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Core i7-4790 vs i5-3470S


Description
The i7-4790 is based on Haswell architecture while the i5-3470S is based on Ivy Bridge.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-4790 gets a score of 150.1 k points while the i5-3470S gets 93.4 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-4790 is 1.6 times faster than the i5-3470S . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306c3
306a9
Core
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
2.9 GHz
Boost frecuency
4 GHz
3.6 GHz
Socket
LGA 1150
LGA 1155
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
June 2012
Mean monothread perf.
44.73k points
31.35k points
Mean multithread perf.
173.89k points
93.35k points

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
i5-3470S
Test#1 (Integers)
14.07k
11.41k (x0.81)
Test#2 (FP)
12.63k
10.98k (x0.87)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.35k
4.31k (x0.81)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.98k
4.66k (x0.93)
TOTAL
37.03k
31.35k (x0.85)

Multithread

i7-4790

i5-3470S
Test#1 (Integers)
57.88k
35.73k (x0.62)
Test#2 (FP)
60.83k
36k (x0.59)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
24.4k
14.48k (x0.59)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.95k
7.14k (x1.03)
TOTAL
150.07k
93.35k (x0.62)

Performance/W
i7-4790
i5-3470S
Test#1 (Integers)
689 points/W
550 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
724 points/W
554 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
291 points/W
223 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
83 points/W
110 points/W
TOTAL
1786 points/W
1436 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-4790
i5-3470S
Test#1 (Integers)
3518 points/GHz
3168 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3157 points/GHz
3050 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1338 points/GHz
1197 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1245 points/GHz
1293 points/GHz
TOTAL
9258 points/GHz
8708 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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