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Core i5-2450M vs i3-4030U


Description
The i5-2450M is based on Sandy Bridge architecture while the i3-4030U is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-2450M gets a score of 43.4 k points while the i3-4030U gets 35.9 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-2450M is 1.2 times faster than the i3-4030U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
206a7
40651
Core
Sandy Bridge
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.5 GHz
1.9 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.1 GHz
1.9 GHz
Socket
Socket G2 (988B)
BGA1168
Cores/Threads
2/4
2/4
TDP
35 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
3072 kB
Date
January 2012
April 2014
Mean monothread perf.
22.85k points
21.57k points
Mean multithread perf.
43.44k points
46.09k points

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
i5-2450M
i3-4030U
Test#1 (Integers)
8.39k
6.4k (x0.76)
Test#2 (FP)
7.65k
6.2k (x0.81)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.64k
2.5k (x0.69)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.17k
2.05k (x0.65)
TOTAL
22.85k
17.15k (x0.75)

Multithread

i5-2450M

i3-4030U
Test#1 (Integers)
17.96k
12.86k (x0.72)
Test#2 (FP)
14.71k
15.12k (x1.03)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.51k
5.76k (x0.77)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.26k
2.15k (x0.66)
TOTAL
43.44k
35.88k (x0.83)

Performance/W
i5-2450M
i3-4030U
Test#1 (Integers)
513 points/W
857 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
420 points/W
1008 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
215 points/W
384 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
93 points/W
143 points/W
TOTAL
1241 points/W
2392 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-2450M
i3-4030U
Test#1 (Integers)
2706 points/GHz
3366 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2468 points/GHz
3263 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1174 points/GHz
1317 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1022 points/GHz
1078 points/GHz
TOTAL
7370 points/GHz
9024 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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