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Core 2 Duo E8400 vs Core i7-4790


Description
The E8400 is based on Core architecture while the i7-4790 is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the E8400 gets a score of 27.1 k points while the i7-4790 gets 138.4 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-4790 is 5.1 times faster than the E8400 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
1067a
306c3
Core
Wolfdale
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
3 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
3 GHz
4 GHz
Socket
LGA 775
LGA 1150
Cores/Threads
2/2
4/8
TDP
65 W
84 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
6144 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
0 kB
8192 kB
Date
January 2008
May 2014
Mean monothread perf.
17.28k points
44.73k points
Mean multithread perf.
27.11k 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
E8400
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
2.47k
4.51k (x1.83)
Test#2 (FP)
6.74k
11.24k (x1.67)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.87k
5.03k (x1.75)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.47k
5.02k (x1.12)
TOTAL
16.55k
25.8k (x1.56)

Multithread

E8400

i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
4.64k
15.72k (x3.39)
Test#2 (FP)
12.36k
54.99k (x4.45)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.86k
23.87k (x4.91)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.96k
5.48k (x2.79)
TOTAL
23.82k
100.06k (x4.2)

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
E8400
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
3.3k
13.52k (x4.1)
Test#2 (FP)
7.28k
11.94k (x1.64)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.88k
4.96k (x1.72)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.83k
4.84k (x1.26)
TOTAL
17.28k
35.25k (x2.04)

Multithread

E8400

i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
6.3k
54.7k (x8.68)
Test#2 (FP)
13.71k
52.41k (x3.82)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.32k
24.5k (x4.61)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.78k
6.77k (x3.81)
TOTAL
27.11k
138.37k (x5.1)

Performance/W
E8400
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
97 points/W
651 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
211 points/W
624 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
82 points/W
292 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
27 points/W
81 points/W
TOTAL
417 points/W
1647 points/W

Performance/GHz
E8400
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
1099 points/GHz
3380 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2426 points/GHz
2986 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
959 points/GHz
1239 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1278 points/GHz
1209 points/GHz
TOTAL
5762 points/GHz
8813 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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