Core i7-4790K vs Athlon X4 950
Description
The i7-4790K is based on Haswell architecture while the 950 is based on Excavator.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-4790K gets a score of 215.5 k points while the 950 gets 99.8 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-4790K is 2.2 times faster than the 950. 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 950 gets 99.8 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-4790K is 2.2 times faster than the 950. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
306c3
660f51
Core
Haswell
Bristol Ridge
Base frecuency
4 GHz
3.5 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.4 GHz
3.8 GHz
Socket
LGA 1150
AM4
Cores/Threads
4/8
4/4
TDP
88 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
2x96+4x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
2x1024 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
0 kB
Date
May 2014
September 2016
Mean monothread perf.
52.47k points
34.93k points
Mean multithread perf.
215.47k points
99.8k points
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
950
Test#1 (Integers)
26.16k
12.44k (x0.48)
Test#2 (FP)
14.78k
15.96k (x1.08)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.01k
3.54k (x0.59)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.52k
3k (x0.54)
TOTAL
52.47k
34.93k (x0.67)
Multithread
i7-4790K
950
Test#1 (Integers)
107.76k
40.75k (x0.38)
Test#2 (FP)
70.84k
42.07k (x0.59)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
27.99k
12.53k (x0.45)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.87k
4.45k (x0.5)
TOTAL
215.47k
99.8k (x0.46)
Performance/W
i7-4790K
950
Test#1 (Integers)
1225 points/W
627 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
805 points/W
647 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
318 points/W
193 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
101 points/W
68 points/W
TOTAL
2448 points/W
1535 points/W
Performance/GHz
i7-4790K
950
Test#1 (Integers)
5946 points/GHz
3274 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3359 points/GHz
4199 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1366 points/GHz
931 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1254 points/GHz
788 points/GHz
TOTAL
11925 points/GHz
9193 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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