Core i3-4160 vs i7-4790
Description
Both models i3-4160 and i7-4790 are based on Haswell architecture.
"Haswell is known as fourth-generation core too. It uses 22nm Tri-Gate FinFET (non-planar, ""3D"") technology. It includes four arithmetic logic unit (ALU) and three address generation unit (AGU). This generation is able to run Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2) instruction set among BMI1, BMI2, ABM and FMA3. At this time, Intel used new sockets: LGA 1150 for desktops and BGA1364 for the mobile CPUs."
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-4160 gets a score of 74 k points while the i7-4790 gets 150.1 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-4790 is 2 times faster than the i3-4160 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
"Haswell is known as fourth-generation core too. It uses 22nm Tri-Gate FinFET (non-planar, ""3D"") technology. It includes four arithmetic logic unit (ALU) and three address generation unit (AGU). This generation is able to run Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2) instruction set among BMI1, BMI2, ABM and FMA3. At this time, Intel used new sockets: LGA 1150 for desktops and BGA1364 for the mobile CPUs."
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-4160 gets a score of 74 k points while the i7-4790 gets 150.1 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-4790 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
306c3
Core
Haswell
Haswell
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.6 GHz
4 GHz
Socket
LGA 1150
LGA 1150
Cores/Threads
2/4
4/8
TDP
54 W
84 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
8192 kB
Date
July 2014
May 2014
Mean monothread perf.
34.16k points
44.73k points
Mean multithread perf.
74k points
173.89k 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
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
4.13k
4.51k (x1.09)
Test#2 (FP)
10.33k
11.24k (x1.09)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.64k
5.03k (x1.08)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.95k
5.02k (x1.27)
TOTAL
23.06k
25.8k (x1.12)
Multithread
i3-4160
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
7.46k
15.72k (x2.11)
Test#2 (FP)
26.62k
54.99k (x2.07)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.46k
23.87k (x2.08)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.27k
5.48k (x0.87)
TOTAL
51.81k
100.06k (x1.93)
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
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
13.02k
14.07k (x1.08)
Test#2 (FP)
12k
12.63k (x1.05)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.91k
5.35k (x1.09)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.23k
4.98k (x1.18)
TOTAL
34.16k
37.03k (x1.08)
Multithread
i3-4160
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
27.45k
57.88k (x2.11)
Test#2 (FP)
28.96k
60.83k (x2.1)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.83k
24.4k (x2.06)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.77k
6.95k (x1.21)
TOTAL
74k
150.07k (x2.03)
Performance/W
i3-4160
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
508 points/W
689 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
536 points/W
724 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
219 points/W
291 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
107 points/W
83 points/W
TOTAL
1370 points/W
1786 points/W
Performance/GHz
i3-4160
i7-4790
Test#1 (Integers)
3616 points/GHz
3518 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3334 points/GHz
3157 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1363 points/GHz
1338 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1175 points/GHz
1245 points/GHz
TOTAL
9488 points/GHz
9258 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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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