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Core i3-4160 vs Ryzen 5 3500U


Description
The i3-4160 is based on Haswell architecture while the 3500U is based on Zen+.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-4160 gets a score of 74 k points while the 3500U gets 146.6 k points.

Summarizing, the 3500U is 2 times faster than the i3-4160 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306c3
810f81
Core
Haswell
Picasso
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
2.1 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.6 GHz
3.7 GHz
Socket
LGA 1150
BGA-FP5
Cores/Threads
2/4
4/8
TDP
54 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
4x64+6x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
4x512 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
4096 kB
Date
July 2014
January 2019
Mean monothread perf.
34.16k points
36.64k points
Mean multithread perf.
74k points
140.97k 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
i3-4160
3500U
Test#1 (Integers)
4.13k
3.24k (x0.78)
Test#2 (FP)
10.33k
13.16k (x1.27)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.64k
4.41k (x0.95)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.95k
3.32k (x0.84)
TOTAL
23.06k
24.12k (x1.05)

Multithread

i3-4160

3500U
Test#1 (Integers)
7.46k
12.95k (x1.74)
Test#2 (FP)
26.62k
57.84k (x2.17)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.46k
21.05k (x1.84)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.27k
3.51k (x0.56)
TOTAL
51.81k
95.36k (x1.84)

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
i3-4160
3500U
Test#1 (Integers)
13.02k
11.1k (x0.85)
Test#2 (FP)
12k
18.97k (x1.58)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.91k
3.9k (x0.79)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.23k
3.39k (x0.8)
TOTAL
34.16k
37.37k (x1.09)

Multithread

i3-4160

3500U
Test#1 (Integers)
27.45k
45.74k (x1.67)
Test#2 (FP)
28.96k
75.47k (x2.61)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.83k
21.89k (x1.85)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.77k
3.49k (x0.61)
TOTAL
74k
146.6k (x1.98)

Performance/W
i3-4160
3500U
Test#1 (Integers)
508 points/W
3049 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
536 points/W
5032 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
219 points/W
1459 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
107 points/W
233 points/W
TOTAL
1370 points/W
9773 points/W

Performance/GHz
i3-4160
3500U
Test#1 (Integers)
3616 points/GHz
3001 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3334 points/GHz
5128 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1363 points/GHz
1053 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1175 points/GHz
916 points/GHz
TOTAL
9488 points/GHz
10099 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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