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Core i5-4690 vs i3-4170


Description
Both models i5-4690 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 i5-4690 gets a score of 163.9 k points while the i3-4170 gets 92.7 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-4690 is 1.8 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
3.4 GHz
3.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.9 GHz
3.7 GHz
Socket
LGA 1150
LGA1150
Cores/Threads
4/4
2/4
TDP
84 W
54 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
3072 kB
Date
June 2014
March 2015
Mean monothread perf.
45.95k points
44.24k points
Mean multithread perf.
163.95k points
92.71k 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
i5-4690
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
22.97k
22.17k (x0.97)
Test#2 (FP)
13.02k
12.58k (x0.97)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.21k
5.09k (x0.98)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.74k
4.4k (x0.93)
TOTAL
45.95k
44.24k (x0.96)

Multithread

i5-4690

i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
85.98k
47k (x0.55)
Test#2 (FP)
49.01k
31.06k (x0.63)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
19.5k
11.96k (x0.61)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.46k
2.68k (x0.28)
TOTAL
163.95k
92.71k (x0.57)

Performance/W
i5-4690
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
1024 points/W
870 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
583 points/W
575 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
232 points/W
222 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
113 points/W
50 points/W
TOTAL
1952 points/W
1717 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-4690
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
5889 points/GHz
5991 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3339 points/GHz
3401 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1337 points/GHz
1375 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1216 points/GHz
1189 points/GHz
TOTAL
11781 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.


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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