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Ryzen 7 1700 vs Core i3-4170


Description
The 1700 is based on Zen architecture while the i3-4170 is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 1700 gets a score of 333.3 k points while the i3-4170 gets 92.7 k points.

Summarizing, the 1700 is 3.6 times faster than the i3-4170. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
800f11
306c3
Core
Summit Ridge
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
3 GHz
3.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.7 GHz
3.7 GHz
Socket
AM4
LGA1150
Cores/Threads
8/16
2/4
TDP
65 W
54 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x64+8x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
8x512 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
2x8192 kB
3072 kB
Date
March 2017
March 2015
Mean monothread perf.
52.69k points
44.24k points
Mean multithread perf.
333.31k points
92.71k points

AVX optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode II (AVX) is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the first version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX compatible CPU was released in 2011.
Monothread
1700
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
13.95k
13.24k (x0.95)
Test#2 (FP)
22.02k
12.37k (x0.56)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.17k
5.11k (x0.99)
Test#1 (Memory)
16.61k
4.17k (x0.25)
TOTAL
57.75k
34.89k (x0.6)

Multithread

1700

i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
120.59k
28.15k (x0.23)
Test#2 (FP)
197.34k
29.95k (x0.15)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
56.83k
11.84k (x0.21)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.41k
2.73k (x0.43)
TOTAL
381.16k
72.68k (x0.19)

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
1700
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
12.65k
22.17k (x1.75)
Test#2 (FP)
20.95k
12.58k (x0.6)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.63k
5.09k (x1.1)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.47k
4.4k (x0.3)
TOTAL
52.69k
44.24k (x0.84)

Multithread

1700

i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
101.78k
47k (x0.46)
Test#2 (FP)
177.57k
31.06k (x0.17)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
47.18k
11.96k (x0.25)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.78k
2.68k (x0.4)
TOTAL
333.31k
92.71k (x0.28)

Performance/W
1700
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
1566 points/W
870 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2732 points/W
575 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
726 points/W
222 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
104 points/W
50 points/W
TOTAL
5128 points/W
1717 points/W

Performance/GHz
1700
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
3419 points/GHz
5991 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5661 points/GHz
3401 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1251 points/GHz
1375 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3911 points/GHz
1189 points/GHz
TOTAL
14241 points/GHz
11956 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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