Core i5-8265U vs i3-4170
Description
The i5-8265U is based on Whiskey Lake architecture while the i3-4170 is based on Haswell.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-8265U gets a score of 143.2 k points while the i3-4170 gets 92.7 k points.
Summarizing, the i5-8265U is 1.5 times faster than the i3-4170. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-8265U gets a score of 143.2 k points while the i3-4170 gets 92.7 k points.
Summarizing, the i5-8265U is 1.5 times faster than the i3-4170. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
806ec
306c3
Core
Whiskey Lake-U
Haswell
Base frecuency
1.6 GHz
3.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.9 GHz
3.7 GHz
Socket
BGA1528
LGA1150
Cores/Threads
4/8
2/4
TDP
15 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
August 2018
March 2015
Mean monothread perf.
46.67k points
44.24k points
Mean multithread perf.
143.23k 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
i5-8265U
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
3.68k
4.24k (x1.15)
Test#2 (FP)
16.08k
10.58k (x0.66)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.99k
4.87k (x0.98)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.95k
4.2k (x0.53)
TOTAL
32.69k
23.88k (x0.73)
Multithread
i5-8265U
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
14.29k
7.7k (x0.54)
Test#2 (FP)
61.15k
27.14k (x0.44)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.53k
11.48k (x0.69)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.72k
2.68k (x0.72)
TOTAL
95.69k
49k (x0.51)
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
i5-8265U
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
13.6k
13.1k (x0.96)
Test#2 (FP)
20.03k
11.68k (x0.58)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.19k
5.07k (x0.98)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.05k
4.19k (x0.59)
TOTAL
45.87k
34.04k (x0.74)
Multithread
i5-8265U
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
51.42k
25.81k (x0.5)
Test#2 (FP)
77.48k
25k (x0.32)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.65k
11.96k (x0.72)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.69k
3.87k (x1.05)
TOTAL
149.24k
66.65k (x0.45)
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
i5-8265U
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
13.66k
13.24k (x0.97)
Test#2 (FP)
21.17k
12.37k (x0.58)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5k
5.11k (x1.02)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.11k
4.17k (x0.51)
TOTAL
47.94k
34.89k (x0.73)
Multithread
i5-8265U
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
51.36k
28.15k (x0.55)
Test#2 (FP)
79.72k
29.95k (x0.38)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.61k
11.84k (x0.71)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.75k
2.73k (x0.73)
TOTAL
151.44k
72.68k (x0.48)
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
i5-8265U
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
19.19k
22.17k (x1.16)
Test#2 (FP)
17.47k
12.58k (x0.72)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.04k
5.09k (x1.26)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.97k
4.4k (x0.74)
TOTAL
46.67k
44.24k (x0.95)
Multithread
i5-8265U
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
64.43k
47k (x0.73)
Test#2 (FP)
61.91k
31.06k (x0.5)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
13.36k
11.96k (x0.9)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.52k
2.68k (x0.76)
TOTAL
143.23k
92.71k (x0.65)
Performance/W
i5-8265U
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
4296 points/W
870 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
4128 points/W
575 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
890 points/W
222 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
235 points/W
50 points/W
TOTAL
9548 points/W
1717 points/W
Performance/GHz
i5-8265U
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
4920 points/GHz
5991 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
4478 points/GHz
3401 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1037 points/GHz
1375 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1531 points/GHz
1189 points/GHz
TOTAL
11966 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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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