Core i7-4790K vs i7-4770
Description
Both models i7-4790K and i7-4770 are based on Haswell architecture.
"Haswell is known as fourth-generation core too. It uses 22nm Tri-Gate FinFET (non-planar, ""3D"") technology. It includes four arithmetic logic unit (ALU) and three address generation unit (AGU). This generation is able to run Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2) instruction set among BMI1, BMI2, ABM and FMA3. At this time, Intel used new sockets: LGA 1150 for desktops and BGA1364 for the mobile CPUs."
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-4790K gets a score of 215.5 k points while the i7-4770 gets 184 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-4790K is 1.2 times faster than the i7-4770 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
"Haswell is known as fourth-generation core too. It uses 22nm Tri-Gate FinFET (non-planar, ""3D"") technology. It includes four arithmetic logic unit (ALU) and three address generation unit (AGU). This generation is able to run Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2) instruction set among BMI1, BMI2, ABM and FMA3. At this time, Intel used new sockets: LGA 1150 for desktops and BGA1364 for the mobile CPUs."
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-4790K gets a score of 215.5 k points while the i7-4770 gets 184 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-4790K is 1.2 times faster than the i7-4770 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
306c3
306c3
Core
Haswell
Haswell
Base frecuency
4 GHz
3.4 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.4 GHz
3.9 GHz
Socket
LGA 1150
LGA 1150
Cores/Threads
4/8
4/8
TDP
88 W
84 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
8192 kB
Date
May 2014
June 2013
Mean monothread perf.
52.47k points
45.19k points
Mean multithread perf.
215.47k points
184k points
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
i7-4770
Test#1 (Integers)
15.8k
13.62k (x0.86)
Test#2 (FP)
14.35k
12.55k (x0.87)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.97k
5.17k (x0.87)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.17k
4.67k (x0.9)
TOTAL
41.29k
36k (x0.87)
Multithread
i7-4790K
i7-4770
Test#1 (Integers)
62.79k
56.17k (x0.89)
Test#2 (FP)
66.48k
59.54k (x0.9)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
26.35k
23.91k (x0.91)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.74k
8.21k (x0.94)
TOTAL
164.36k
147.82k (x0.9)
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
i7-4770
Test#1 (Integers)
26.16k
23.02k (x0.88)
Test#2 (FP)
14.78k
11.89k (x0.8)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.01k
5.29k (x0.88)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.52k
4.98k (x0.9)
TOTAL
52.47k
45.19k (x0.86)
Multithread
i7-4790K
i7-4770
Test#1 (Integers)
107.76k
94.23k (x0.87)
Test#2 (FP)
70.84k
59.02k (x0.83)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
27.99k
25.06k (x0.9)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.87k
5.69k (x0.64)
TOTAL
215.47k
184k (x0.85)
Performance/W
i7-4790K
i7-4770
Test#1 (Integers)
1225 points/W
1122 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
805 points/W
703 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
318 points/W
298 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
101 points/W
68 points/W
TOTAL
2448 points/W
2191 points/W
Performance/GHz
i7-4790K
i7-4770
Test#1 (Integers)
5946 points/GHz
5902 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3359 points/GHz
3049 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1366 points/GHz
1357 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1254 points/GHz
1278 points/GHz
TOTAL
11925 points/GHz
11586 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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