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Core i5-3320M vs i5-4210U


Description
The i5-3320M is based on Ivy Bridge architecture while the i5-4210U is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-3320M gets a score of 58.8 k points while the i5-4210U gets 32.1 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-3320M is 1.8 times faster than the i5-4210U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306a9
40651
Core
Ivy Bridge
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.6 GHz
1.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.3 GHz
2.7 GHz
Socket
BGA1023
BGA 1169
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
June 2012
April 2014
Mean monothread perf.
29.22k points
27.41k points
Mean multithread perf.
58.81k points
57.58k 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
i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
3.21k
2.95k (x0.92)
Test#2 (FP)
9.05k
7.38k (x0.82)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.94k
3.11k (x0.79)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.93k
2.91k (x0.74)
TOTAL
20.13k
16.35k (x0.81)

Multithread

i5-3320M

i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
6.08k
4.86k (x0.8)
Test#2 (FP)
19.02k
17.41k (x0.92)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.85k
7.09k (x0.8)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.98k
2.5k (x0.63)
TOTAL
37.93k
31.86k (x0.84)

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
i5-3320M
i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
10.89k
9.26k (x0.85)
Test#2 (FP)
9.77k
8.2k (x0.84)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.98k
3.57k (x0.9)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.77k
2.92k (x0.78)
TOTAL
28.4k
23.95k (x0.84)

Multithread

i5-3320M

i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
20.23k
17.53k (x0.87)
Test#2 (FP)
20.83k
17.56k (x0.84)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
9.49k
7.65k (x0.81)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.04k
2.49k (x0.62)
TOTAL
54.6k
45.22k (x0.83)

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
i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
10.64k
5.05k (x0.47)
Test#2 (FP)
10.53k
5.31k (x0.5)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.07k
2.1k (x0.52)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.97k
1.41k (x0.35)
TOTAL
29.22k
13.87k (x0.47)

Multithread

i5-3320M

i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
21.27k
9.01k (x0.42)
Test#2 (FP)
23.93k
16.3k (x0.68)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
9.48k
4.64k (x0.49)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.12k
2.16k (x0.52)
TOTAL
58.81k
32.1k (x0.55)

Performance/W
i5-3320M
i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
608 points/W
600 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
684 points/W
1087 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
271 points/W
309 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
118 points/W
144 points/W
TOTAL
1680 points/W
2140 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-3320M
i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
3225 points/GHz
1871 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3191 points/GHz
1965 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1234 points/GHz
778 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1203 points/GHz
522 points/GHz
TOTAL
8853 points/GHz
5137 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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