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Core i5-4300U vs i3-4030U


Description
Both models i5-4300U and i3-4030U 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 i5-4300U gets a score of 64.8 k points while the i3-4030U gets 46.1 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-4300U is 1.4 times faster than the i3-4030U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
40651
40651
Core
Haswell
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
1.9 GHz
1.9 GHz
Boost frecuency
2.9 GHz
1.9 GHz
Socket
BGA 1168
BGA1168
Cores/Threads
2/4
2/4
TDP
15 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 2013
April 2014
Mean monothread perf.
32.18k points
21.57k points
Mean multithread perf.
64.79k points
46.09k points

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
i5-4300U
i3-4030U
Test#1 (Integers)
16.54k
10.69k (x0.65)
Test#2 (FP)
8.71k
6.16k (x0.71)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.69k
2.49k (x0.67)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.24k
2.23k (x0.69)
TOTAL
32.18k
21.57k (x0.67)

Multithread

i5-4300U

i3-4030U
Test#1 (Integers)
31.64k
21.84k (x0.69)
Test#2 (FP)
21.59k
15.86k (x0.73)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.46k
5.94k (x0.7)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.09k
2.45k (x0.79)
TOTAL
64.79k
46.09k (x0.71)

Performance/W
i5-4300U
i3-4030U
Test#1 (Integers)
2110 points/W
1456 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1439 points/W
1057 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
564 points/W
396 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
206 points/W
163 points/W
TOTAL
4319 points/W
3073 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-4300U
i3-4030U
Test#1 (Integers)
5705 points/GHz
5627 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3003 points/GHz
3241 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1274 points/GHz
1312 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1116 points/GHz
1173 points/GHz
TOTAL
11097 points/GHz
11353 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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