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Core i3-4150 vs i7-4710HQ


Description
Both models i3-4150 and i7-4710HQ are based on Haswell architecture.

"Haswell is known as fourth-generation core too. It uses 22nm Tri-Gate FinFET (non-planar, ""3D"") technology. It includes four arithmetic logic unit (ALU) and three address generation unit (AGU). This generation is able to run Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2) instruction set among BMI1, BMI2, ABM and FMA3. At this time, Intel used new sockets: LGA 1150 for desktops and BGA1364 for the mobile CPUs."

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-4150 gets a score of 55 k points while the i7-4710HQ gets 155.2 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-4710HQ is 2.8 times faster than the i3-4150. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306c3
306c3
Core
Haswell
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.5 GHz
2.5 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.5 GHz
3.5 GHz
Socket
LGA 1150
BGA1364
Cores/Threads
2/4
4 /4
TDP
54 W
47 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
8192 kB
Date
May 2014
April 2014
Mean monothread perf.
40.27k points
40.65k points
Mean multithread perf.
55k points
155.24k points

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
i3-4150
i7-4710HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
20.5k
20.98k (x1.02)
Test#2 (FP)
11.78k
10.48k (x0.89)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.52k
4.75k (x1.05)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.48k
4.44k (x1.28)
TOTAL
40.27k
40.65k (x1.01)

Multithread

i3-4150

i7-4710HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
26.29k
77.73k (x2.96)
Test#2 (FP)
19.27k
52.12k (x2.7)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.03k
20.55k (x2.92)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.42k
4.85k (x2.01)
TOTAL
55k
155.24k (x2.82)

Performance/W
i3-4150
i7-4710HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
487 points/W
1654 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
357 points/W
1109 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
130 points/W
437 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
45 points/W
103 points/W
TOTAL
1019 points/W
3303 points/W

Performance/GHz
i3-4150
i7-4710HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
5856 points/GHz
5994 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3365 points/GHz
2993 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1291 points/GHz
1358 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
994 points/GHz
1269 points/GHz
TOTAL
11505 points/GHz
11614 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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