Intel Core i7-4790K vs Intel Core i5-8279U
What is the difference between Intel Core i7-4790K and Intel Core i5-8279U. Find out which CPU has better performance.
Performance (Benchmarks)
| 1058 | Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score | 1008 |
| 3942 | Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score | 3851 |
| 8058 | PassMark CPU Mark Rating | 8027 |
| 2469 | PassMark Single Thread Rating | 2475 |
| 4515 | 3DMark Time Spy Physics Score |
Processor Specs
| Intel Core i7-4790K | Processor | Intel Core i5-8279U |
| 4000 MHz | Frequency | 2400 MHz |
| 4400 MHz | Maximum Frequency | 4100 MHz |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 8 | Threads | 8 |
| 88 W | TDP | 28 W |
| Intel HD Graphics 4600 | GPU | Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 |
| Haswell | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Socket 1150 LGA | Package | FCBGA1528 |
Geekbench 5 Benchmark
| 1053 | Single-Core Score | 1007 |
| 4062 | Multi-Core Score | 3717 |
| Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit) | Benchmark | Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit) |
System Information
| Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit) | Operating System | Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit) |
| MSI MS-7917 | Model | GMK NucBox2 |
| MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917) | Motherboard | GMK GMK |
| Balanced | Power Plan |
CPU Specifications
| Intel Core i7-4790K | Name | Intel Core i5-8279U |
| 1 Processor, 4 Cores, 8 Threads | Topology | 1 Processor, 4 Cores, 8 Threads |
| GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 60 Stepping 3 | Identifier | GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 142 Stepping 10 |
| 4.00 GHz | Base Frequency | 2.39 GHz |
| 4400 MHz | Maximum Frequency | 4088 MHz |
| Socket 1150 LGA | Package | Socket 1528 FCBGA |
| Haswell | Codename | Coffee Lake-U/Y |
| 32.0 KB x 4 | L1 Instruction Cache | 32.0 KB x 4 |
| 32.0 KB x 4 | L1 Data Cache | 32.0 KB x 4 |
| 256 KB x 4 | L2 Cache | 256 KB x 4 |
| 8.00 MB x 1 | L3 Cache | 6.00 MB x 1 |
Memory Information
| 24.00 GB | Size | 8.00 GB |
| 900 MHz | Frequency | 665 MHz |
| DDR3 SDRAM | Type | DDR4 SDRAM |
| 2 | Channels | 1 |
Geekbench 5 result (single)
| 1053 | Single-Core Score | 1007 |
|---|---|---|
| 1479 | Crypto Score | 1459 |
| 977 | Integer Score | 930 |
| 1146 | Floating Point Score | 1098 |
| 1479 2.52 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 1459 2.49 GB/sec |
| 1117 5.65 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 893 4.52 MB/sec |
| 1128 53.4 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 1193 56.5 Mpixels/sec |
| 841 2.37 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 870 2.45 MTE/sec |
| 925 1.09 MElements/sec | HTML5 | 964 1.13 MElements/sec |
| 950 297.5 Krows/sec | SQLite | 938 294.0 Krows/sec |
| 971 52.7 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 996 54.1 Mpixels/sec |
| 949 302.3 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 743 236.6 KB/sec |
| 1003 7.82 Klines/sec | Clang | 945 7.36 Klines/sec |
| 942 10.9 images/sec | Camera | 887 10.3 images/sec |
| 932 1.17 Mpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 863 1.08 Mpairs/sec |
| 1092 6763.9 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 1030 6379.9 FPS |
| 973 53.5 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 957 52.6 Mpixels/sec |
| 986 7.59 images/sec | Face Detection | 955 7.35 images/sec |
| 1012 25.0 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 945 23.3 Mpixels/sec |
| 1699 83.4 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 1668 81.8 Mpixels/sec |
| 1922 26.2 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 1884 25.7 Mpixels/sec |
| 1257 1.01 Mpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 1242 997.0 Kpixels/sec |
| 950 8.51 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 940 8.42 Kpixels/sec |
| 1113 35.6 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 1049 33.5 Words/sec |
| 1042 40.3 images/sec | Machine Learning | 947 36.6 images/sec |
Geekbench 5 result (multi)
| 4062 | Multi-Core Score | 3717 |
|---|---|---|
| 4284 | Crypto Score | 2956 |
| 3908 | Integer Score | 3604 |
| 4357 | Floating Point Score | 4089 |
| 4284 7.30 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 2956 5.04 GB/sec |
| 4628 23.4 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 4652 23.5 MB/sec |
| 4984 235.8 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 4677 221.3 Mpixels/sec |
| 2569 7.24 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 2327 6.56 MTE/sec |
| 3520 4.13 MElements/sec | HTML5 | 3283 3.85 MElements/sec |
| 3978 1.25 Mrows/sec | SQLite | 3639 1.14 Mrows/sec |
| 4406 239.1 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 3974 215.7 Mpixels/sec |
| 3685 1.15 MB/sec | Text Rendering | 3187 1015.2 KB/sec |
| 4337 33.8 Klines/sec | Clang | 3999 31.2 Klines/sec |
| 3639 42.2 images/sec | Camera | 3352 38.9 images/sec |
| 4516 5.65 Mpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 4108 5.14 Mpairs/sec |
| 5251 32535.1 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 4867 30151.7 FPS |
| 3844 211.3 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 3232 177.7 Mpixels/sec |
| 4203 32.4 images/sec | Face Detection | 3809 29.3 images/sec |
| 4417 108.9 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 3726 91.8 Mpixels/sec |
| 6246 306.4 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 5977 293.2 Mpixels/sec |
| 7963 108.5 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 7209 98.2 Mpixels/sec |
| 5852 4.70 Mpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 5299 4.25 Mpixels/sec |
| 3851 34.5 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 3394 30.4 Kpixels/sec |
| 2945 94.2 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 3637 116.3 Words/sec |
| 1924 74.3 images/sec | Machine Learning | 2067 79.9 images/sec |