With the Haswell refresh, Intel has once again mixed up the classic desktop area in terms of processors and made new CPUs of the Core 4000 series available to users. We want to see how big the leap with the refresh really is and what this means in practice and take a look at this using the Core i7-4790K.
Intro
Intel has named the refreshment of the LGA1150 socket "Haswell Refresh" and is thus sending new models onto the desktop market, which above all raise the performance data somewhat. However, only small things have changed under the hood, which is why the question arises to what extent something has really improved here compared to the old models.
Because you will look for real changes almost in vain and the new chipset Z97 is what is really mentioned here. This offers at least the support of the M.2 interface and thus allows the connection of fast data carriers.
So should the Haswell refresh be understood more as a light summer breeze or does it really provide a fresh breeze? We will illuminate this on the following pages.
The new Haswell processors are operated on the MSI mainboard Z87-G43. We imported the latest beta BIOS V1.2B1 and activated all energy-saving mechanisms in the BIOS. The memory modules used come from G.Skill. It is a 4 x 4 GByte kit of the Ripjaws Z DDR3-1600 with the latencies CL9-9-9-24.
For Intel's “Sandy Bridge” and “Ivy Bridge” processors for the LGA-1155 socket, 4 x 4 GB G.Skill Ripjaws Z DDR3-1600 are used, operated on DDR3-1333. The memories are operated with the CL9-9-9-24 2T latencies. That comes as a mainboard MSI Z77A-GD65* used with BIOS version 7751vP0. All energy saving mechanisms are activated in the BIOS.
For the processors of the LGA-2011 socket, 4 x 4 GB G.Skill Ripjaws Z DDR3-1600 and an ASUS Rampage IV Gene with BIOS 4901 are used. The socket LGA-2011-3 is measured with 4 x 4 GByte Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-2666, operated with DDR4-2133 and timings of 15-15-15-36. An MSI X99S Gaming 7 with BIOS V17.4 is used as the mainboard.
The same G.Skill modules are used for AMD's Bulldozer processors for the AM3 + socket as on the Intel systems. That comes as a mainboard ASUS Crosshair V Formula* (990FX chipset) used with BIOS 1703. All energy saving mechanisms are activated in the BIOS.
ASUS Sabertooth 990FX
Due to the lack of support for the new processor from our ASUS Crosshair V Formula test board, we had to change the board. The measurement results for the AM3 + socket were therefore completely created on the new ASUS Sabertooth 990FX.
The G.Skill DDR3 memory mentioned above works here as well. The Gigabyte GA-F2A85X-UP4 with BIOS F4 is used as the mainboard. All energy saving mechanisms are activated in the BIOS.
More hardware
Graphic card:
MSI Radeon HD 7970 Lightning
AMD Radeon HD 3450 (DDR3):
only for measurements of power consumption
Memory:
16 GB (4 x 4 GB) G.Skill Ripjaws Z DDR3-1600
SPD operation: DDR3-1600, 9-9-9-24 at 1,5 volts
Overall, we tried to focus strongly on real applications with the benchmarks and to distance ourselves from synthetic tests. Whenever possible, we also used the 64-bit version.
A special remark should be made about LAME: By default, LAME is created with an Intel C ++ compiler. In the past, this has repeatedly caused irritation, which is why we also use a version in our new benchmark course that we created ourselves with the help of Visual Studio 2010 from Microsoft. In terms of performance, however, it does no difference.
Apart from the remarks already made on this and on the previous page regarding our test philosophy, we want to briefly summarize the essential points again. Unless otherwise stated in the direct test description, the following points always apply:
All available energy saving mechanisms are activated.
If the CPU has a turbo mode, this is activated.
If the CPU supports hyperthreading / core multithreading (CMT), this is activated.
The Haswell refresh has basically not brought any real innovations on the processor side. Neither the stepping was changed, nor were essential functions or command sets added. So far, there are only two models in this refresh series: the Core i7-4790K and the Core i5-4690K.
Basically, all that remains is the increase in clock speed, but that's what it takes. With a base clock of 4,0 GHz, the i7-4790K, which is codenamed Devil's Canyon, has 500 MHz more than its predecessor. This advantage is also maintained in the Turbo, where you now have up to 4,4 GHz. The Core i5-4690K is significantly less powerful than its predecessor. We only have an increase of 100 MHz for the base and turbo clocks.
The performance boost, however, is not entirely without compromises, and so Intel had to redefine the TDP (Thermal Design Power). Here you are now at 88 watts, which means a plus of 4 watts - relatively low.
Intel has given the new Devil's Canyon CPUs more capacitors on the bottom. There is also talk of Intel making changes to the thermal paste used between the CPU DIE and the heat spreader. Virtually all changes to the refresh models have thus already been clarified.
Incidentally, there are also “non-K models” of both processors on the market. The Core i7-4790 and the Core i5-4690 are not codenamed Devil's Canyon. In addition to the multiplier that cannot be freely changed, the i7-4790 also offers a significantly lower CPU clock compared to its K variant: 3,6 GHz basic and 4,0 GHz turbo clock. The i5-4690, on the other hand, shows absolutely identical clock rates compared to the K version.
Tabular comparison
Key data
Core i7-4790K
Core i7-4770K
Core i5-4690K
Core i5-4670K
Production
22 nm
22 nm
22 nm
22 nm
Plinth
LGA1150
LGA1150
LGA1150
LGA1150
Shell size
37,5 x 37,5 mm
37,5 x 37,5 mm
37,5 x 37,5 mm
37,5 x 37,5 mm
Cores / threads
4/8
4/8
4/4
4/4
Clock / turbo
4,0 / 4,4 GHz
3,5 / 3,9 GHz
3,5 / 3,9 GHz
3,4 / 3,8 GHz
Intel SmartCache
8 MB
8 MB
6 MB
6 MB
Befehlssätz to
SSE 4.1 / 4.2, AVX 2.0
SSE 4.1 / 4.2, AVX 2.0
TDP
88 watts,
84 watts,
88 watts,
84 watts,
Storage types
DDR3-1333 / 1600
DDR3-1333 / 1600
DDR3-1333 / 1600
DDR3-1333 / 1600
memory channels
2
2
2
2
maximum memory size
32 GB
32 GB
32 GB
32 GB
PCIe version
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
maximum number of PCIe lanes
16
16
16
16
Techniken
Intel Turbo Boost 2.0
Intel Turbo Boost 2.0
Intel Turbo Boost 2.0
Intel Turbo Boost 2.0
Intel Hyper-Threading
Intel Hyper-Threading
Intel Hyper-Threading
Intel Hyper-Threading
Intel VT-x
Intel VT-x
Intel VT-x
Intel VT-x
Intel VT-d
Intel VT-d
Intel VT-d
Intel VT-d
Intel EPT
Intel EPT
Intel EPT
Intel EPT
Intel Speed Step
Intel Speed Step
Intel Speed Step
Intel Speed Step
Intel Identity Protection
Intel Identity Protection
Intel Identity Protection
Intel Identity Protection
Intel AES NI
Intel AES NI
Intel AES NI
Intel AES NI
Execute Disable Bit
Execute Disable Bit
Execute Disable Bit
Execute Disable Bit
graphics unit
HD Graphics 4600
HD Graphics 4600
HD Graphics 4600
HD Graphics 4600
GPU clock / turbo
350 MHz / 1,25 GHz
350 MHz / 1,25 GHz
350 MHz / 1,20 GHz
350 MHz / 1,20 GHz
Practice
input
In the following, we determine the average consumption of the entire system without a monitor. A standard energy cost meter is used here, in our case an Energy Check 300. Over a period of 20 minutes, we record the course and, of course, state the average value in watts. We use Core2MaxPerf for all processors as a full load scenario.
input
Idle
Intel Core i7-3960X
85
Intel Core i7-4960X
81
Intel Core i7-5960X
66
AMD FX-8350
59
AMD FX-8370E
58
AMD FX-8150
57
AMD A10-6800K
39
AMD A10-7850K
38
AMD A10-7800
38
AMD A8-7600
37
Intel Core i7-2700K
33
Intel Core i7-2600K
33
Intel Core i5-3570K
33
Intel Core i5-2500K
33
Intel Core i7-4770K
33
Intel Core i7-4790K
33
Intel Core i3-2120
31
Intel Celeron G1620
30
Intel Core i7-3770K
30
Intel Core i5-4670K
30
AMD A10-6700
30
Intel Core i3-3220
30
Intel Core i5-2300
30
Intel Core i5-2400
30
AMD A8-6500T
30
Watt
input
Last
Intel Core i7-3960X
236
AMD FX-8350
199
Intel Core i7-4960X
196
AMD FX-8150
173
Intel Core i7-5960X
172
AMD FX-8370E
141
AMD A10-7850K
126
Intel Core i7-4790K
115
AMD A10-6800K
114
AMD A8-7600
113
AMD A10-7800
103
Intel Core i7-2700K
96
Intel Core i7-2600K
96
Intel Core i7-4770K
95
Intel Core i5-2500K
90
Intel Core i5-2400
90
AMD A10-6700
87
Intel Core i7-3770K
84
Intel Core i5-2300
81
Intel Core i5-4670K
80
Intel Core i5-3570K
75
AMD A8-6500T
73
Intel Core i3-2120
57
Intel Core i3-3220
48
Intel Celeron G1620
39
Watt
Today's test candidate stays on the same level as its predecessor in idle. On the other hand, the power consumption of the entire system under load reveals a plus of 20 watts.
This is certainly not due to Intel's TDP specification, because it is just 4 watts above the Core i7-4770K. The measurement inaccuracy is mainly due to the fact that the load tool used does not achieve an absolute full load on the computing units and so the 500 MHz higher clock rate of today's test candidate is the tip of the balance.
overclocking
The K in the Core i7-4790K stands for a free multiplier and only means that the user can experiment here. It is enough for the simple user to get a few MHz more out of the chip, just for the feeling.
The enthusiast, on the other hand, uses the broad portfolio of options and does not simply turn the clock screw, but uses options such as water coolers or other extras to get the clock even faster. For our OC test, however, we are satisfied with the classic air cooling from Noctua.
Basically, we don't have high expectations of the test candidate in this test chapter. With the refresh from Haswell there is no new CPU stepping, which might make you believe in better options when overclocking, and the i7-4790K is the top model of the series anyway, with a very high base clock. Therefore, the leeway should probably be small. The additionally installed capacitors and the improved thermal paste could perhaps be the icing on the cake.
In practice, we were then able to raise the base clock to 4,5 GHz and thus increase it by around 500 MHz. However, this is not only reflected in the performance, but also in the power consumption. The total system power consumption rose by around 35 watts from 115 to 150 watts.
Now we come to the “correct” everyday applications. We want to start with music editing software. All tests are based on a wave file of around 710 MB, which we convert to MP3 files with the help of iTunes, LAME and the Nero AAC encoder. A conversion to the Ogg Vorbis format is also used. All programs are strictly single-threaded, so they only make use of one core.
iTunes
ITunes
Wave to MP3 conversion
Intel Core i7-4790K
39
Intel Core i7-4770K
43
Intel Core i5-4670K
44
Intel Core i7-3770K
44
Intel Core i5-3570K
46
Intel Core i7-2700K
47
Intel Core i7-2600K
49
Intel Core i7-5960X
50
Intel Core i5-2500K
50
Intel Core i7-3960X
50
Intel Core i7-4960X
52
Intel Core i3-3220
52
Intel Core i5-2400
54
Intel Core i3-2120
55
Intel Core i5-2300
59
Intel Celeron G1620
64
AMD A10-6700
65
AMD A10-6800K
65
AMD FX-8350
66
AMD FX-8370E
69
AMD A10-7850K
71
AMD A10-7800
72
AMD A8-7600
75
AMD FX-8150
82
AMD A8-6500T
92
Seconds [less is better]
Nero AAC
Nero AAC encoder
Wave to MP3 conversion
Intel Core i7-4790K
35
Intel Core i7-4770K
40
Intel Core i7-3770K
40
Intel Core i5-4670K
41
Intel Core i5-3570K
41
Intel Core i7-4960X
41
Intel Core i7-2700K
43
Intel Core i7-3960X
44
Intel Core i7-2600K
45
Intel Core i7-5960X
46
Intel Core i5-2500K
46
Intel Core i3-3220
48
Intel Core i5-2400
50
Intel Core i3-2120
51
Intel Core i5-2300
55
AMD A10-6800K
57
Intel Celeron G1620
58
AMD A10-6700
59
AMD FX-8350
60
AMD A10-7850K
61
AMD FX-8370E
61
AMD A10-7800
63
AMD FX-8150
63
AMD A8-7600
64
AMD A8-6500T
83
Seconds [less is better]
LAME
ITunes
Wave to MP3 conversion
Intel Core i7-4790K
39
Intel Core i7-4770K
43
Intel Core i5-4670K
44
Intel Core i7-3770K
44
Intel Core i5-3570K
46
Intel Core i7-2700K
47
Intel Core i7-2600K
49
Intel Core i7-5960X
50
Intel Core i5-2500K
50
Intel Core i7-3960X
50
Intel Core i7-4960X
52
Intel Core i3-3220
52
Intel Core i5-2400
54
Intel Core i3-2120
55
Intel Core i5-2300
59
Intel Celeron G1620
64
AMD A10-6700
65
AMD A10-6800K
65
AMD FX-8350
66
AMD FX-8370E
69
AMD A10-7850K
71
AMD A10-7800
72
AMD A8-7600
75
AMD FX-8150
82
AMD A8-6500T
92
Seconds [less is better]
OggEnc
OggEnc
Wave to OggVorbis conversion
Intel Core i7-4790K
29
Intel Core i5-4670K
33
Intel Core i7-4770K
33
Intel Core i7-3770K
35
Intel Core i7-5960X
36
Intel Core i5-3570K
36
Intel Core i7-3960X
36
Intel Core i7-4960X
37
Intel Core i7-2700K
37
Intel Core i7-2600K
38
Intel Core i5-2500K
39
Intel Core i3-3220
40
Intel Core i5-2400
41
Intel Core i3-2120
42
Intel Core i5-2300
46
Intel Celeron G1620
50
AMD A10-7850K
54
AMD A10-7800
55
AMD FX-8350
55
AMD A10-6700
57
AMD A8-7600
57
AMD A10-6800K
57
AMD FX-8370E
59
AMD FX-8150
65
AMD A8-6500T
81
Seconds [less is better]
Benchmarks: image editing
When it comes to image processing, we rely on the free programs GIMP and IrfanView. Both programs make very weak use of multiple cores, but are more likely to be classified as single-threaded.
GIMP
GIMP
Image processing of a 70 MPixel image
Intel Core i7-4790K
24,00
AMD A10-7850K
27,00
AMD A10-7800
27,00
Intel Core i7-3770K
28,33
Intel Core i7-4770K
28,33
AMD A8-7600
29,00
Intel Core i5-3570K
29,33
Intel Core i5-4670K
29,33
Intel Core i7-2700K
29,67
Intel Core i7-2600K
30,33
Intel Core i5-2500K
31,00
Intel Core i5-2400
33,67
Intel Core i3-3220
34,00
AMD FX-8350
35,00
Intel Core i3-2120
35,00
AMD A10-6800K
36,00
AMD A10-6700
36,00
Intel Core i5-2300
36,67
AMD FX-8370E
37,00
AMD FX-8150
38,00
Intel Core i7-5960X
38,00
Intel Core i7-4960X
38,00
Intel Core i7-3960X
42,00
Intel Celeron G1620
43,00
AMD A8-6500T
50,00
Seconds [less is better]
IrfanView
IrfanView
image editing
Intel Core i7-4790K
10,09
Intel Core i7-3960X
13,01
Intel Core i7-4960X
13,06
Intel Core i7-5960X
13,08
Intel Core i7-3770K
13,25
Intel Core i7-4770K
13,97
Intel Core i7-2700K
15,25
Intel Core i5-2500K
15,43
Intel Core i7-2600K
15,55
Intel Core i5-4670K
15,59
Intel Core i5-3570K
16,82
AMD FX-8350
17,49
AMD FX-8370E
18,69
AMD A10-6800K
18,74
AMD A10-7850K
19,20
Intel Core i5-2400
19,25
Intel Core i5-2300
19,28
AMD FX-8150
19,72
AMD A10-7800
20,03
AMD A10-6700
20,25
AMD A8-7600
20,30
Intel Core i3-3220
21,23
Intel Core i3-2120
23,26
Intel Celeron G1620
23,54
AMD A8-6500T
25,85
Seconds [less is better]
Benchmarks: Video Editing
When it comes to video editing, Handbrake and MainConcept are used, which use different codecs with different quality settings. The source file is always a 380 MB HD video. While software that has not made use of multiple cores has primarily been used up to now, MainConcept and Handbrake are two prime examples of parallelization. Even six cores are optimally used.
Handbrake x264
Handbrake x264
Preset: iPod 320 × 176
Intel Core i7-4790K
16
Intel Core i7-3960X
16
Intel Core i7-4960X
16
Intel Core i5-4670K
18
Intel Core i5-3570K
18
Intel Core i7-5960X
18
Intel Core i7-4770K
19
Intel Core i7-3770K
20
Intel Core i7-2700K
20
Intel Core i5-2500K
21
Intel Core i5-2400
21
AMD FX-8350
22
Intel Core i5-2300
23
AMD FX-8150
25
AMD FX-8370E
25
AMD A10-6800K
26
AMD A10-6700
27
AMD A10-7850K
27
AMD A10-7800
28
Intel Core i3-3220
29
AMD A8-7600
29
Intel Core i3-2120
30
Intel Core i7-2600K
38
AMD A8-6500T
40
Intel Celeron G1620
41
Seconds [less is better]
Handbrake x264
Preset: High Profile 1920 × 1080
Intel Core i7-5960X
101
Intel Core i7-4960X
124
Intel Core i7-3960X
133
Intel Core i7-4790K
151
Intel Core i7-4770K
178
AMD FX-8350
180
Intel Core i7-3770K
197
Intel Core i5-4670K
210
AMD FX-8150
211
Intel Core i7-2700K
213
AMD FX-8370E
219
Intel Core i7-2600K
220
Intel Core i5-3570K
238
Intel Core i5-2500K
268
Intel Core i5-2400
284
Intel Core i5-2300
312
AMD A10-7850K
329
AMD A10-7800
345
AMD A10-6800K
352
AMD A8-7600
355
AMD A10-6700
375
Intel Core i3-3220
443
Intel Core i3-2120
467
AMD A8-6500T
626
Intel Celeron G1620
656
Seconds [less is better]
Avisynth & x264 encoder
x264 encoder
Time
Intel Core i7-5960X
23
Intel Core i7-4960X
26
Intel Core i7-3960X
29
Intel Core i7-4790K
29
Intel Core i7-4770K
34
AMD FX-8350
38
Intel Core i7-3770K
39
Intel Core i5-4670K
40
Intel Core i7-2700K
43
AMD FX-8150
44
Intel Core i7-2600K
44
AMD FX-8370E
45
Intel Core i5-3570K
46
Intel Core i5-2500K
54
Intel Core i5-2400
57
Intel Core i5-2300
62
AMD A10-7850K
65
AMD A10-7800
67
AMD A10-6800K
69
AMD A8-7600
69
AMD A10-6700
72
Intel Core i3-3220
81
Intel Core i3-2120
89
AMD A8-6500T
118
Intel Celeron G1620
122
Seconds [less is better]
x264 encoder
passport 1
Intel Celeron G1620
72
AMD A8-6500T
72
Intel Core i3-2120
97
Intel Core i3-3220
106
AMD A10-6700
111
AMD A8-7600
113
AMD A10-6800K
116
AMD A10-7800
116
AMD A10-7850K
120
Intel Core i5-2300
134
AMD FX-8370E
143
AMD FX-8150
145
Intel Core i5-2400
146
Intel Core i5-2500K
153
Intel Core i7-2600K
159
Intel Core i7-2700K
164
AMD FX-8350
165
Intel Core i5-3570K
177
Intel Core i7-3770K
180
Intel Core i7-4770K
193
Intel Core i5-4670K
195
Intel Core i7-3960X
210
Intel Core i7-5960X
211
Intel Core i7-4960X
224
Intel Core i7-4790K
225
Frames per Second [more is better]
x264 encoder
passport 2
Intel Celeron G1620
14
AMD A8-6500T
15
Intel Core i3-2120
20
Intel Core i3-3220
21
AMD A10-6700
25
AMD A8-7600
26
AMD A10-6800K
26
AMD A10-7800
27
AMD A10-7850K
28
Intel Core i5-2300
28
Intel Core i5-2400
31
Intel Core i5-2500K
33
Intel Core i5-3570K
38
Intel Core i7-2600K
41
AMD FX-8370E
42
Intel Core i7-2700K
43
AMD FX-8150
43
Intel Core i5-4670K
45
Intel Core i7-3770K
47
AMD FX-8350
50
Intel Core i7-4770K
55
Intel Core i7-4790K
65
Intel Core i7-3960X
68
Intel Core i7-4960X
75
Intel Core i7-5960X
92
Frames per Second [more is better]
Benchmarks: Packers
We use 7-Zip, WinRAR and WinZip as packing programs, whereby WinZip and 7-Zip are used both once with AES encryption and once without this feature. In both cases, the highest compression level (Ultra) is selected.
7-Zip
7 Zip
without AES
Intel Core i7-4790K
52
Intel Core i7-3770K
55
Intel Core i5-3570K
56
Intel Core i7-3960X
56
Intel Core i7-4770K
57
Intel Core i5-4670K
57
Intel Core i7-4960X
58
Intel Core i7-5960X
67
AMD FX-8350
67
Intel Core i7-2700K
68
Intel Core i7-2600K
70
AMD FX-8370E
71
Intel Core i5-2500K
72
Intel Core i5-2400
74
AMD FX-8150
75
Intel Core i5-2300
79
Intel Core i3-3220
81
AMD A10-6700
88
AMD A10-6800K
93
Intel Core i3-2120
98
AMD A10-7850K
106
AMD A8-6500T
109
AMD A10-7800
109
AMD A8-7600
113
Intel Celeron G1620
125
Seconds [less is better]
WinRAR
WinRAR
highest compression rate
Intel Core i7-4790K
13
Intel Core i7-4770K
15
Intel Core i7-3770K
16
Intel Core i5-4670K
17
Intel Core i7-4960X
17
Intel Core i7-3960X
18
Intel Core i5-3570K
18
Intel Core i7-2700K
18
Intel Core i7-2600K
19
Intel Core i7-5960X
19
Intel Core i5-2500K
20
Intel Core i5-2400
22
Intel Core i3-3220
23
Intel Core i5-2300
23
AMD FX-8350
23
AMD FX-8150
25
Intel Core i3-2120
26
AMD FX-8370E
26
Intel Celeron G1620
28
AMD A10-6700
30
AMD A10-7850K
31
AMD A10-6800K
31
AMD A10-7800
31
AMD A8-7600
32
AMD A8-6500T
39
Seconds [less is better]
WinZip
WinZip
Encryption: none
Intel Core i7-4790K
39
Intel Core i7-4770K
44
Intel Core i5-4670K
45
Intel Core i7-3770K
49
Intel Core i7-2700K
50
Intel Core i5-3570K
51
Intel Core i7-5960X
51
Intel Core i7-2600K
52
Intel Core i5-2500K
53
Intel Core i7-3960X
54
Intel Core i7-4960X
54
Intel Core i5-2400
58
AMD FX-8350
59
Intel Core i3-3220
59
AMD FX-8370E
60
Intel Core i3-2120
61
AMD A10-6700
61
AMD A10-6800K
61
AMD FX-8150
62
AMD A10-7850K
62
Intel Core i5-2300
65
AMD A10-7800
68
AMD A8-7600
69
Intel Celeron G1620
75
AMD A8-6500T
84
Seconds [less is better]
Benchmarks: rendering
In the rendering segment we trust Blender, Cinebench version 11.5 and POV-Ray. All three programs make massive use of multi-core processors, so each additional core saves real time.
Blender
Blender
FlyingSquirrel
Intel Core i7-4790K
19
Intel Core i5-4670K
23
Intel Core i7-4770K
23
Intel Core i7-3770K
24
Intel Core i5-3570K
24
Intel Core i7-5960X
24
Intel Core i7-4960X
25
Intel Core i7-3960X
25
Intel Core i7-2700K
27
Intel Core i3-3220
28
Intel Core i7-2600K
28
Intel Core i5-2500K
29
Intel Core i5-2400
30
Intel Core i3-2120
30
AMD A10-6800K
33
Intel Core i5-2300
33
AMD FX-8350
34
AMD A10-7850K
34
AMD A10-6700
35
Intel Celeron G1620
35
AMD A10-7800
35
AMD FX-8150
36
AMD A8-7600
36
AMD FX-8370E
37
AMD A8-6500T
45
Seconds [less is better]
POV Ray
POV Ray 3.7
Rendering
Intel Core i7-5960X
96
Intel Core i7-4960X
120
Intel Core i7-3960X
130
Intel Core i7-4790K
142
Intel Core i7-4770K
168
AMD FX-8350
175
Intel Core i7-3770K
191
Intel Core i5-4670K
193
AMD FX-8150
202
Intel Core i7-2700K
207
AMD FX-8370E
210
Intel Core i7-2600K
214
Intel Core i5-3570K
230
Intel Core i5-2500K
261
Intel Core i5-2400
278
Intel Core i5-2300
307
AMD A10-7850K
322
AMD A10-6800K
331
AMD A10-7800
335
AMD A8-7600
340
AMD A10-6700
358
Intel Core i3-3220
427
Intel Core i3-2120
452
AMD A8-6500T
604
Intel Celeron G1620
625
Seconds [less is better]
Cinebench 11.5
Cinebench
CPU - all cores
Intel Core i7-5960X
14,29
Intel Core i7-4960X
12,16
Intel Core i7-3960X
11,44
Intel Core i7-4790K
9,66
Intel Core i7-4770K
8,11
Intel Core i7-3770K
7,53
Intel Core i7-2700K
7,00
AMD FX-8350
6,92
Intel Core i7-2600K
6,79
Intel Core i5-4670K
6,18
Intel Core i5-3570K
6,01
AMD FX-8150
5,96
AMD FX-8370E
5,63
Intel Core i5-2500K
5,39
Intel Core i5-2400
5,08
Intel Core i5-2300
4,62
AMD A10-7850K
3,58
AMD A10-6800K
3,52
AMD A10-7800
3,39
AMD A8-7600
3,36
AMD A10-6700
3,34
Intel Core i3-3220
3,32
Intel Core i3-2120
3,18
Intel Celeron G1620
2,17
AMD A8-6500T
2,01
Points [more is better]
Benchmarks: encryption
Truecrypt
TrueCrypt
[AES]
Intel Core i7-3960X
5700,00
Intel Core i7-5960X
5200,00
Intel Core i7-4790K
5200,00
Intel Core i7-4960X
5000,00
Intel Core i7-4770K
4505,60
Intel Core i7-3770K
3788,80
AMD FX-8350
3700,00
Intel Core i7-2700K
3584,00
Intel Core i7-2600K
3481,60
AMD FX-8150
3300,00
Intel Core i5-4670K
3174,40
AMD FX-8370E
3100,00
Intel Core i5-3570K
2867,10
Intel Core i5-2500K
2662,40
Intel Core i5-2400
2457,60
AMD A10-7850K
2252,80
Intel Core i5-2300
2218,70
AMD A10-7800
2100,00
AMD A8-7600
2058,00
AMD A10-6800K
2013,90
AMD A10-6700
1945,60
AMD A8-6500T
1331,20
Intel Core i3-3220
330,00
Intel Core i3-2120
308,50
Intel Celeron G1620
233,50
MByte / s [more is better]
TrueCrypt
[serpent]
Intel Core i7-4960X
630,00
Intel Core i7-5960X
618,00
Intel Core i7-3960X
546,00
Intel Core i7-4790K
473,00
AMD FX-8350
432,00
Intel Core i7-4770K
398,00
Intel Core i7-3770K
387,00
AMD FX-8150
383,00
AMD FX-8370E
360,00
Intel Core i7-2700K
330,66
Intel Core i7-2600K
325,00
Intel Core i5-4670K
304,00
Intel Core i5-3570K
289,67
AMD A10-7850K
273,00
AMD A10-7800
267,00
AMD A8-7600
260,00
Intel Core i5-2500K
229,00
AMD A10-6800K
225,00
AMD A10-6700
219,67
Intel Core i5-2400
215,67
Intel Core i5-2300
195,67
Intel Core i3-3220
172,00
Intel Core i3-2120
153,00
AMD A8-6500T
147,00
Intel Celeron G1620
107,00
MByte / s [more is better]
TrueCrypt
[Twofish]
Intel Core i7-5960X
1100,00
Intel Core i7-4960X
1000,00
Intel Core i7-3960X
942,00
Intel Core i7-4790K
806,00
AMD FX-8350
710,00
Intel Core i7-4770K
683,66
Intel Core i7-3770K
648,00
AMD FX-8150
610,00
AMD FX-8370E
584,00
Intel Core i7-2700K
576,00
Intel Core i7-2600K
560,67
Intel Core i5-4670K
458,33
Intel Core i5-3570K
445,33
AMD A10-7850K
413,00
AMD A10-7800
398,00
Intel Core i5-2500K
393,66
AMD A8-7600
390,00
AMD A10-6800K
378,00
Intel Core i5-2400
376,00
AMD A10-6700
365,33
Intel Core i5-2300
340,67
Intel Core i3-3220
285,00
Intel Core i3-2120
264,00
AMD A8-6500T
245,00
Intel Celeron G1620
165,00
MByte / s [more is better]
7-Zip: AES
7 Zip
with AES
Intel Core i7-4790K
51
Intel Core i7-3770K
55
Intel Core i7-3960X
56
Intel Core i5-4670K
56
Intel Core i5-3570K
56
Intel Core i7-4770K
57
Intel Core i7-4960X
57
Intel Core i7-5960X
65
AMD FX-8350
67
Intel Core i7-2700K
68
Intel Core i7-2600K
70
AMD FX-8370E
71
Intel Core i5-2500K
73
AMD FX-8150
75
Intel Core i5-2400
75
Intel Core i5-2300
78
Intel Core i3-3220
80
AMD A10-6700
89
AMD A10-6800K
93
Intel Core i3-2120
100
AMD A10-7850K
106
AMD A10-7800
108
AMD A8-6500T
109
AMD A8-7600
113
Intel Celeron G1620
128
Seconds [less is better]
WinZip: AES
WinZip
Encryption: AES 256 bit
Intel Core i7-4790K
39
Intel Core i7-4770K
44
Intel Core i5-4670K
45
Intel Core i7-3770K
49
Intel Core i7-2700K
50
Intel Core i5-3570K
51
Intel Core i7-5960X
51
Intel Core i7-3960X
52
Intel Core i7-2600K
52
Intel Core i5-2500K
54
Intel Core i5-2400
58
AMD FX-8350
59
Intel Core i7-4960X
59
Intel Core i3-3220
59
AMD FX-8370E
61
Intel Core i3-2120
61
AMD A10-6800K
61
AMD A10-6700
61
AMD FX-8150
62
AMD A10-7850K
63
Intel Core i5-2300
64
AMD A8-7600
69
AMD A10-7800
70
Intel Celeron G1620
75
AMD A8-6500T
84
Seconds [less is better]
Benchmarks: Games [dGPU]
We use two resolutions below. We show benchmarks with 1366 x 768 pixels on the one hand, and benchmarks with a resolution of 1680 x 1050 on the other. We show medium detail levels for the latter resolution; for the first resolution we manually lowered the detail levels from medium a little bit come close to “notebook quality” with an integrated GPU.
The scenes used are not identical to our usual graphics card benchmarks. At this point, of course, we tried to choose game sequences that had a CPU rather than a GPU limit.
Handbrake x264
Preset: High Profile 1920 × 1080 [seconds [less is better]]
177,6
150,6 (+18,0% )
Blender
FlyingSquirrel [seconds [less is better]]
23,2
18,6 (+24,6% )
POV Ray 3.7
Rendering [seconds [less is better]]
168,4
142,3 (+18,4% )
Cinebench
CPU - all cores [points [more is better]]
8,11
9,66 (+19,1% )
7 Zip
without AES [seconds [less is better]]
56,8
52,4 (+8,3% )
7 Zip
with AES [seconds [less is better]]
57,3
50,9 (+12,5% )
WinRAR
highest compression rate [seconds [less is better]]
15,4
13,4 (+14,7% )
WinZip
Encryption: None [seconds [less is better]]
43,8
38,8 (+12,7% )
WinZip
Encryption: AES 256 bit [seconds [less is better]]
43,9
38,7 (+13,3% )
TrueCrypt
[AES] [MByte / s [more is better]]
4 505,6
5 (+15,4% )
TrueCrypt
[Serpent] [MByte / s [more is better]]
398,0
473,0 (+18,8% )
TrueCrypt
[Twofish] [MByte / s [more is better]]
683,7
806,0 (+17,9% )
Performance index [CPU]
The HT4U.net performance index represents the complete benchmark course of the previous article in a simple overview. The results of the individual models in this index are based on an averaging of the individual results from the various benchmarks in this article. The settings used to calculate the index can be found in the legend of the diagrams.
For those who are interested in the mathematical relationship, a brief explanation of how the values are calculated follows. For this purpose, each individual benchmark is first standardized to a reference product. This is necessary so that, at the end of the day, every benchmark is included equally in the overall index and benchmarks with higher values are not weighted more heavily than those with lower ones. Finally, the mean value is calculated using the geometric mean, in which the normalized individual values are multiplied and the nth root is then taken from the product determined.
The following indices can therefore only give a first rough overview of how the processors sort themselves as a complete product with all their functions in terms of performance. A generalization to all applications or even to the underlying architecture of the respective processors is therefore not possible. In order to make such statements, it is inevitable to consult the associated articles and individual benchmarks. A discrete model was always used as the graphics card and not the integrated solution - if available.
With Devil's Canyon, Intel is sending new processors to the desktop market, raising the bar in the field of CPUs even higher. The principle behind it is basically quite simple, because the manufacturer sacrifices a little TDP for significantly more clock, and you have a new top model.
Intel then proceeds according to the same principle in the other rows and brings numerous new models here, which essentially deliver a little or a little more clock. In the end it is not more, but this is exactly enough to bring movement to the market again with new models.
There are two reasons for this, because depending on the model - and we're particularly looking at the top product in the form of the Core i7-4790K - the new clock rate is significantly higher than that of the predecessor. The result is almost logical, because with - here 500 MHz - more clock speed increases the performance, and this can be measured.
In addition, there is Intel's pricing, which, depending on the processor and, above all, the platform, tends to cause discussions. In the existing system, however, Intel hardly lets any discussions arise, but rather sets the newcomers at the same price as the predecessors. A look at the current exact prices in search engines shows that Core i7-4790K at starting prices from around 322 euros, the last leader Core i7-4770K with prices starting at around 304 euros. With the i5 models, however, the price point is reversed. This is how the new one starts Core i5-4690K at prices from around 220 euros, whereas the Core i5-4670K costs around 232 euros. Of course: Due to the exchange rates and the currently stronger dollar, the pricing fluctuates relatively strongly anyway and you need a watchful eye when making a comparison. As a result, everything speaks in favor of a Haswell refresh at the moment.