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Core i3-4160 vs i3-7100


Description
The i3-4160 is based on Haswell architecture while the i3-7100 is based on Kaby Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-4160 gets a score of 74 k points while the i3-7100 gets 100.1 k points.

Summarizing, the i3-7100 is 1.4 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
906e9
Core
Haswell
Kaby Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
3.9 GHz
Socket
LGA 1150
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
2/4
2/4
TDP
54 W
51 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
January 2017
Mean monothread perf.
34.16k points
58.55k points
Mean multithread perf.
74k points
126.47k 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
i3-7100
Test#1 (Integers)
4.13k
4.01k (x0.97)
Test#2 (FP)
10.33k
16.38k (x1.59)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.64k
5.31k (x1.14)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.95k
3.98k (x1.01)
TOTAL
23.06k
29.69k (x1.29)

Multithread

i3-4160

i3-7100
Test#1 (Integers)
7.46k
8.1k (x1.08)
Test#2 (FP)
26.62k
38.7k (x1.45)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.46k
12.69k (x1.11)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.27k
3.76k (x0.6)
TOTAL
51.81k
63.24k (x1.22)

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
i3-7100
Test#1 (Integers)
13.02k
14.41k (x1.11)
Test#2 (FP)
12k
22.38k (x1.86)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.91k
5.45k (x1.11)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.23k
4.96k (x1.17)
TOTAL
34.16k
47.21k (x1.38)

Multithread

i3-4160

i3-7100
Test#1 (Integers)
27.45k
30.48k (x1.11)
Test#2 (FP)
28.96k
52.08k (x1.8)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.83k
12.97k (x1.1)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.77k
4.56k (x0.79)
TOTAL
74k
100.1k (x1.35)

Performance/W
i3-4160
i3-7100
Test#1 (Integers)
508 points/W
598 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
536 points/W
1021 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
219 points/W
254 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
107 points/W
89 points/W
TOTAL
1370 points/W
1963 points/W

Performance/GHz
i3-4160
i3-7100
Test#1 (Integers)
3616 points/GHz
3695 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3334 points/GHz
5739 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1363 points/GHz
1399 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1175 points/GHz
1273 points/GHz
TOTAL
9488 points/GHz
12105 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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