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Core i3-4160 vs i3-6100U


Description
The i3-4160 is based on Haswell architecture while the i3-6100U is based on Skylake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-4160 gets a score of 74 k points while the i3-6100U gets 56.7 k points.

Summarizing, the i3-4160 is 1.3 times faster than the i3-6100U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306c3
406e3
Core
Haswell
Skylake-U
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
2.3 GHz
Socket
LGA 1150
BGA1356
Cores/Threads
2/4
2/4
TDP
54 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
3072 kB
Date
July 2014
September 2015
Mean monothread perf.
34.16k points
30.73k points
Mean multithread perf.
74k points
69.94k 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
i3-6100U
Test#1 (Integers)
4.13k
2.27k (x0.55)
Test#2 (FP)
10.33k
9.18k (x0.89)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.64k
2.97k (x0.64)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.95k
3.79k (x0.96)
TOTAL
23.06k
18.21k (x0.79)

Multithread

i3-4160

i3-6100U
Test#1 (Integers)
7.46k
4.79k (x0.64)
Test#2 (FP)
26.62k
23.04k (x0.87)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.46k
7.55k (x0.66)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.27k
3.86k (x0.62)
TOTAL
51.81k
39.24k (x0.76)

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
i3-6100U
Test#1 (Integers)
13.02k
8.06k (x0.62)
Test#2 (FP)
12k
12.85k (x1.07)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.91k
3.14k (x0.64)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.23k
4.01k (x0.95)
TOTAL
34.16k
28.06k (x0.82)

Multithread

i3-4160

i3-6100U
Test#1 (Integers)
27.45k
16.58k (x0.6)
Test#2 (FP)
28.96k
28.88k (x1)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.83k
7.38k (x0.62)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.77k
3.82k (x0.66)
TOTAL
74k
56.66k (x0.77)

Performance/W
i3-4160
i3-6100U
Test#1 (Integers)
508 points/W
1105 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
536 points/W
1925 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
219 points/W
492 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
107 points/W
254 points/W
TOTAL
1370 points/W
3777 points/W

Performance/GHz
i3-4160
i3-6100U
Test#1 (Integers)
3616 points/GHz
3506 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3334 points/GHz
5587 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1363 points/GHz
1366 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1175 points/GHz
1742 points/GHz
TOTAL
9488 points/GHz
12201 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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