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Core i5-4590S vs i3-4170


Description
Both models i5-4590S 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 i5-4590S gets a score of 117.8 k points while the i3-4170 gets 72.7 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-4590S is 1.6 times faster than the i3-4170. 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 GHz
3.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.7 GHz
3.7 GHz
Socket
LGA 1150
LGA1150
Cores/Threads
4/4
2/4
TDP
65 W
54 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
3072 kB
Date
May 2014
March 2015
Mean monothread perf.
34.75k points
44.24k points
Mean multithread perf.
117.77k 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
i5-4590S
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
4.24k
4.24k (x1)
Test#2 (FP)
10.54k
10.58k (x1)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.76k
4.87k (x1.02)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.29k
4.2k (x0.98)
TOTAL
23.84k
23.88k (x1)

Multithread

i5-4590S

i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
15.01k
7.7k (x0.51)
Test#2 (FP)
37.75k
27.14k (x0.72)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
17.12k
11.48k (x0.67)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.48k
2.68k (x0.32)
TOTAL
78.37k
49k (x0.63)

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
i5-4590S
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
13.19k
13.24k (x1)
Test#2 (FP)
12.31k
12.37k (x1.01)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.98k
5.11k (x1.03)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.27k
4.17k (x0.98)
TOTAL
34.75k
34.89k (x1)

Multithread

i5-4590S

i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
47.15k
28.15k (x0.6)
Test#2 (FP)
44.1k
29.95k (x0.68)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
17.93k
11.84k (x0.66)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.6k
2.73k (x0.32)
TOTAL
117.77k
72.68k (x0.62)

Performance/W
i5-4590S
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
725 points/W
521 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
678 points/W
555 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
276 points/W
219 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
132 points/W
51 points/W
TOTAL
1812 points/W
1346 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-4590S
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
3564 points/GHz
3579 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3326 points/GHz
3343 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1345 points/GHz
1381 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1155 points/GHz
1126 points/GHz
TOTAL
9391 points/GHz
9430 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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