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Core i7-4790K vs i7-9700F


Description
The i7-4790K is based on Haswell architecture while the i7-9700F is based on Coffee Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-4790K gets a score of 164.5 k points while the i7-9700F gets 269.9 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-9700F is 1.6 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
Architecture
Base frecuency
4 GHz
3 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.4 GHz
4.7 GHz
Socket
LGA 1150
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
4/8
8/8
TDP
88 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
8x32+8x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
8x256 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
12288 kB
Date
May 2014
April 2019
Mean monothread perf.
52.47k points
60.93k points
Mean multithread perf.
215.47k points
269.85k 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
i7-9700F
Test#1 (Integers)
5.06k
4.67k (x0.92)
Test#2 (FP)
12.63k
17.16k (x1.36)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.81k
5.7k (x0.98)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.96k
14.37k (x2.9)
TOTAL
28.47k
41.9k (x1.47)

Multithread

i7-4790K

i7-9700F
Test#1 (Integers)
18.28k
26.31k (x1.44)
Test#2 (FP)
64.07k
97.53k (x1.52)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
27.52k
31.53k (x1.15)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.97k
8.94k (x1.12)
TOTAL
117.84k
164.31k (x1.39)

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
i7-9700F
Test#1 (Integers)
15.6k
16.8k (x1.08)
Test#2 (FP)
13.92k
24.08k (x1.73)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.12k
6.06k (x0.99)
Test#1 (Memory)
5k
13.98k (x2.8)
TOTAL
40.65k
60.93k (x1.5)

Multithread

i7-4790K

i7-9700F
Test#1 (Integers)
65.48k
92.79k (x1.42)
Test#2 (FP)
63.29k
135.13k (x2.14)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
27.93k
33.29k (x1.19)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.84k
8.64k (x1.1)
TOTAL
164.54k
269.85k (x1.64)

Performance/W
i7-4790K
i7-9700F
Test#1 (Integers)
744 points/W
1428 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
719 points/W
2079 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
317 points/W
512 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
89 points/W
133 points/W
TOTAL
1870 points/W
4152 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-4790K
i7-9700F
Test#1 (Integers)
3546 points/GHz
3575 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3163 points/GHz
5124 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1392 points/GHz
1290 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1137 points/GHz
2975 points/GHz
TOTAL
9238 points/GHz
12964 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.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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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.


Test#1 (Integers) [points vs time]

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Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

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Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

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Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

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