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Core i3-10110U vs i3-4170


Description
The i3-10110U is based on Comet Lake architecture while the i3-4170 is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-10110U gets a score of 106.6 k points while the i3-4170 gets 92.7 k points.

Summarizing, the i3-10110U is 1.1 times faster than the i3-4170. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
806ec
306c3
Core
Comet Lake-U
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.1 GHz
3.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.1 GHz
3.7 GHz
Socket
BGA 1528
LGA1150
Cores/Threads
2/4
2/4
TDP
15 W
54 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
4096 kB
3072 kB
Date
January 2019
March 2015
Mean monothread perf.
56.64k points
44.24k points
Mean multithread perf.
106.58k points
92.71k 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
i3-10110U
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
4.26k
4.24k (x0.99)
Test#2 (FP)
15.48k
10.58k (x0.68)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.94k
4.87k (x0.99)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.31k
4.2k (x0.98)
TOTAL
28.98k
23.88k (x0.82)

Multithread

i3-10110U

i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
7.41k
7.7k (x1.04)
Test#2 (FP)
29.18k
27.14k (x0.93)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
10.26k
11.48k (x1.12)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.27k
2.68k (x0.82)
TOTAL
50.13k
49k (x0.98)

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
i3-10110U
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
14.3k
13.1k (x0.92)
Test#2 (FP)
20.09k
11.68k (x0.58)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.23k
5.07k (x0.97)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.24k
4.19k (x0.99)
TOTAL
43.87k
34.04k (x0.78)

Multithread

i3-10110U

i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
25.51k
25.81k (x1.01)
Test#2 (FP)
41.33k
25k (x0.61)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
10.81k
11.96k (x1.11)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.21k
3.87k (x1.21)
TOTAL
80.85k
66.65k (x0.82)

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
i3-10110U
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
14.25k
13.24k (x0.93)
Test#2 (FP)
21.55k
12.37k (x0.57)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.16k
5.11k (x0.99)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.26k
4.17k (x0.98)
TOTAL
45.22k
34.89k (x0.77)

Multithread

i3-10110U

i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
26.15k
28.15k (x1.08)
Test#2 (FP)
44.03k
29.95k (x0.68)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
10.71k
11.84k (x1.1)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.28k
2.73k (x0.83)
TOTAL
84.17k
72.68k (x0.86)

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
i3-10110U
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
24.6k
22.17k (x0.9)
Test#2 (FP)
22.32k
12.58k (x0.56)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.02k
5.09k (x1.01)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.7k
4.4k (x0.94)
TOTAL
56.64k
44.24k (x0.78)

Multithread

i3-10110U

i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
47.98k
47k (x0.98)
Test#2 (FP)
44.28k
31.06k (x0.7)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
10.33k
11.96k (x1.16)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.98k
2.68k (x0.67)
TOTAL
106.58k
92.71k (x0.87)

Performance/W
i3-10110U
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
3199 points/W
870 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2952 points/W
575 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
689 points/W
222 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
265 points/W
50 points/W
TOTAL
7105 points/W
1717 points/W

Performance/GHz
i3-10110U
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
6001 points/GHz
5991 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5444 points/GHz
3401 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1225 points/GHz
1375 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1146 points/GHz
1189 points/GHz
TOTAL
13815 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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