date
May 2014
April 2019
Mean monothread perf.
44.73k points
66.74k points
Mean multithread perf.
173.89k points
229.2k 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
i3-9100
Test#1 (Integers)
4.51k
4.3k (x0.95)
Test#2 (FP)
11.24k
17.79k (x1.58)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.03k
5.58k (x1.11)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.02k
8.86k (x1.77)
TOTAL
25.8k
36.53k (x1.42)
Multithread
i7-4790
i3-9100
Test#1 (Integers)
15.72k
15.99k (x1.02)
Test#2 (FP)
54.99k
66.31k (x1.21)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
23.87k
20.75k (x0.87)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.48k
4.44k (x0.81)
TOTAL
100.06k
107.49k (x1.07)
SSE3 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode I (SSE) is optimized for the use of SIMD instructions with 128 bits register and the SSE set up to version 3. Nearly every modern CPU has support for this mode.
Monothread
i7-4790
i3-9100
Test#1 (Integers)
13.52k
15.53k (x1.15)
Test#2 (FP)
11.94k
22.21k (x1.86)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.96k
5.79k (x1.17)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.84k
8.31k (x1.72)
TOTAL
35.25k
51.84k (x1.47)
Multithread
i7-4790
i3-9100
Test#1 (Integers)
54.7k
58.56k (x1.07)
Test#2 (FP)
52.41k
86.17k (x1.64)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
24.5k
22.4k (x0.91)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.77k
4.55k (x0.67)
TOTAL
138.37k
171.69k (x1.24)
AVX optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode II (AVX) is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the first version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX compatible CPU was released in 2011.
Monothread
i7-4790
i3-9100
Test#1 (Integers)
14.07k
14.81k (x1.05)
Test#2 (FP)
12.63k
22.15k (x1.75)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.35k
5.42k (x1.01)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.98k
4.8k (x0.96)
TOTAL
37.03k
47.17k (x1.27)
Multithread
i7-4790
i3-9100
Test#1 (Integers)
57.88k
52.08k (x0.9)
Test#2 (FP)
60.83k
87.45k (x1.44)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
24.4k
20.98k (x0.86)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.95k
4.24k (x0.61)
TOTAL
150.07k
164.75k (x1.1)
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
i3-9100
Test#1 (Integers)
22.19k
28.03k (x1.26)
Test#2 (FP)
12.45k
24.5k (x1.97)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.11k
5.73k (x1.12)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.98k
8.48k (x1.7)
TOTAL
44.73k
66.74k (x1.49)
Multithread
i7-4790
i3-9100
Test#1 (Integers)
87.14k
107.5k (x1.23)
Test#2 (FP)
58k
95.11k (x1.64)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
22.75k
22.02k (x0.97)
Test#1 (Memory)
6k
4.57k (x0.76)
TOTAL
173.89k
229.2k (x1.32)
Performance/W
i7-4790
i3-9100
Test#1 (Integers)
1037 points/W
1654 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
691 points/W
1463 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
271 points/W
339 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
71 points/W
70 points/W
TOTAL
2070 points/W
3526 points/W
Performance/GHz
i7-4790
i3-9100
Test#1 (Integers)
5547 points/GHz
6675 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3113 points/GHz
5833 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1279 points/GHz
1365 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1244 points/GHz
2018 points/GHz
TOTAL
11183 points/GHz
15891 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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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