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Core i5-7300HQ vs i3-4160


Description
The i5-7300HQ is based on Kaby Lake architecture while the i3-4160 is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-7300HQ gets a score of 134.6 k points while the i3-4160 gets 74 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-7300HQ is 1.8 times faster than the i3-4160 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906e9
306c3
Core
Kaby Lake-H
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.5 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.5 GHz
3.6 GHz
Socket
BGA1440
LGA 1150
Cores/Threads
4/4
2/4
TDP
45 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
January 2017
July 2014
Mean monothread perf.
53.51k points
34.16k points
Mean multithread perf.
168.81k 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
i5-7300HQ
i3-4160
Test#1 (Integers)
3.41k
4.13k (x1.21)
Test#2 (FP)
14.14k
10.33k (x0.73)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.41k
4.64k (x1.05)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.87k
3.95k (x0.45)
TOTAL
30.83k
23.06k (x0.75)

Multithread

i5-7300HQ

i3-4160
Test#1 (Integers)
12.75k
7.46k (x0.59)
Test#2 (FP)
52.88k
26.62k (x0.5)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.25k
11.46k (x0.7)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.98k
6.27k (x0.7)
TOTAL
90.85k
51.81k (x0.57)

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
i5-7300HQ
i3-4160
Test#1 (Integers)
11.59k
13.02k (x1.12)
Test#2 (FP)
17.89k
12k (x0.67)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.14k
4.91k (x1.18)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.88k
4.23k (x0.54)
TOTAL
41.5k
34.16k (x0.82)

Multithread

i5-7300HQ

i3-4160
Test#1 (Integers)
44.42k
27.45k (x0.62)
Test#2 (FP)
67.5k
28.96k (x0.43)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
14.6k
11.83k (x0.81)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.06k
5.77k (x0.72)
TOTAL
134.58k
74k (x0.55)

Performance/W
i5-7300HQ
i3-4160
Test#1 (Integers)
987 points/W
508 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1500 points/W
536 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
324 points/W
219 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
179 points/W
107 points/W
TOTAL
2991 points/W
1370 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-7300HQ
i3-4160
Test#1 (Integers)
3310 points/GHz
3616 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5112 points/GHz
3334 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1183 points/GHz
1363 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2252 points/GHz
1175 points/GHz
TOTAL
11857 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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