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Core i5-4460 vs i3-6100


Description
The i5-4460 is based on Haswell architecture while the i3-6100 is based on Skylake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-4460 gets a score of 140.3 k points while the i3-6100 gets 112.3 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-4460 is 1.2 times faster than the i3-6100 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306c3
506e3
Core
Haswell
Skylake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.2 GHz
3.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.4 GHz
3.7 GHz
Socket
LGA1150
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
4/4
2/2
TDP
84 W
51 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
4096 kB
Date
May 2014
September 2015
Mean monothread perf.
39.53k points
52.84k points
Mean multithread perf.
140.27k points
112.28k points

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
i5-4460
i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
12.12k
13.78k (x1.14)
Test#2 (FP)
10.69k
21.21k (x1.98)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.71k
5.2k (x1.1)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.87k
3.73k (x0.96)
TOTAL
31.39k
43.92k (x1.4)

Multithread

i5-4460

i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
45.75k
29.02k (x0.63)
Test#2 (FP)
42.71k
49.55k (x1.16)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
17.81k
12.3k (x0.69)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.08k
3.28k (x0.54)
TOTAL
112.35k
94.15k (x0.84)

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
i5-4460
i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
19.84k
22.89k (x1.15)
Test#2 (FP)
10.86k
21.04k (x1.94)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.46k
4.9k (x1.1)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.39k
4.01k (x0.91)
TOTAL
39.53k
52.84k (x1.34)

Multithread

i5-4460

i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
75.08k
50.05k (x0.67)
Test#2 (FP)
42.36k
47.13k (x1.11)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.38k
11.38k (x0.69)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.45k
3.72k (x0.58)
TOTAL
140.27k
112.28k (x0.8)

Performance/W
i5-4460
i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
894 points/W
981 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
504 points/W
924 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
195 points/W
223 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
77 points/W
73 points/W
TOTAL
1670 points/W
2202 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-4460
i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
5834 points/GHz
6187 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3193 points/GHz
5686 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1311 points/GHz
1325 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1290 points/GHz
1084 points/GHz
TOTAL
11628 points/GHz
14282 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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