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Core i3-4160 vs i5-7300HQ


Description
The i3-4160 is based on Haswell architecture while the i5-7300HQ is based on Kaby Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-4160 gets a score of 74 k points while the i5-7300HQ gets 134.6 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-7300HQ is 1.8 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-H
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
2.5 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.6 GHz
3.5 GHz
Socket
LGA 1150
BGA1440
Cores/Threads
2/4
4/4
TDP
54 W
45 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
6144 kB
Date
July 2014
January 2017
Mean monothread perf.
34.16k points
53.51k points
Mean multithread perf.
74k points
168.81k 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
i5-7300HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
4.13k
3.41k (x0.83)
Test#2 (FP)
10.33k
14.14k (x1.37)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.64k
4.41k (x0.95)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.95k
8.87k (x2.24)
TOTAL
23.06k
30.83k (x1.34)

Multithread

i3-4160

i5-7300HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
7.46k
12.75k (x1.71)
Test#2 (FP)
26.62k
52.88k (x1.99)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.46k
16.25k (x1.42)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.27k
8.98k (x1.43)
TOTAL
51.81k
90.85k (x1.75)

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
i5-7300HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
13.02k
11.59k (x0.89)
Test#2 (FP)
12k
17.89k (x1.49)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.91k
4.14k (x0.84)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.23k
7.88k (x1.86)
TOTAL
34.16k
41.5k (x1.21)

Multithread

i3-4160

i5-7300HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
27.45k
44.42k (x1.62)
Test#2 (FP)
28.96k
67.5k (x2.33)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.83k
14.6k (x1.23)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.77k
8.06k (x1.4)
TOTAL
74k
134.58k (x1.82)

Performance/W
i3-4160
i5-7300HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
508 points/W
987 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
536 points/W
1500 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
219 points/W
324 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
107 points/W
179 points/W
TOTAL
1370 points/W
2991 points/W

Performance/GHz
i3-4160
i5-7300HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
3616 points/GHz
3310 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3334 points/GHz
5112 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1363 points/GHz
1183 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1175 points/GHz
2252 points/GHz
TOTAL
9488 points/GHz
11857 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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