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Core i7-8700k vs i7-4770


Description
The i7-8700k is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the i7-4770 is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-8700k gets a score of 443.8 k points while the i7-4770 gets 183.8 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-8700k is 2.4 times faster than the i7-4770 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906ea
306c3
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.7 GHz
3.4 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.7 GHz
3.9 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA 1150
Cores/Threads
6/12
4/8
TDP
95 W
84 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
12288 kB
8192 kB
Date
October 2017
June 2013
Mean monothread perf.
80.6k points
44.97k points
Mean multithread perf.
443.77k points
183.77k 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
i7-8700k
i7-4770
Test#1 (Integers)
4.13k
4.42k (x1.07)
Test#2 (FP)
16.96k
11.02k (x0.65)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.56k
4.93k (x0.89)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.85k
5.41k (x0.42)
TOTAL
39.5k
25.78k (x0.65)

Multithread

i7-8700k

i7-4770
Test#1 (Integers)
24.01k
15.26k (x0.64)
Test#2 (FP)
108.69k
53.16k (x0.49)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
36.62k
23.52k (x0.64)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.33k
7.99k (x0.86)
TOTAL
178.64k
99.93k (x0.56)

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
i7-8700k
i7-4770
Test#1 (Integers)
12.92k
13.81k (x1.07)
Test#2 (FP)
20.68k
12.13k (x0.59)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.3k
5.24k (x0.99)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.59k
5.35k (x0.43)
TOTAL
51.48k
36.53k (x0.71)

Multithread

i7-8700k

i7-4770
Test#1 (Integers)
94.26k
55.29k (x0.59)
Test#2 (FP)
152.55k
53.67k (x0.35)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
39.74k
24.73k (x0.62)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.53k
6.54k (x0.77)
TOTAL
295.07k
140.23k (x0.48)

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
i7-8700k
i7-4770
Test#1 (Integers)
16.87k
13.7k (x0.81)
Test#2 (FP)
26.12k
12.6k (x0.48)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.33k
5.18k (x0.82)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.71k
4.8k (x0.35)
TOTAL
63.03k
36.28k (x0.58)

Multithread

i7-8700k

i7-4770
Test#1 (Integers)
105.74k
56.15k (x0.53)
Test#2 (FP)
180.52k
59.4k (x0.33)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
44.99k
23.97k (x0.53)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.51k
7.85k (x0.92)
TOTAL
339.77k
147.38k (x0.43)

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
i7-8700k
i7-4770
Test#1 (Integers)
31.2k
22.6k (x0.72)
Test#2 (FP)
27.82k
12.12k (x0.44)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.57k
5.18k (x0.79)
Test#1 (Memory)
15k
5.06k (x0.34)
TOTAL
80.6k
44.97k (x0.56)

Multithread

i7-8700k

i7-4770
Test#1 (Integers)
202.42k
93.56k (x0.46)
Test#2 (FP)
186.33k
59.59k (x0.32)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
44.96k
24.63k (x0.55)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.05k
5.99k (x0.6)
TOTAL
443.77k
183.77k (x0.41)

Performance/W
i7-8700k
i7-4770
Test#1 (Integers)
2131 points/W
1114 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1961 points/W
709 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
473 points/W
293 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
106 points/W
71 points/W
TOTAL
4671 points/W
2188 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-8700k
i7-4770
Test#1 (Integers)
6639 points/GHz
5796 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5919 points/GHz
3107 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1397 points/GHz
1329 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3192 points/GHz
1299 points/GHz
TOTAL
17148 points/GHz
11530 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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