Core i7-4790K vs i5-9600K
Description
The i7-4790K is based on Haswell architecture while the i5-9600K 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 i5-9600K gets 372.7 k points.
Summarizing, the i5-9600K is 1.7 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 i5-9600K gets 372.7 k points.
Summarizing, the i5-9600K is 1.7 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
906ed
Core
Haswell
Coffee Lake-S
Base frecuency
4 GHz
3.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.4 GHz
4.6 GHz
Socket
LGA 1150
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
4/8
6/6
TDP
88 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
October 2018
Mean monothread perf.
52.47k points
77.75k points
Mean multithread perf.
215.47k points
372.74k 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
i5-9600K
Test#1 (Integers)
5.06k
4.69k (x0.93)
Test#2 (FP)
12.63k
19.35k (x1.53)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.81k
6.08k (x1.05)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.96k
13.81k (x2.78)
TOTAL
28.47k
43.93k (x1.54)
Multithread
i7-4790K
i5-9600K
Test#1 (Integers)
18.28k
26.24k (x1.44)
Test#2 (FP)
64.07k
107.95k (x1.68)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
27.52k
34.5k (x1.25)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.97k
8.1k (x1.02)
TOTAL
117.84k
176.79k (x1.5)
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
i5-9600K
Test#1 (Integers)
15.6k
16.91k (x1.08)
Test#2 (FP)
13.92k
24.42k (x1.75)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.12k
6.37k (x1.04)
Test#1 (Memory)
5k
13.55k (x2.71)
TOTAL
40.65k
61.25k (x1.51)
Multithread
i7-4790K
i5-9600K
Test#1 (Integers)
65.48k
95.21k (x1.45)
Test#2 (FP)
63.29k
137.3k (x2.17)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
27.93k
36.05k (x1.29)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.84k
8.4k (x1.07)
TOTAL
164.54k
276.96k (x1.68)
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
i5-9600K
Test#1 (Integers)
15.8k
16.75k (x1.06)
Test#2 (FP)
14.35k
25.5k (x1.78)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.97k
6.17k (x1.03)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.17k
13.06k (x2.53)
TOTAL
41.29k
61.48k (x1.49)
Multithread
i7-4790K
i5-9600K
Test#1 (Integers)
62.79k
96.03k (x1.53)
Test#2 (FP)
66.48k
143.78k (x2.16)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
26.35k
35.06k (x1.33)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.74k
8.45k (x0.97)
TOTAL
164.36k
283.33k (x1.72)
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
i5-9600K
Test#1 (Integers)
26.16k
30.64k (x1.17)
Test#2 (FP)
14.78k
26.75k (x1.81)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.01k
6.33k (x1.05)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.52k
14.03k (x2.54)
TOTAL
52.47k
77.75k (x1.48)
Multithread
i7-4790K
i5-9600K
Test#1 (Integers)
107.76k
174.92k (x1.62)
Test#2 (FP)
70.84k
153.88k (x2.17)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
27.99k
35.93k (x1.28)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.87k
8k (x0.9)
TOTAL
215.47k
372.74k (x1.73)
Performance/W
i7-4790K
i5-9600K
Test#1 (Integers)
1225 points/W
1841 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
805 points/W
1620 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
318 points/W
378 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
101 points/W
84 points/W
TOTAL
2448 points/W
3924 points/W
Performance/GHz
i7-4790K
i5-9600K
Test#1 (Integers)
5946 points/GHz
6661 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3359 points/GHz
5815 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1366 points/GHz
1376 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1254 points/GHz
3049 points/GHz
TOTAL
11925 points/GHz
16902 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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