Core i3-4160 vs i7-8550U
Description
The i3-4160 is based on Haswell architecture while the i7-8550U is based on Kaby Lake.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-4160 gets a score of 74 k points while the i7-8550U gets 105.9 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-8550U 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.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-4160 gets a score of 74 k points while the i7-8550U gets 105.9 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-8550U 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
806ea
Core
Haswell
Kaby Lake-R
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
1.8 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.6 GHz
4 GHz
Socket
LGA 1150
BGA1356
Cores/Threads
2/4
4/8
TDP
54 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
8192 kB
Date
July 2014
August 2017
Mean monothread perf.
34.16k points
64.2k points
Mean multithread perf.
74k points
166.12k 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
i7-8550U
Test#1 (Integers)
4.13k
3.91k (x0.95)
Test#2 (FP)
10.33k
15.98k (x1.55)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.64k
5.11k (x1.1)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.95k
11.05k (x2.8)
TOTAL
23.06k
36.05k (x1.56)
Multithread
i3-4160
i7-8550U
Test#1 (Integers)
7.46k
11.76k (x1.58)
Test#2 (FP)
26.62k
50.15k (x1.88)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.46k
16.76k (x1.46)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.27k
4.17k (x0.66)
TOTAL
51.81k
82.84k (x1.6)
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
i7-8550U
Test#1 (Integers)
13.02k
13.15k (x1.01)
Test#2 (FP)
12k
19.7k (x1.64)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.91k
5.1k (x1.04)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.23k
9.21k (x2.18)
TOTAL
34.16k
47.16k (x1.38)
Multithread
i3-4160
i7-8550U
Test#1 (Integers)
27.45k
34.13k (x1.24)
Test#2 (FP)
28.96k
53.79k (x1.86)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.83k
13.91k (x1.18)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.77k
4.12k (x0.72)
TOTAL
74k
105.95k (x1.43)
Performance/W
i3-4160
i7-8550U
Test#1 (Integers)
508 points/W
2275 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
536 points/W
3586 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
219 points/W
927 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
107 points/W
275 points/W
TOTAL
1370 points/W
7063 points/W
Performance/GHz
i3-4160
i7-8550U
Test#1 (Integers)
3616 points/GHz
3288 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3334 points/GHz
4924 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1363 points/GHz
1275 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1175 points/GHz
2303 points/GHz
TOTAL
9488 points/GHz
11791 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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