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Core i3-4160 vs i7-7020U


Description
The i3-4160 is based on Haswell architecture while the i7-7020U is based on Kaby Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-4160 gets a score of 74 k points while the i7-7020U gets 60.1 k points.

Summarizing, the i3-4160 is 1.2 times faster than the i7-7020U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306c3
806ea
Core
Haswell
Kaby Lake-U
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
2.3 GHz
Socket
LGA 1150
BGA 1356
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
April 2018
Mean monothread perf.
34.16k points
33.63k points
Mean multithread perf.
74k points
73.15k 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
i7-7020U
Test#1 (Integers)
4.13k
2.3k (x0.56)
Test#2 (FP)
10.33k
8.36k (x0.81)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.64k
2.75k (x0.59)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.95k
4.64k (x1.17)
TOTAL
23.06k
18.04k (x0.78)

Multithread

i3-4160

i7-7020U
Test#1 (Integers)
7.46k
4.74k (x0.64)
Test#2 (FP)
26.62k
17.96k (x0.67)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.46k
6.95k (x0.61)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.27k
4.95k (x0.79)
TOTAL
51.81k
34.61k (x0.67)

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
i7-7020U
Test#1 (Integers)
13.02k
8.17k (x0.63)
Test#2 (FP)
12k
12.42k (x1.03)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.91k
2.87k (x0.58)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.23k
4.68k (x1.11)
TOTAL
34.16k
28.13k (x0.82)

Multithread

i3-4160

i7-7020U
Test#1 (Integers)
27.45k
17.65k (x0.64)
Test#2 (FP)
28.96k
30.44k (x1.05)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.83k
7.19k (x0.61)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.77k
4.79k (x0.83)
TOTAL
74k
60.07k (x0.81)

Performance/W
i3-4160
i7-7020U
Test#1 (Integers)
508 points/W
1177 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
536 points/W
2029 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
219 points/W
479 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
107 points/W
320 points/W
TOTAL
1370 points/W
4005 points/W

Performance/GHz
i3-4160
i7-7020U
Test#1 (Integers)
3616 points/GHz
3550 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3334 points/GHz
5399 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1363 points/GHz
1247 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1175 points/GHz
2035 points/GHz
TOTAL
9488 points/GHz
12231 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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