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Core i5-3320M vs i3-4160


Description
The i5-3320M is based on Ivy Bridge architecture while the i3-4160 is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-3320M gets a score of 58.8 k points while the i3-4160 gets 74 k points.

Summarizing, the i3-4160 is 1.3 times faster than the i5-3320M . 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
2.6 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.3 GHz
3.6 GHz
Socket
BGA1023
LGA 1150
Cores/Threads
2/4
2/4
TDP
35 W
54 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
3072 kB
Date
June 2012
July 2014
Mean monothread perf.
29.22k points
34.16k points
Mean multithread perf.
58.81k points
74k 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
i5-3320M
i3-4160
Test#1 (Integers)
3.21k
4.13k (x1.29)
Test#2 (FP)
9.05k
10.33k (x1.14)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.94k
4.64k (x1.18)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.93k
3.95k (x1)
TOTAL
20.13k
23.06k (x1.15)

Multithread

i5-3320M

i3-4160
Test#1 (Integers)
6.08k
7.46k (x1.23)
Test#2 (FP)
19.02k
26.62k (x1.4)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.85k
11.46k (x1.29)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.98k
6.27k (x1.58)
TOTAL
37.93k
51.81k (x1.37)

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
i5-3320M
i3-4160
Test#1 (Integers)
10.64k
13.02k (x1.22)
Test#2 (FP)
10.53k
12k (x1.14)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.07k
4.91k (x1.2)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.97k
4.23k (x1.07)
TOTAL
29.22k
34.16k (x1.17)

Multithread

i5-3320M

i3-4160
Test#1 (Integers)
21.27k
27.45k (x1.29)
Test#2 (FP)
23.93k
28.96k (x1.21)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
9.48k
11.83k (x1.25)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.12k
5.77k (x1.4)
TOTAL
58.81k
74k (x1.26)

Performance/W
i5-3320M
i3-4160
Test#1 (Integers)
608 points/W
508 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
684 points/W
536 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
271 points/W
219 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
118 points/W
107 points/W
TOTAL
1680 points/W
1370 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-3320M
i3-4160
Test#1 (Integers)
3225 points/GHz
3616 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3191 points/GHz
3334 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1234 points/GHz
1363 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1203 points/GHz
1175 points/GHz
TOTAL
8853 points/GHz
9488 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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