Core i5-4210U vs i3-4170
Description
Both models i5-4210U and i3-4170 are based on Haswell architecture.
"Haswell is known as fourth-generation core too. It uses 22nm Tri-Gate FinFET (non-planar, ""3D"") technology. It includes four arithmetic logic unit (ALU) and three address generation unit (AGU). This generation is able to run Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2) instruction set among BMI1, BMI2, ABM and FMA3. At this time, Intel used new sockets: LGA 1150 for desktops and BGA1364 for the mobile CPUs."
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-4210U gets a score of 57.6 k points while the i3-4170 gets 92.7 k points.
Summarizing, the i3-4170 is 1.6 times faster than the i5-4210U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
"Haswell is known as fourth-generation core too. It uses 22nm Tri-Gate FinFET (non-planar, ""3D"") technology. It includes four arithmetic logic unit (ALU) and three address generation unit (AGU). This generation is able to run Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2) instruction set among BMI1, BMI2, ABM and FMA3. At this time, Intel used new sockets: LGA 1150 for desktops and BGA1364 for the mobile CPUs."
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-4210U gets a score of 57.6 k points while the i3-4170 gets 92.7 k points.
Summarizing, the i3-4170 is 1.6 times faster than the i5-4210U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
40651
306c3
Core
Haswell
Haswell
Base frecuency
1.7 GHz
3.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
2.7 GHz
3.7 GHz
Socket
BGA 1169
LGA1150
Cores/Threads
2/4
2/4
TDP
15 W
54 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
3072 kB
Date
April 2014
March 2015
Mean monothread perf.
27.41k points
44.24k points
Mean multithread perf.
57.58k points
92.71k 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
i5-4210U
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
2.95k
4.24k (x1.44)
Test#2 (FP)
7.38k
10.58k (x1.43)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.11k
4.87k (x1.56)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.91k
4.2k (x1.44)
TOTAL
16.35k
23.88k (x1.46)
Multithread
i5-4210U
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
4.86k
7.7k (x1.59)
Test#2 (FP)
17.41k
27.14k (x1.56)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.09k
11.48k (x1.62)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.5k
2.68k (x1.07)
TOTAL
31.86k
49k (x1.54)
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
i5-4210U
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
9.26k
13.1k (x1.42)
Test#2 (FP)
8.2k
11.68k (x1.42)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.57k
5.07k (x1.42)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.92k
4.19k (x1.43)
TOTAL
23.95k
34.04k (x1.42)
Multithread
i5-4210U
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
17.53k
25.81k (x1.47)
Test#2 (FP)
17.56k
25k (x1.42)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.65k
11.96k (x1.56)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.49k
3.87k (x1.56)
TOTAL
45.22k
66.65k (x1.47)
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
i5-4210U
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
5.05k
13.24k (x2.62)
Test#2 (FP)
5.31k
12.37k (x2.33)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.1k
5.11k (x2.43)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.41k
4.17k (x2.96)
TOTAL
13.87k
34.89k (x2.52)
Multithread
i5-4210U
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
9.01k
28.15k (x3.13)
Test#2 (FP)
16.3k
29.95k (x1.84)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.64k
11.84k (x2.55)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.16k
2.73k (x1.27)
TOTAL
32.1k
72.68k (x2.26)
AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
i5-4210U
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
13.79k
22.17k (x1.61)
Test#2 (FP)
7.79k
12.58k (x1.62)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.11k
5.09k (x1.64)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.72k
4.4k (x1.62)
TOTAL
27.41k
44.24k (x1.61)
Multithread
i5-4210U
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
28.78k
47k (x1.63)
Test#2 (FP)
18.99k
31.06k (x1.64)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.21k
11.96k (x1.66)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.6k
2.68k (x1.03)
TOTAL
57.58k
92.71k (x1.61)
Performance/W
i5-4210U
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
1919 points/W
870 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1266 points/W
575 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
481 points/W
222 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
174 points/W
50 points/W
TOTAL
3839 points/W
1717 points/W
Performance/GHz
i5-4210U
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
5108 points/GHz
5991 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2884 points/GHz
3401 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1150 points/GHz
1375 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1008 points/GHz
1189 points/GHz
TOTAL
10151 points/GHz
11956 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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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