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Core i3-4160 vs i7-8700k


Description
The i3-4160 is based on Haswell architecture while the i7-8700k is based on Coffee Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-4160 gets a score of 74 k points while the i7-8700k gets 339.8 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-8700k is 4.6 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
906ea
Core
Haswell
Coffee Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
3.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.6 GHz
4.7 GHz
Socket
LGA 1150
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
2/4
6/12
TDP
54 W
95 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
6x32+6x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
6x256 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
12288 kB
Date
July 2014
October 2017
Mean monothread perf.
34.16k points
80.6k points
Mean multithread perf.
74k points
443.77k 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
i7-8700k
Test#1 (Integers)
4.13k
4.13k (x1)
Test#2 (FP)
10.33k
16.96k (x1.64)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.64k
5.56k (x1.2)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.95k
12.85k (x3.25)
TOTAL
23.06k
39.5k (x1.71)

Multithread

i3-4160

i7-8700k
Test#1 (Integers)
7.46k
24.01k (x3.22)
Test#2 (FP)
26.62k
108.69k (x4.08)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.46k
36.62k (x3.2)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.27k
9.33k (x1.49)
TOTAL
51.81k
178.64k (x3.45)

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
i7-8700k
Test#1 (Integers)
13.02k
16.87k (x1.3)
Test#2 (FP)
12k
26.12k (x2.18)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.91k
6.33k (x1.29)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.23k
13.71k (x3.24)
TOTAL
34.16k
63.03k (x1.85)

Multithread

i3-4160

i7-8700k
Test#1 (Integers)
27.45k
105.74k (x3.85)
Test#2 (FP)
28.96k
180.52k (x6.23)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.83k
44.99k (x3.8)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.77k
8.51k (x1.48)
TOTAL
74k
339.77k (x4.59)

Performance/W
i3-4160
i7-8700k
Test#1 (Integers)
508 points/W
1113 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
536 points/W
1900 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
219 points/W
474 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
107 points/W
90 points/W
TOTAL
1370 points/W
3576 points/W

Performance/GHz
i3-4160
i7-8700k
Test#1 (Integers)
3616 points/GHz
3590 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3334 points/GHz
5557 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1363 points/GHz
1347 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1175 points/GHz
2917 points/GHz
TOTAL
9488 points/GHz
13411 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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