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Core i7-4790 vs i5-9600KF


Description
The i7-4790 is based on Haswell architecture while the i5-9600KF 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 i5-9600KF gets 371.1 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-9600KF is 2.1 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
906ec
Core
Haswell
Coffee Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
3.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
4 GHz
4.6 GHz
Socket
LGA 1150
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
4/8
6/6
TDP
84 W
95 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
6x32+6x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
6x256 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
9216 kB
Date
May 2014
January 2019
Mean monothread perf.
44.73k points
77.34k points
Mean multithread perf.
173.89k points
371.08k 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
i5-9600KF
Test#1 (Integers)
4.51k
4.63k (x1.03)
Test#2 (FP)
11.24k
19.43k (x1.73)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.03k
6.17k (x1.23)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.02k
13.82k (x2.75)
TOTAL
25.8k
44.04k (x1.71)

Multithread

i7-4790

i5-9600KF
Test#1 (Integers)
15.72k
26.64k (x1.69)
Test#2 (FP)
54.99k
110.11k (x2)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
23.87k
33.07k (x1.39)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.48k
8.3k (x1.51)
TOTAL
100.06k
178.11k (x1.78)

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
i5-9600KF
Test#1 (Integers)
13.52k
16.5k (x1.22)
Test#2 (FP)
11.94k
24.35k (x2.04)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.96k
6.54k (x1.32)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.84k
13.59k (x2.81)
TOTAL
35.25k
60.98k (x1.73)

Multithread

i7-4790

i5-9600KF
Test#1 (Integers)
54.7k
93.78k (x1.71)
Test#2 (FP)
52.41k
134.47k (x2.57)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
24.5k
32.24k (x1.32)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.77k
8.22k (x1.21)
TOTAL
138.37k
268.71k (x1.94)

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
i5-9600KF
Test#1 (Integers)
14.07k
16.92k (x1.2)
Test#2 (FP)
12.63k
25.44k (x2.01)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.35k
6.36k (x1.19)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.98k
13.25k (x2.66)
TOTAL
37.03k
61.97k (x1.67)

Multithread

i7-4790

i5-9600KF
Test#1 (Integers)
57.88k
95.51k (x1.65)
Test#2 (FP)
60.83k
143.19k (x2.35)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
24.4k
33.85k (x1.39)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.95k
8.21k (x1.18)
TOTAL
150.07k
280.77k (x1.87)

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
i5-9600KF
Test#1 (Integers)
22.19k
30.52k (x1.38)
Test#2 (FP)
12.45k
26.54k (x2.13)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.11k
6.41k (x1.25)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.98k
13.87k (x2.79)
TOTAL
44.73k
77.34k (x1.73)

Multithread

i7-4790

i5-9600KF
Test#1 (Integers)
87.14k
174.66k (x2)
Test#2 (FP)
58k
154.06k (x2.66)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
22.75k
34.11k (x1.5)
Test#1 (Memory)
6k
8.24k (x1.37)
TOTAL
173.89k
371.08k (x2.13)

Performance/W
i7-4790
i5-9600KF
Test#1 (Integers)
1037 points/W
1839 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
691 points/W
1622 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
271 points/W
359 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
71 points/W
87 points/W
TOTAL
2070 points/W
3906 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-4790
i5-9600KF
Test#1 (Integers)
5547 points/GHz
6635 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3113 points/GHz
5769 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1279 points/GHz
1394 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1244 points/GHz
3015 points/GHz
TOTAL
11183 points/GHz
16813 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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