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Core i5-3210M vs i7-4720HQ


Description
The i5-3210M is based on Ivy Bridge architecture while the i7-4720HQ is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-3210M gets a score of 37.9 k points while the i7-4720HQ gets 71.7 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-4720HQ is 1.9 times faster than the i5-3210M . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306a9
306c3
Core
Ivy Bridge
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.5 GHz
2.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.1 GHz
3.6 GHz
Socket
Socket G2 (988B)
BGA1364
Cores/Threads
2 /2
4/8
TDP
35 W
47 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
6144 kB
Date
June 2012
January 2015
Mean monothread perf.
24.9k points
40.12k points
Mean multithread perf.
51.73k points
132.35k 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
i5-3210M
i7-4720HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
3.08k
3.79k (x1.23)
Test#2 (FP)
8.58k
9.64k (x1.12)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.76k
4.34k (x1.15)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.99k
3.76k (x0.94)
TOTAL
19.42k
21.53k (x1.11)

Multithread

i5-3210M

i7-4720HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
5.79k
11.66k (x2.01)
Test#2 (FP)
18.77k
37.71k (x2.01)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.74k
16.38k (x1.87)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.59k
5.94k (x1.3)
TOTAL
37.89k
71.69k (x1.89)

Performance/W
i5-3210M
i7-4720HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
165 points/W
248 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
536 points/W
802 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
250 points/W
348 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
131 points/W
126 points/W
TOTAL
1083 points/W
1525 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-3210M
i7-4720HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
994 points/GHz
1053 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2768 points/GHz
2677 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1213 points/GHz
1206 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1287 points/GHz
1044 points/GHz
TOTAL
6263 points/GHz
5980 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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