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Core i5-4440 vs i3-4160


Description
Both models i5-4440 and i3-4160 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 i5-4440 gets a score of 109.4 k points while the i3-4160 gets 74 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-4440 is 1.5 times faster than the i3-4160 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306c3
306c3
Core
Haswell
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.1 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.3 GHz
3.6 GHz
Socket
LGA 1150
LGA 1150
Cores/Threads
4/4
2/4
TDP
84 W
54 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
3072 kB
Date
June 2013
July 2014
Mean monothread perf.
38.29k points
34.16k points
Mean multithread perf.
138.69k 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
i5-4440
i3-4160
Test#1 (Integers)
3.71k
4.13k (x1.11)
Test#2 (FP)
9.23k
10.33k (x1.12)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.28k
4.64k (x1.09)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.8k
3.95k (x1.04)
TOTAL
21.02k
23.06k (x1.1)

Multithread

i5-4440

i3-4160
Test#1 (Integers)
13.33k
7.46k (x0.56)
Test#2 (FP)
34.2k
26.62k (x0.78)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
15.91k
11.46k (x0.72)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.56k
6.27k (x0.96)
TOTAL
70k
51.81k (x0.74)

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
i5-4440
i3-4160
Test#1 (Integers)
11.56k
13.02k (x1.13)
Test#2 (FP)
10.36k
12k (x1.16)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.45k
4.91k (x1.1)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.8k
4.23k (x1.11)
TOTAL
30.17k
34.16k (x1.13)

Multithread

i5-4440

i3-4160
Test#1 (Integers)
44.07k
27.45k (x0.62)
Test#2 (FP)
41.07k
28.96k (x0.71)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.89k
11.83k (x0.7)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.33k
5.77k (x0.79)
TOTAL
109.35k
74k (x0.68)

Performance/W
i5-4440
i3-4160
Test#1 (Integers)
525 points/W
508 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
489 points/W
536 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
201 points/W
219 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
87 points/W
107 points/W
TOTAL
1302 points/W
1370 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-4440
i3-4160
Test#1 (Integers)
3503 points/GHz
3616 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3139 points/GHz
3334 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1348 points/GHz
1363 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1152 points/GHz
1175 points/GHz
TOTAL
9142 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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