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Core i5-4690K vs i3-4030U


Description
Both models i5-4690K 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 i5-4690K gets a score of 117.4 k points while the i3-4030U gets 35.9 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-4690K is 3.3 times faster than the i3-4030U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306c3
40651
Core
Haswell
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.5 GHz
1.9 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.9 GHz
1.9 GHz
Socket
LGA 1150
BGA1168
Cores/Threads
4/4
2/4
TDP
88 W
15 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
April 2014
Mean monothread perf.
34.37k points
21.57k points
Mean multithread perf.
117.37k points
46.09k 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
i5-4690K
i3-4030U
Test#1 (Integers)
4.39k
2.14k (x0.49)
Test#2 (FP)
10.93k
5.4k (x0.49)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.82k
2.37k (x0.49)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.11k
2.01k (x0.49)
TOTAL
24.26k
11.93k (x0.49)

Multithread

i5-4690K

i3-4030U
Test#1 (Integers)
8.67k
3.94k (x0.45)
Test#2 (FP)
21.42k
13.68k (x0.64)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
9.52k
5.78k (x0.61)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.18k
2.44k (x0.58)
TOTAL
43.79k
25.84k (x0.59)

SSE3 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode I (SSE) is optimized for the use of SIMD instructions with 128 bits register and the SSE set up to version 3. Nearly every modern CPU has support for this mode.
Monothread
i5-4690K
i3-4030U
Test#1 (Integers)
13.67k
6.7k (x0.49)
Test#2 (FP)
11.97k
5.99k (x0.5)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.12k
2.65k (x0.52)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.4k
2.13k (x0.48)
TOTAL
35.17k
17.47k (x0.5)

Multithread

i5-4690K

i3-4030U
Test#1 (Integers)
51.76k
14.3k (x0.28)
Test#2 (FP)
43.26k
13.83k (x0.32)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
19.32k
6.12k (x0.32)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.69k
2.48k (x0.92)
TOTAL
117.03k
36.74k (x0.31)

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
i5-4690K
i3-4030U
Test#1 (Integers)
13.71k
6.4k (x0.47)
Test#2 (FP)
12.53k
6.2k (x0.49)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.98k
2.5k (x0.5)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.15k
2.05k (x0.65)
TOTAL
34.37k
17.15k (x0.5)

Multithread

i5-4690K

i3-4030U
Test#1 (Integers)
50.91k
12.86k (x0.25)
Test#2 (FP)
45.46k
15.12k (x0.33)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
18.55k
5.76k (x0.31)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.44k
2.15k (x0.88)
TOTAL
117.37k
35.88k (x0.31)

Performance/W
i5-4690K
i3-4030U
Test#1 (Integers)
579 points/W
857 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
517 points/W
1008 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
211 points/W
384 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
28 points/W
143 points/W
TOTAL
1334 points/W
2392 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-4690K
i3-4030U
Test#1 (Integers)
3515 points/GHz
3366 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3213 points/GHz
3263 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1277 points/GHz
1317 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
807 points/GHz
1078 points/GHz
TOTAL
8812 points/GHz
9024 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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