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Core i3-4170 vs Core 2 Duo E8500


Description
The i3-4170 is based on Haswell architecture while the E8500 is based on Core.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-4170 gets a score of 66.7 k points while the E8500 gets 31.2 k points.

Summarizing, the i3-4170 is 2.1 times faster than the E8500 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306c3
1067a
Core
Haswell
Wolfdale
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.7 GHz
3.167 GHz
Socket
LGA1150
LGA 775
Cores/Threads
2/4
2/2
TDP
54 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
6144 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
kB
Date
March 2015
August 2008
Mean monothread perf.
44.24k points
19.46k points
Mean multithread perf.
92.71k points
31.21k points

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
E8500
Test#1 (Integers)
13.1k
3.65k (x0.28)
Test#2 (FP)
11.68k
8.07k (x0.69)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.07k
3.15k (x0.62)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.19k
4.59k (x1.1)
TOTAL
34.04k
19.46k (x0.57)

Multithread

i3-4170

E8500
Test#1 (Integers)
25.81k
7.11k (x0.28)
Test#2 (FP)
25k
15.79k (x0.63)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.96k
6.2k (x0.52)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.87k
2.13k (x0.55)
TOTAL
66.65k
31.21k (x0.47)

Performance/W
i3-4170
E8500
Test#1 (Integers)
478 points/W
109 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
463 points/W
243 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
222 points/W
95 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
72 points/W
33 points/W
TOTAL
1234 points/W
480 points/W

Performance/GHz
i3-4170
E8500
Test#1 (Integers)
3541 points/GHz
1151 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3157 points/GHz
2549 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1369 points/GHz
994 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1132 points/GHz
1450 points/GHz
TOTAL
9199 points/GHz
6144 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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