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Core i3-4160 vs i7-5500U


Description
The i3-4160 is based on Haswell architecture while the i7-5500U is based on Broadwell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-4160 gets a score of 74 k points while the i7-5500U gets 67.1 k points.

Summarizing, the i3-4160 is 1.1 times faster than the i7-5500U . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306c3
306d4
Core
Haswell
Broadwell-U
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
2.4 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.6 GHz
3 GHz
Socket
LGA 1150
BGA 1168
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
256 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
4096 kB
Date
July 2014
March 2015
Mean monothread perf.
34.16k points
40.41k points
Mean multithread perf.
74k points
82.89k 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
i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
4.13k
3.31k (x0.8)
Test#2 (FP)
10.33k
11.61k (x1.12)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.64k
3.94k (x0.85)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.95k
3.24k (x0.82)
TOTAL
23.06k
22.1k (x0.96)

Multithread

i3-4160

i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
7.46k
5.97k (x0.8)
Test#2 (FP)
26.62k
25.54k (x0.96)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.46k
8.8k (x0.77)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.27k
3.36k (x0.54)
TOTAL
51.81k
43.67k (x0.84)

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
i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
13.02k
10.37k (x0.8)
Test#2 (FP)
12k
14.25k (x1.19)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.91k
4.07k (x0.83)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.23k
3.12k (x0.74)
TOTAL
34.16k
31.81k (x0.93)

Multithread

i3-4160

i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
27.45k
20.93k (x0.76)
Test#2 (FP)
28.96k
33.87k (x1.17)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.83k
8.98k (x0.76)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.77k
3.35k (x0.58)
TOTAL
74k
67.13k (x0.91)

Performance/W
i3-4160
i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
508 points/W
1395 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
536 points/W
2258 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
219 points/W
599 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
107 points/W
223 points/W
TOTAL
1370 points/W
4476 points/W

Performance/GHz
i3-4160
i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
3616 points/GHz
3456 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3334 points/GHz
4751 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1363 points/GHz
1358 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1175 points/GHz
1039 points/GHz
TOTAL
9488 points/GHz
10604 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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