Core i3-4170 vs i7-4500U
Description
Both models i3-4170 and i7-4500U 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 i3-4170 gets a score of 92.7 k points while the i7-4500U gets 66.1 k points.
Summarizing, the i3-4170 is 1.4 times faster than the i7-4500U . 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 i3-4170 gets a score of 92.7 k points while the i7-4500U gets 66.1 k points.
Summarizing, the i3-4170 is 1.4 times faster than the i7-4500U . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
306c3
40651
Core
Haswell
Haswell
Base frecuency
3.7 GHz
1.8 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.7 GHz
3 GHz
Socket
LGA1150
BGA1168
Cores/Threads
2/4
2 /2
TDP
54 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
4096 kB
Date
March 2015
June 2013
Mean monothread perf.
44.24k points
33.02k points
Mean multithread perf.
92.71k points
66.14k 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
i3-4170
i7-4500U
Test#1 (Integers)
4.24k
3.31k (x0.78)
Test#2 (FP)
10.58k
8.37k (x0.79)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.87k
3.68k (x0.76)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.2k
3.34k (x0.8)
TOTAL
23.88k
18.71k (x0.78)
Multithread
i3-4170
i7-4500U
Test#1 (Integers)
7.7k
5.21k (x0.68)
Test#2 (FP)
27.14k
18.54k (x0.68)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.48k
7.8k (x0.68)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.68k
3.54k (x1.32)
TOTAL
49k
35.09k (x0.72)
SSE3 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode I (SSE) is optimized for the use of SIMD instructions with 128 bits register and the SSE set up to version 3. Nearly every modern CPU has support for this mode.
Monothread
i3-4170
i7-4500U
Test#1 (Integers)
13.1k
10.2k (x0.78)
Test#2 (FP)
11.68k
9.23k (x0.79)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.07k
3.89k (x0.77)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.19k
3.29k (x0.79)
TOTAL
34.04k
26.61k (x0.78)
Multithread
i3-4170
i7-4500U
Test#1 (Integers)
25.81k
19.2k (x0.74)
Test#2 (FP)
25k
19.02k (x0.76)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.96k
8.31k (x0.69)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.87k
3.22k (x0.83)
TOTAL
66.65k
49.75k (x0.75)
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
i3-4170
i7-4500U
Test#1 (Integers)
13.24k
10.41k (x0.79)
Test#2 (FP)
12.37k
8.97k (x0.73)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.11k
3.82k (x0.75)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.17k
3.39k (x0.81)
TOTAL
34.89k
26.59k (x0.76)
Multithread
i3-4170
i7-4500U
Test#1 (Integers)
28.15k
19.91k (x0.71)
Test#2 (FP)
29.95k
21.47k (x0.72)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.84k
8.53k (x0.72)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.73k
3.53k (x1.29)
TOTAL
72.68k
53.44k (x0.74)
AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
i3-4170
i7-4500U
Test#1 (Integers)
22.17k
16.67k (x0.75)
Test#2 (FP)
12.58k
9k (x0.72)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.09k
3.75k (x0.74)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.4k
3.6k (x0.82)
TOTAL
44.24k
33.02k (x0.75)
Multithread
i3-4170
i7-4500U
Test#1 (Integers)
47k
31.77k (x0.68)
Test#2 (FP)
31.06k
21.36k (x0.69)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.96k
7.95k (x0.66)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.68k
5.06k (x1.89)
TOTAL
92.71k
66.14k (x0.71)
Performance/W
i3-4170
i7-4500U
Test#1 (Integers)
870 points/W
2118 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
575 points/W
1424 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
222 points/W
530 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
50 points/W
338 points/W
TOTAL
1717 points/W
4410 points/W
Performance/GHz
i3-4170
i7-4500U
Test#1 (Integers)
5991 points/GHz
5558 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3401 points/GHz
3001 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1375 points/GHz
1250 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1189 points/GHz
1199 points/GHz
TOTAL
11956 points/GHz
11008 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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