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Core i3-4160 vs i7-5820K


Description
Both models i3-4160 and i7-5820K 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 i7-5820K gets 129.1 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-5820K is 1.7 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
306f2
Core
Haswell
Haswell-E
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
3.3 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.6 GHz
3.6 GHz
Socket
LGA 1150
LGA 1150
Cores/Threads
2/4
6/12
TDP
54 W
140 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
6x32+6x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
6x256 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
15360 kB
Date
July 2014
September 2014
Mean monothread perf.
34.16k points
31.53k points
Mean multithread perf.
74k points
129.06k 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
i7-5820K
Test#1 (Integers)
4.13k
3.82k (x0.93)
Test#2 (FP)
10.33k
9.64k (x0.93)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.64k
4.29k (x0.92)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.95k
3.78k (x0.96)
TOTAL
23.06k
21.53k (x0.93)

Multithread

i3-4160

i7-5820K
Test#1 (Integers)
7.46k
18.07k (x2.42)
Test#2 (FP)
26.62k
64.25k (x2.41)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.46k
27.03k (x2.36)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.27k
8.03k (x1.28)
TOTAL
51.81k
117.38k (x2.27)

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
i7-5820K
Test#1 (Integers)
13.02k
12.03k (x0.92)
Test#2 (FP)
12k
11.23k (x0.94)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.91k
4.55k (x0.93)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.23k
3.72k (x0.88)
TOTAL
34.16k
31.53k (x0.92)

Multithread

i3-4160

i7-5820K
Test#1 (Integers)
27.45k
49.48k (x1.8)
Test#2 (FP)
28.96k
52.21k (x1.8)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.83k
19.7k (x1.67)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.77k
7.67k (x1.33)
TOTAL
74k
129.06k (x1.74)

Performance/W
i3-4160
i7-5820K
Test#1 (Integers)
508 points/W
353 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
536 points/W
373 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
219 points/W
141 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
107 points/W
55 points/W
TOTAL
1370 points/W
922 points/W

Performance/GHz
i3-4160
i7-5820K
Test#1 (Integers)
3616 points/GHz
3343 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3334 points/GHz
3119 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1363 points/GHz
1264 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1175 points/GHz
1033 points/GHz
TOTAL
9488 points/GHz
8759 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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