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Core i3-6100 vs i3-4160


Description
The i3-6100 is based on Skylake architecture while the i3-4160 is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-6100 gets a score of 94.1 k points while the i3-4160 gets 74 k points.

Summarizing, the i3-6100 is 1.3 times faster than the i3-4160 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
506e3
306c3
Core
Skylake-S
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.7 GHz
3.6 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA 1150
Cores/Threads
2/2
2/4
TDP
51 W
54 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
4096 kB
3072 kB
Date
September 2015
July 2014
Mean monothread perf.
52.84k points
34.16k points
Mean multithread perf.
112.28k points
74k 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
i3-6100
i3-4160
Test#1 (Integers)
3.81k
4.13k (x1.08)
Test#2 (FP)
15.65k
10.33k (x0.66)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.14k
4.64k (x0.9)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.28k
3.95k (x0.92)
TOTAL
28.89k
23.06k (x0.8)

Multithread

i3-6100

i3-4160
Test#1 (Integers)
7.75k
7.46k (x0.96)
Test#2 (FP)
37.33k
26.62k (x0.71)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
12.13k
11.46k (x0.94)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.56k
6.27k (x1.76)
TOTAL
60.77k
51.81k (x0.85)

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
i3-6100
i3-4160
Test#1 (Integers)
13.78k
13.02k (x0.95)
Test#2 (FP)
21.21k
12k (x0.57)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.2k
4.91k (x0.94)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.73k
4.23k (x1.13)
TOTAL
43.92k
34.16k (x0.78)

Multithread

i3-6100

i3-4160
Test#1 (Integers)
29.02k
27.45k (x0.95)
Test#2 (FP)
49.55k
28.96k (x0.58)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
12.3k
11.83k (x0.96)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.28k
5.77k (x1.76)
TOTAL
94.15k
74k (x0.79)

Performance/W
i3-6100
i3-4160
Test#1 (Integers)
569 points/W
508 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
972 points/W
536 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
241 points/W
219 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
64 points/W
107 points/W
TOTAL
1846 points/W
1370 points/W

Performance/GHz
i3-6100
i3-4160
Test#1 (Integers)
3723 points/GHz
3616 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5733 points/GHz
3334 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1406 points/GHz
1363 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1009 points/GHz
1175 points/GHz
TOTAL
11871 points/GHz
9488 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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