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Core i7-9850H vs i7-4790


Description
The i7-9850H is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the i7-4790 is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-9850H gets a score of 289.3 k points while the i7-4790 gets 173.9 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-9850H is 1.7 times faster than the i7-4790 . 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
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.6 GHz
4 GHz
Socket
BGA 1440
LGA 1150
Cores/Threads
6/12
4/8
TDP
45 W
84 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
12288 kB
8192 kB
Date
June 2019
May 2014
Mean monothread perf.
49.24k points
44.73k points
Mean multithread perf.
289.3k 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
i7-9850H
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
4.11k
4.51k (x1.1)
Test#2 (FP)
15.19k
11.24k (x0.74)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.04k
5.03k (x1)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.98k
5.02k (x0.42)
TOTAL
36.32k
25.8k (x0.71)

Multithread

i7-9850H

i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
22.68k
15.72k (x0.69)
Test#2 (FP)
83.77k
54.99k (x0.66)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
30.37k
23.87k (x0.79)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.55k
5.48k (x0.64)
TOTAL
145.37k
100.06k (x0.69)

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
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
14.5k
13.52k (x0.93)
Test#2 (FP)
20.73k
11.94k (x0.58)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.31k
4.96k (x0.93)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.09k
4.84k (x0.44)
TOTAL
51.62k
35.25k (x0.68)

Multithread

i7-9850H

i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
77.18k
54.7k (x0.71)
Test#2 (FP)
126.35k
52.41k (x0.41)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
33.63k
24.5k (x0.73)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.87k
6.77k (x0.86)
TOTAL
245.03k
138.37k (x0.56)

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
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
19.83k
22.19k (x1.12)
Test#2 (FP)
16.52k
12.45k (x0.75)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.87k
5.11k (x1.32)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.02k
4.98k (x0.55)
TOTAL
49.24k
44.73k (x0.91)

Multithread

i7-9850H

i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
130.19k
87.14k (x0.67)
Test#2 (FP)
121.44k
58k (x0.48)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
28.05k
22.75k (x0.81)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.62k
6k (x0.62)
TOTAL
289.3k
173.89k (x0.6)

Performance/W
i7-9850H
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
2893 points/W
1037 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2699 points/W
691 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
623 points/W
271 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
214 points/W
71 points/W
TOTAL
6429 points/W
2070 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-9850H
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
4311 points/GHz
5547 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3591 points/GHz
3113 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
841 points/GHz
1279 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1961 points/GHz
1244 points/GHz
TOTAL
10703 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.


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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