Core i7-4790K vs A9 9420
Description
The i7-4790K is based on Haswell architecture while the 9420 is based on Excavator.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-4790K gets a score of 215.5 k points while the 9420 gets 46.3 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-4790K is 4.7 times faster than the 9420. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-4790K gets a score of 215.5 k points while the 9420 gets 46.3 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-4790K is 4.7 times faster than the 9420. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
306c3
670f00
Core
Haswell
Stoney Ridge
Base frecuency
4 GHz
3 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.4 GHz
3.6 GHz
Socket
LGA 1150
Micro-BGA
Cores/Threads
4/8
2/2
TDP
88 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
96+2x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
1024 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
0 kB
Date
May 2014
April 2017
Mean monothread perf.
52.47k points
33.09k points
Mean multithread perf.
215.47k points
46.33k 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
i7-4790K
9420
Test#1 (Integers)
5.06k
2.56k (x0.51)
Test#2 (FP)
12.63k
9.97k (x0.79)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.81k
2.96k (x0.51)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.96k
2.12k (x0.43)
TOTAL
28.47k
17.61k (x0.62)
Multithread
i7-4790K
9420
Test#1 (Integers)
18.28k
3.88k (x0.21)
Test#2 (FP)
64.07k
9.26k (x0.14)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
27.52k
3.9k (x0.14)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.97k
1.74k (x0.22)
TOTAL
117.84k
18.79k (x0.16)
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
i7-4790K
9420
Test#1 (Integers)
15.6k
8.41k (x0.54)
Test#2 (FP)
13.92k
11.48k (x0.82)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.12k
3.29k (x0.54)
Test#1 (Memory)
5k
2.24k (x0.45)
TOTAL
40.65k
25.41k (x0.63)
Multithread
i7-4790K
9420
Test#1 (Integers)
65.48k
11.25k (x0.17)
Test#2 (FP)
63.29k
13.69k (x0.22)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
27.93k
2.09k (x0.07)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.84k
1.87k (x0.24)
TOTAL
164.54k
28.89k (x0.18)
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
i7-4790K
9420
Test#1 (Integers)
15.8k
7.55k (x0.48)
Test#2 (FP)
14.35k
13.9k (x0.97)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.97k
3.11k (x0.52)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.17k
2.18k (x0.42)
TOTAL
41.29k
26.74k (x0.65)
Multithread
i7-4790K
9420
Test#1 (Integers)
62.79k
9.09k (x0.14)
Test#2 (FP)
66.48k
12.25k (x0.18)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
26.35k
3k (x0.11)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.74k
1.81k (x0.21)
TOTAL
164.36k
26.15k (x0.16)
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
i7-4790K
9420
Test#1 (Integers)
26.16k
11.74k (x0.45)
Test#2 (FP)
14.78k
16.05k (x1.09)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.01k
3.26k (x0.54)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.52k
2.05k (x0.37)
TOTAL
52.47k
33.09k (x0.63)
Multithread
i7-4790K
9420
Test#1 (Integers)
107.76k
18.57k (x0.17)
Test#2 (FP)
70.84k
20.11k (x0.28)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
27.99k
5.27k (x0.19)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.87k
2.38k (x0.27)
TOTAL
215.47k
46.33k (x0.22)
Performance/W
i7-4790K
9420
Test#1 (Integers)
1225 points/W
1238 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
805 points/W
1340 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
318 points/W
352 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
101 points/W
159 points/W
TOTAL
2448 points/W
3089 points/W
Performance/GHz
i7-4790K
9420
Test#1 (Integers)
5946 points/GHz
3260 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3359 points/GHz
4458 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1366 points/GHz
905 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1254 points/GHz
570 points/GHz
TOTAL
11925 points/GHz
9192 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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