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Core i7-9850H vs i5-4440


Description
The i7-9850H is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the i5-4440 is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-9850H gets a score of 289.3 k points while the i5-4440 gets 138.7 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-9850H is 2.1 times faster than the i5-4440 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906ed
306c3
Core
Coffee Lake-H
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.6 GHz
3.1 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.6 GHz
3.3 GHz
Socket
BGA 1440
LGA 1150
Cores/Threads
6/12
4/4
TDP
45 W
84 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
12288 kB
6144 kB
Date
June 2019
June 2013
Mean monothread perf.
49.24k points
38.29k points
Mean multithread perf.
289.3k points
138.69k 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
i7-9850H
i5-4440
Test#1 (Integers)
4.11k
3.71k (x0.9)
Test#2 (FP)
15.19k
9.23k (x0.61)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.04k
4.28k (x0.85)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.98k
3.8k (x0.32)
TOTAL
36.32k
21.02k (x0.58)

Multithread

i7-9850H

i5-4440
Test#1 (Integers)
22.68k
13.33k (x0.59)
Test#2 (FP)
83.77k
34.2k (x0.41)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
30.37k
15.91k (x0.52)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.55k
6.56k (x0.77)
TOTAL
145.37k
70k (x0.48)

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
i7-9850H
i5-4440
Test#1 (Integers)
14.5k
11.43k (x0.79)
Test#2 (FP)
20.73k
10.13k (x0.49)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.31k
4.53k (x0.85)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.09k
3.93k (x0.35)
TOTAL
51.62k
30.01k (x0.58)

Multithread

i7-9850H

i5-4440
Test#1 (Integers)
77.18k
43.67k (x0.57)
Test#2 (FP)
126.35k
38.78k (x0.31)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
33.63k
17.03k (x0.51)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.87k
7.72k (x0.98)
TOTAL
245.03k
107.2k (x0.44)

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
i7-9850H
i5-4440
Test#1 (Integers)
19.83k
19.08k (x0.96)
Test#2 (FP)
16.52k
10.47k (x0.63)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.87k
4.53k (x1.17)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.02k
4.21k (x0.47)
TOTAL
49.24k
38.29k (x0.78)

Multithread

i7-9850H

i5-4440
Test#1 (Integers)
130.19k
73.26k (x0.56)
Test#2 (FP)
121.44k
41.01k (x0.34)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
28.05k
17.12k (x0.61)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.62k
7.3k (x0.76)
TOTAL
289.3k
138.69k (x0.48)

Performance/W
i7-9850H
i5-4440
Test#1 (Integers)
2893 points/W
872 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2699 points/W
488 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
623 points/W
204 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
214 points/W
87 points/W
TOTAL
6429 points/W
1651 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-9850H
i5-4440
Test#1 (Integers)
4311 points/GHz
5783 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3591 points/GHz
3174 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
841 points/GHz
1372 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1961 points/GHz
1275 points/GHz
TOTAL
10703 points/GHz
11604 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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