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Core i3-550 vs i3-4030U


Description
The i3-550 is based on Westmere architecture while the i3-4030U is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-550 gets a score of 38.8 k points while the i3-4030U gets 36.7 k points.

Summarizing, the i3-550 is 1.1 times faster than the i3-4030U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
20655
40651
Core
Clarkdale
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.2 GHz
1.9 GHz
Socket
LGA 1156
BGA1168
Cores/Threads
2/2
2/4
TDP
73 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
4096 kB
3072 kB
Date
May 2010
April 2014
Mean monothread perf.
18.69k points
21.57k points
Mean multithread perf.
38.8k points
46.09k points

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
i3-550
i3-4030U
Test#1 (Integers)
7.83k
6.7k (x0.86)
Test#2 (FP)
5.3k
5.99k (x1.13)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.14k
2.65k (x0.84)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.43k
2.13k (x0.88)
TOTAL
18.69k
17.47k (x0.93)

Multithread

i3-550

i3-4030U
Test#1 (Integers)
16.25k
14.3k (x0.88)
Test#2 (FP)
12.12k
13.83k (x1.14)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.01k
6.12k (x0.76)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.42k
2.48k (x1.03)
TOTAL
38.8k
36.74k (x0.95)

Performance/W
i3-550
i3-4030U
Test#1 (Integers)
223 points/W
953 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
166 points/W
922 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
110 points/W
408 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
33 points/W
166 points/W
TOTAL
531 points/W
2449 points/W

Performance/GHz
i3-550
i3-4030U
Test#1 (Integers)
2446 points/GHz
3525 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1655 points/GHz
3150 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
982 points/GHz
1395 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
759 points/GHz
1122 points/GHz
TOTAL
5842 points/GHz
9193 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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