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Core i3-4170 vs i7-6700


Description
The i3-4170 is based on Haswell architecture while the i7-6700 is based on Skylake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-4170 gets a score of 92.7 k points while the i7-6700 gets 243.4 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-6700 is 2.6 times faster than the i3-4170. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306c3
506e3
Core
Haswell
Skylake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.7 GHz
3.4 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.7 GHz
4 GHz
Socket
LGA1150
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
2/4
4/8
TDP
54 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
8192 kB
Date
March 2015
May 2015
Mean monothread perf.
44.24k points
57.76k points
Mean multithread perf.
92.71k points
243.4k points

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
i7-6700
Test#1 (Integers)
22.17k
24.83k (x1.12)
Test#2 (FP)
12.58k
21.82k (x1.73)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.09k
4.98k (x0.98)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.4k
6.14k (x1.4)
TOTAL
44.24k
57.76k (x1.31)

Multithread

i3-4170

i7-6700
Test#1 (Integers)
47k
109.79k (x2.34)
Test#2 (FP)
31.06k
102.39k (x3.3)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.96k
24.72k (x2.07)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.68k
6.51k (x2.42)
TOTAL
92.71k
243.4k (x2.63)

Performance/W
i3-4170
i7-6700
Test#1 (Integers)
870 points/W
1689 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
575 points/W
1575 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
222 points/W
380 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
50 points/W
100 points/W
TOTAL
1717 points/W
3745 points/W

Performance/GHz
i3-4170
i7-6700
Test#1 (Integers)
5991 points/GHz
6206 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3401 points/GHz
5456 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1375 points/GHz
1244 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1189 points/GHz
1535 points/GHz
TOTAL
11956 points/GHz
14441 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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