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Core i7-4790 vs i7-9700F


Description
The i7-4790 is based on Haswell architecture while the i7-9700F is based on Coffee Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-4790 gets a score of 138.4 k points while the i7-9700F gets 269.9 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-9700F is 2 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
906ed
Core
Haswell
Coffee Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
3 GHz
Boost frecuency
4 GHz
4.7 GHz
Socket
LGA 1150
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
4/8
8/8
TDP
84 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
8x32+8x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
8x256 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
12288 kB
Date
May 2014
April 2019
Mean monothread perf.
44.73k points
60.93k points
Mean multithread perf.
173.89k points
269.85k 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
i7-9700F
Test#1 (Integers)
4.51k
4.67k (x1.03)
Test#2 (FP)
11.24k
17.16k (x1.53)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.03k
5.7k (x1.13)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.02k
14.37k (x2.86)
TOTAL
25.8k
41.9k (x1.62)

Multithread

i7-4790

i7-9700F
Test#1 (Integers)
15.72k
26.31k (x1.67)
Test#2 (FP)
54.99k
97.53k (x1.77)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
23.87k
31.53k (x1.32)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.48k
8.94k (x1.63)
TOTAL
100.06k
164.31k (x1.64)

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
i7-9700F
Test#1 (Integers)
13.52k
16.8k (x1.24)
Test#2 (FP)
11.94k
24.08k (x2.02)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.96k
6.06k (x1.22)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.84k
13.98k (x2.89)
TOTAL
35.25k
60.93k (x1.73)

Multithread

i7-4790

i7-9700F
Test#1 (Integers)
54.7k
92.79k (x1.7)
Test#2 (FP)
52.41k
135.13k (x2.58)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
24.5k
33.29k (x1.36)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.77k
8.64k (x1.28)
TOTAL
138.37k
269.85k (x1.95)

Performance/W
i7-4790
i7-9700F
Test#1 (Integers)
651 points/W
1428 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
624 points/W
2079 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
292 points/W
512 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
81 points/W
133 points/W
TOTAL
1647 points/W
4152 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-4790
i7-9700F
Test#1 (Integers)
3380 points/GHz
3575 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2986 points/GHz
5124 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1239 points/GHz
1290 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1209 points/GHz
2975 points/GHz
TOTAL
8813 points/GHz
12964 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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