| | | | | | |

Core i3-4030U vs Athlon II X2 260


Description
The i3-4030U is based on Haswell architecture while the 260 is based on K10.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-4030U gets a score of 36.7 k points while the 260 gets 27.5 k points.

Summarizing, the i3-4030U is 1.3 times faster than the 260. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
40651
100f63
Core
Haswell
Regor
Architecture
Base frecuency
1.9 GHz
3.2 GHz
Socket
BGA1168
Socket AM3
Cores/Threads
2/4
2/2
TDP
15 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
2x128 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
2x1024 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
kB
Date
April 2014
May 2010
Mean monothread perf.
21.57k points
17.05k points
Mean multithread perf.
46.09k points
27.54k points

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
i3-4030U
260
Test#1 (Integers)
6.7k
6.04k (x0.9)
Test#2 (FP)
5.99k
6.2k (x1.04)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.65k
3.11k (x1.17)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.13k
1.7k (x0.8)
TOTAL
17.47k
17.05k (x0.98)

Multithread

i3-4030U

260
Test#1 (Integers)
14.3k
10.02k (x0.7)
Test#2 (FP)
13.83k
10.18k (x0.74)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.12k
5.1k (x0.83)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.48k
2.25k (x0.9)
TOTAL
36.74k
27.54k (x0.75)

Performance/W
i3-4030U
260
Test#1 (Integers)
953 points/W
154 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
922 points/W
157 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
408 points/W
78 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
166 points/W
35 points/W
TOTAL
2449 points/W
424 points/W

Performance/GHz
i3-4030U
260
Test#1 (Integers)
3525 points/GHz
1886 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3150 points/GHz
1939 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1395 points/GHz
971 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1122 points/GHz
532 points/GHz
TOTAL
9193 points/GHz
5328 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]

grafica bm.hardlimit.com


Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

grafica bm.hardlimit.com


Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

grafica bm.hardlimit.com


Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

grafica bm.hardlimit.com

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]

grafica bm.hardlimit.com


Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

grafica bm.hardlimit.com


Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

grafica bm.hardlimit.com


Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

grafica bm.hardlimit.com

Hardlimit Benchmark Central - Ver. 3.11.4