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Core i3-7100 vs i5-4690K


Description
The i3-7100 is based on Kaby Lake architecture while the i5-4690K is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-7100 gets a score of 100.1 k points while the i5-4690K gets 117.4 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-4690K is 1.2 times faster than the i3-7100. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906e9
306c3
Core
Kaby Lake-S
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.9 GHz
3.5 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.9 GHz
3.9 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA 1150
Cores/Threads
2/4
4/4
TDP
51 W
88 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
6144 kB
Date
January 2017
June 2014
Mean monothread perf.
58.55k points
34.37k points
Mean multithread perf.
126.47k points
117.37k 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
i3-7100
i5-4690K
Test#1 (Integers)
4.01k
4.39k (x1.1)
Test#2 (FP)
16.38k
10.93k (x0.67)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.31k
4.82k (x0.91)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.98k
4.11k (x1.03)
TOTAL
29.69k
24.26k (x0.82)

Multithread

i3-7100

i5-4690K
Test#1 (Integers)
8.1k
8.67k (x1.07)
Test#2 (FP)
38.7k
21.42k (x0.55)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
12.69k
9.52k (x0.75)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.76k
4.18k (x1.11)
TOTAL
63.24k
43.79k (x0.69)

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
i3-7100
i5-4690K
Test#1 (Integers)
14.04k
13.67k (x0.97)
Test#2 (FP)
20.55k
11.97k (x0.58)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.41k
5.12k (x0.95)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.99k
4.4k (x1.1)
TOTAL
43.99k
35.17k (x0.8)

Multithread

i3-7100

i5-4690K
Test#1 (Integers)
30.09k
51.76k (x1.72)
Test#2 (FP)
47.84k
43.26k (x0.9)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
13.13k
19.32k (x1.47)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.52k
2.69k (x0.76)
TOTAL
94.59k
117.03k (x1.24)

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
i3-7100
i5-4690K
Test#1 (Integers)
14.41k
13.71k (x0.95)
Test#2 (FP)
22.38k
12.53k (x0.56)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.45k
4.98k (x0.91)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.96k
3.15k (x0.63)
TOTAL
47.21k
34.37k (x0.73)

Multithread

i3-7100

i5-4690K
Test#1 (Integers)
30.48k
50.91k (x1.67)
Test#2 (FP)
52.08k
45.46k (x0.87)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
12.97k
18.55k (x1.43)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.56k
2.44k (x0.54)
TOTAL
100.1k
117.37k (x1.17)

Performance/W
i3-7100
i5-4690K
Test#1 (Integers)
598 points/W
579 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1021 points/W
517 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
254 points/W
211 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
89 points/W
28 points/W
TOTAL
1963 points/W
1334 points/W

Performance/GHz
i3-7100
i5-4690K
Test#1 (Integers)
3695 points/GHz
3515 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5739 points/GHz
3213 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1399 points/GHz
1277 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1273 points/GHz
807 points/GHz
TOTAL
12105 points/GHz
8812 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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