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Core i3-7100U vs i5-4590


Description
The i3-7100U is based on Kaby Lake architecture while the i5-4590 is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-7100U gets a score of 79.6 k points while the i5-4590 gets 140 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-4590 is 1.8 times faster than the i3-7100U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
806e9
306c3
Core
Kaby Lake-U
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.4 GHz
3.3 GHz
Boost frecuency
2.4 GHz
3.7 GHz
Socket
BGA 1356
LGA 1150
Cores/Threads
2/4
4/4
TDP
15 W
84 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
6144 kB
Date
August 2016
June 2014
Mean monothread perf.
33.38k points
40.93k points
Mean multithread perf.
79.6k points
139.99k 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
i3-7100U
i5-4590
Test#1 (Integers)
13.46k
20.88k (x1.55)
Test#2 (FP)
13.45k
11.12k (x0.83)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.08k
4.75k (x1.54)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.4k
4.19k (x1.23)
TOTAL
33.38k
40.93k (x1.23)

Multithread

i3-7100U

i5-4590
Test#1 (Integers)
34.95k
75.76k (x2.17)
Test#2 (FP)
33.53k
40.42k (x1.21)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.74k
16.97k (x2.19)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.38k
6.84k (x2.02)
TOTAL
79.6k
139.99k (x1.76)

Performance/W
i3-7100U
i5-4590
Test#1 (Integers)
2330 points/W
902 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2235 points/W
481 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
516 points/W
202 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
225 points/W
81 points/W
TOTAL
5307 points/W
1667 points/W

Performance/GHz
i3-7100U
i5-4590
Test#1 (Integers)
5606 points/GHz
5643 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5606 points/GHz
3006 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1282 points/GHz
1283 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1415 points/GHz
1132 points/GHz
TOTAL
13909 points/GHz
11063 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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