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Core i7-8550U vs i7-4770K


Description
The i7-8550U is based on Kaby Lake architecture while the i7-4770K is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-8550U gets a score of 166.1 k points while the i7-4770K gets 173.9 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-4770K is 1 times faster than the i7-8550U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
806ea
306c3
Core
Kaby Lake-R
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
1.8 GHz
3.5 GHz
Boost frecuency
4 GHz
3.9 GHz
Socket
BGA1356
LGA 1150
Cores/Threads
4/8
4/8
TDP
15 W
84 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
8192 kB
Date
August 2017
June 2013
Mean monothread perf.
64.2k points
43.21k points
Mean multithread perf.
166.12k points
173.93k 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
i7-8550U
i7-4770K
Test#1 (Integers)
3.91k
4.5k (x1.15)
Test#2 (FP)
15.98k
11.23k (x0.7)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.11k
5.16k (x1.01)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.05k
5.28k (x0.48)
TOTAL
36.05k
26.17k (x0.73)

Multithread

i7-8550U

i7-4770K
Test#1 (Integers)
11.76k
16.27k (x1.38)
Test#2 (FP)
50.15k
58.37k (x1.16)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.76k
24.33k (x1.45)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.17k
10.42k (x2.5)
TOTAL
82.84k
109.39k (x1.32)

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
i7-8550U
i7-4770K
Test#1 (Integers)
13.15k
13.78k (x1.05)
Test#2 (FP)
19.7k
12.7k (x0.64)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.1k
5.23k (x1.03)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.21k
4.92k (x0.53)
TOTAL
47.16k
36.63k (x0.78)

Multithread

i7-8550U

i7-4770K
Test#1 (Integers)
34.13k
56.86k (x1.67)
Test#2 (FP)
53.79k
60.65k (x1.13)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
13.91k
24.02k (x1.73)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.12k
5.22k (x1.26)
TOTAL
105.95k
146.75k (x1.39)

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
i7-8550U
i7-4770K
Test#1 (Integers)
25.37k
21.28k (x0.84)
Test#2 (FP)
22.6k
12.25k (x0.54)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.13k
4.78k (x0.93)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.1k
4.9k (x0.44)
TOTAL
64.2k
43.21k (x0.67)

Multithread

i7-8550U

i7-4770K
Test#1 (Integers)
72.82k
86.17k (x1.18)
Test#2 (FP)
71.71k
56.81k (x0.79)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
17.35k
21.88k (x1.26)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.24k
9.07k (x2.14)
TOTAL
166.12k
173.93k (x1.05)

Performance/W
i7-8550U
i7-4770K
Test#1 (Integers)
4855 points/W
1026 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
4781 points/W
676 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1157 points/W
260 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
282 points/W
108 points/W
TOTAL
11075 points/W
2071 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-8550U
i7-4770K
Test#1 (Integers)
6343 points/GHz
5456 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5650 points/GHz
3141 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1282 points/GHz
1226 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2774 points/GHz
1257 points/GHz
TOTAL
16049 points/GHz
11079 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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