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Core i3-8100 vs i5-4590S


Description
The i3-8100 is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the i5-4590S is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-8100 gets a score of 157.6 k points while the i5-4590S gets 117.8 k points.

Summarizing, the i3-8100 is 1.3 times faster than the i5-4590S . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906eb
306c3
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
3 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.6 GHz
3.7 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA 1150
Cores/Threads
4/4
4/4
TDP
65 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
6144 kB
Date
October 2017
May 2014
Mean monothread perf.
59.18k points
34.75k points
Mean multithread perf.
200.4k points
117.77k 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
i3-8100
i5-4590S
Test#1 (Integers)
3.72k
4.24k (x1.14)
Test#2 (FP)
15.33k
10.54k (x0.69)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.71k
4.76k (x1.01)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.76k
4.29k (x0.63)
TOTAL
30.52k
23.84k (x0.78)

Multithread

i3-8100

i5-4590S
Test#1 (Integers)
14.48k
15.01k (x1.04)
Test#2 (FP)
59.59k
37.75k (x0.63)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
18.07k
17.12k (x0.95)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.3k
8.48k (x1.97)
TOTAL
96.43k
78.37k (x0.81)

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
i3-8100
i5-4590S
Test#1 (Integers)
13.52k
13.19k (x0.98)
Test#2 (FP)
20.57k
12.31k (x0.6)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.96k
4.98k (x1)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.91k
4.27k (x0.54)
TOTAL
46.96k
34.75k (x0.74)

Multithread

i3-8100

i5-4590S
Test#1 (Integers)
53.4k
47.15k (x0.88)
Test#2 (FP)
80.87k
44.1k (x0.55)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
19.03k
17.93k (x0.94)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.29k
8.6k (x2)
TOTAL
157.59k
117.77k (x0.75)

Performance/W
i3-8100
i5-4590S
Test#1 (Integers)
822 points/W
725 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1244 points/W
678 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
293 points/W
276 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
66 points/W
132 points/W
TOTAL
2425 points/W
1812 points/W

Performance/GHz
i3-8100
i5-4590S
Test#1 (Integers)
3757 points/GHz
3564 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5714 points/GHz
3326 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1377 points/GHz
1345 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2196 points/GHz
1155 points/GHz
TOTAL
13044 points/GHz
9391 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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