Core i7-4790K vs i5-8500
Description
The i7-4790K is based on Haswell architecture while the i5-8500 is based on Coffee Lake.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-4790K gets a score of 215.5 k points while the i5-8500 gets 307.5 k points.
Summarizing, the i5-8500 is 1.4 times faster than the i7-4790K . 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 i5-8500 gets 307.5 k points.
Summarizing, the i5-8500 is 1.4 times faster than the i7-4790K . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
306c3
906ea
Core
Haswell
Coffee Lake-S
Base frecuency
4 GHz
3 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.4 GHz
4.1 GHz
Socket
LGA 1150
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
4/8
6/6
TDP
88 W
65 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
March 2018
Mean monothread perf.
52.47k points
69.09k points
Mean multithread perf.
215.47k points
307.52k 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
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
5.06k
4.19k (x0.83)
Test#2 (FP)
12.63k
17.38k (x1.38)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.81k
5.46k (x0.94)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.96k
11.92k (x2.4)
TOTAL
28.47k
38.96k (x1.37)
Multithread
i7-4790K
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
18.28k
27.67k (x1.51)
Test#2 (FP)
64.07k
94.07k (x1.47)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
27.52k
29.05k (x1.06)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.97k
4.39k (x0.55)
TOTAL
117.84k
155.18k (x1.32)
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
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
15.6k
15.22k (x0.98)
Test#2 (FP)
13.92k
22.02k (x1.58)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.12k
5.75k (x0.94)
Test#1 (Memory)
5k
12.17k (x2.43)
TOTAL
40.65k
55.17k (x1.36)
Multithread
i7-4790K
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
65.48k
87.78k (x1.34)
Test#2 (FP)
63.29k
126.73k (x2)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
27.93k
32.93k (x1.18)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.84k
4.22k (x0.54)
TOTAL
164.54k
251.65k (x1.53)
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
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
15.8k
15.21k (x0.96)
Test#2 (FP)
14.35k
22.94k (x1.6)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.97k
5.54k (x0.93)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.17k
11.39k (x2.2)
TOTAL
41.29k
55.07k (x1.33)
Multithread
i7-4790K
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
62.79k
79.52k (x1.27)
Test#2 (FP)
66.48k
107.78k (x1.62)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
26.35k
31.89k (x1.21)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.74k
13.37k (x1.53)
TOTAL
164.36k
232.55k (x1.41)
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
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
26.16k
27.36k (x1.05)
Test#2 (FP)
14.78k
24.27k (x1.64)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.01k
5.69k (x0.95)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.52k
11.77k (x2.13)
TOTAL
52.47k
69.09k (x1.32)
Multithread
i7-4790K
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
107.76k
144.77k (x1.34)
Test#2 (FP)
70.84k
129.04k (x1.82)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
27.99k
29.53k (x1.05)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.87k
4.18k (x0.47)
TOTAL
215.47k
307.52k (x1.43)
Performance/W
i7-4790K
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
1225 points/W
2227 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
805 points/W
1985 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
318 points/W
454 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
101 points/W
64 points/W
TOTAL
2448 points/W
4731 points/W
Performance/GHz
i7-4790K
i5-8500
Test#1 (Integers)
5946 points/GHz
6673 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3359 points/GHz
5920 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1366 points/GHz
1388 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1254 points/GHz
2870 points/GHz
TOTAL
11925 points/GHz
16850 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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