Core i3-9100 vs i3-4170
Description
The i3-9100 is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the i3-4170 is based on Haswell.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-9100 gets a score of 229.2 k points while the i3-4170 gets 92.7 k points.
Summarizing, the i3-9100 is 2.5 times faster than the i3-4170. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-9100 gets a score of 229.2 k points while the i3-4170 gets 92.7 k points.
Summarizing, the i3-9100 is 2.5 times faster than the i3-4170. 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
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
3.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.2 GHz
3.7 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA1150
Cores/Threads
4/4
2/4
TDP
65 W
54 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
3072 kB
Date
April 2019
March 2015
Mean monothread perf.
66.74k points
44.24k points
Mean multithread perf.
229.2k points
92.71k 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
i3-9100
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
4.3k
4.24k (x0.99)
Test#2 (FP)
17.79k
10.58k (x0.59)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.58k
4.87k (x0.87)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.86k
4.2k (x0.47)
TOTAL
36.53k
23.88k (x0.65)
Multithread
i3-9100
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
15.99k
7.7k (x0.48)
Test#2 (FP)
66.31k
27.14k (x0.41)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
20.75k
11.48k (x0.55)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.44k
2.68k (x0.6)
TOTAL
107.49k
49k (x0.46)
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
i3-9100
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
15.53k
13.1k (x0.84)
Test#2 (FP)
22.21k
11.68k (x0.53)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.79k
5.07k (x0.88)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.31k
4.19k (x0.5)
TOTAL
51.84k
34.04k (x0.66)
Multithread
i3-9100
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
58.56k
25.81k (x0.44)
Test#2 (FP)
86.17k
25k (x0.29)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
22.4k
11.96k (x0.53)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.55k
3.87k (x0.85)
TOTAL
171.69k
66.65k (x0.39)
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
i3-9100
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
14.81k
13.24k (x0.89)
Test#2 (FP)
22.15k
12.37k (x0.56)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.42k
5.11k (x0.94)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.8k
4.17k (x0.87)
TOTAL
47.17k
34.89k (x0.74)
Multithread
i3-9100
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
52.08k
28.15k (x0.54)
Test#2 (FP)
87.45k
29.95k (x0.34)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
20.98k
11.84k (x0.56)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.24k
2.73k (x0.64)
TOTAL
164.75k
72.68k (x0.44)
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
i3-9100
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
28.03k
22.17k (x0.79)
Test#2 (FP)
24.5k
12.58k (x0.51)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.73k
5.09k (x0.89)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.48k
4.4k (x0.52)
TOTAL
66.74k
44.24k (x0.66)
Multithread
i3-9100
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
107.5k
47k (x0.44)
Test#2 (FP)
95.11k
31.06k (x0.33)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
22.02k
11.96k (x0.54)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.57k
2.68k (x0.59)
TOTAL
229.2k
92.71k (x0.4)
Performance/W
i3-9100
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
1654 points/W
870 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1463 points/W
575 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
339 points/W
222 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
70 points/W
50 points/W
TOTAL
3526 points/W
1717 points/W
Performance/GHz
i3-9100
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
6675 points/GHz
5991 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5833 points/GHz
3401 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1365 points/GHz
1375 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2018 points/GHz
1189 points/GHz
TOTAL
15891 points/GHz
11956 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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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