Core i3-4030U vs i5-4210U
Description
Both models i3-4030U and i5-4210U 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 i3-4030U gets a score of 46.1 k points while the i5-4210U gets 57.6 k points.
Summarizing, the i5-4210U is 1.2 times faster than the i3-4030U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
"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 i3-4030U gets a score of 46.1 k points while the i5-4210U gets 57.6 k points.
Summarizing, the i5-4210U is 1.2 times faster than the i3-4030U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
40651
40651
Core
Haswell
Haswell
Base frecuency
1.9 GHz
1.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
1.9 GHz
2.7 GHz
Socket
BGA1168
BGA 1169
Cores/Threads
2/4
2/4
TDP
15 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
3072 kB
Date
April 2014
April 2014
Mean monothread perf.
21.57k points
27.41k points
Mean multithread perf.
46.09k points
57.58k 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
i3-4030U
i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
2.14k
2.95k (x1.37)
Test#2 (FP)
5.4k
7.38k (x1.37)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.37k
3.11k (x1.31)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.01k
2.91k (x1.44)
TOTAL
11.93k
16.35k (x1.37)
Multithread
i3-4030U
i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
3.94k
4.86k (x1.23)
Test#2 (FP)
13.68k
17.41k (x1.27)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.78k
7.09k (x1.23)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.44k
2.5k (x1.03)
TOTAL
25.84k
31.86k (x1.23)
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
i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
6.7k
9.26k (x1.38)
Test#2 (FP)
5.99k
8.2k (x1.37)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.65k
3.57k (x1.35)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.13k
2.92k (x1.37)
TOTAL
17.47k
23.95k (x1.37)
Multithread
i3-4030U
i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
14.3k
17.53k (x1.23)
Test#2 (FP)
13.83k
17.56k (x1.27)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.12k
7.65k (x1.25)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.48k
2.49k (x1)
TOTAL
36.74k
45.22k (x1.23)
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
i3-4030U
i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
6.4k
5.05k (x0.79)
Test#2 (FP)
6.2k
5.31k (x0.86)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.5k
2.1k (x0.84)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.05k
1.41k (x0.69)
TOTAL
17.15k
13.87k (x0.81)
Multithread
i3-4030U
i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
12.86k
9.01k (x0.7)
Test#2 (FP)
15.12k
16.3k (x1.08)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.76k
4.64k (x0.8)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.15k
2.16k (x1.01)
TOTAL
35.88k
32.1k (x0.89)
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
i3-4030U
i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
10.69k
13.79k (x1.29)
Test#2 (FP)
6.16k
7.79k (x1.26)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.49k
3.11k (x1.25)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.23k
2.72k (x1.22)
TOTAL
21.57k
27.41k (x1.27)
Multithread
i3-4030U
i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
21.84k
28.78k (x1.32)
Test#2 (FP)
15.86k
18.99k (x1.2)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.94k
7.21k (x1.21)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.45k
2.6k (x1.06)
TOTAL
46.09k
57.58k (x1.25)
Performance/W
i3-4030U
i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
1456 points/W
1919 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1057 points/W
1266 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
396 points/W
481 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
163 points/W
174 points/W
TOTAL
3073 points/W
3839 points/W
Performance/GHz
i3-4030U
i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
5627 points/GHz
5108 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3241 points/GHz
2884 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1312 points/GHz
1150 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1173 points/GHz
1008 points/GHz
TOTAL
11353 points/GHz
10151 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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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