Core i7-8550U vs i7-4790
Description
The i7-8550U is based on Kaby Lake architecture while the i7-4790 is based on Haswell.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-8550U gets a score of 166.1 k points while the i7-4790 gets 173.9 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-4790 is 1 times faster than the i7-8550U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-8550U gets a score of 166.1 k points while the i7-4790 gets 173.9 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-4790 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
Base frecuency
1.8 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
4 GHz
4 GHz
Socket
BGA1356
LGA 1150
Cores/Threads
4/8
4/8
TDP
15 W
84 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
8192 kB
Date
August 2017
May 2014
Mean monothread perf.
64.2k points
44.73k points
Mean multithread perf.
166.12k points
173.89k 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
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
3.91k
4.51k (x1.15)
Test#2 (FP)
15.98k
11.24k (x0.7)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.11k
5.03k (x0.98)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.05k
5.02k (x0.45)
TOTAL
36.05k
25.8k (x0.72)
Multithread
i7-8550U
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
11.76k
15.72k (x1.34)
Test#2 (FP)
50.15k
54.99k (x1.1)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.76k
23.87k (x1.42)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.17k
5.48k (x1.32)
TOTAL
82.84k
100.06k (x1.21)
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
i7-8550U
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
12.93k
13.52k (x1.05)
Test#2 (FP)
20.59k
11.94k (x0.58)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.41k
4.96k (x0.92)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.48k
4.84k (x0.46)
TOTAL
49.41k
35.25k (x0.71)
Multithread
i7-8550U
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
41.11k
54.7k (x1.33)
Test#2 (FP)
65.04k
52.41k (x0.81)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
17.53k
24.5k (x1.4)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.22k
6.77k (x1.6)
TOTAL
127.9k
138.37k (x1.08)
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
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
13.15k
14.07k (x1.07)
Test#2 (FP)
19.7k
12.63k (x0.64)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.1k
5.35k (x1.05)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.21k
4.98k (x0.54)
TOTAL
47.16k
37.03k (x0.79)
Multithread
i7-8550U
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
34.13k
57.88k (x1.7)
Test#2 (FP)
53.79k
60.83k (x1.13)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
13.91k
24.4k (x1.75)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.12k
6.95k (x1.69)
TOTAL
105.95k
150.07k (x1.42)
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
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
25.37k
22.19k (x0.87)
Test#2 (FP)
22.6k
12.45k (x0.55)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.13k
5.11k (x1)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.1k
4.98k (x0.45)
TOTAL
64.2k
44.73k (x0.7)
Multithread
i7-8550U
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
72.82k
87.14k (x1.2)
Test#2 (FP)
71.71k
58k (x0.81)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
17.35k
22.75k (x1.31)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.24k
6k (x1.42)
TOTAL
166.12k
173.89k (x1.05)
Performance/W
i7-8550U
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
4855 points/W
1037 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
4781 points/W
691 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1157 points/W
271 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
282 points/W
71 points/W
TOTAL
11075 points/W
2070 points/W
Performance/GHz
i7-8550U
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
6343 points/GHz
5547 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5650 points/GHz
3113 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1282 points/GHz
1279 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2774 points/GHz
1244 points/GHz
TOTAL
16049 points/GHz
11183 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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