Core i5-8500 vs i3-4170
Description
The i5-8500 is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the i3-4170 is based on Haswell.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-8500 gets a score of 307.5 k points while the i3-4170 gets 92.7 k points.
Summarizing, the i5-8500 is 3.3 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 i5-8500 gets a score of 307.5 k points while the i3-4170 gets 92.7 k points.
Summarizing, the i5-8500 is 3.3 times faster than the i3-4170. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
906ea
306c3
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Haswell
Base frecuency
3 GHz
3.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.1 GHz
3.7 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA1150
Cores/Threads
6/6
2/4
TDP
65 W
54 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
9216 kB
3072 kB
Date
March 2018
March 2015
Mean monothread perf.
69.09k points
44.24k points
Mean multithread perf.
307.52k 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
i5-8500
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
4.19k
4.24k (x1.01)
Test#2 (FP)
17.38k
10.58k (x0.61)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.46k
4.87k (x0.89)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.92k
4.2k (x0.35)
TOTAL
38.96k
23.88k (x0.61)
Multithread
i5-8500
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
27.67k
7.7k (x0.28)
Test#2 (FP)
94.07k
27.14k (x0.29)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
29.05k
11.48k (x0.4)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.39k
2.68k (x0.61)
TOTAL
155.18k
49k (x0.32)
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
i5-8500
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
15.22k
13.1k (x0.86)
Test#2 (FP)
22.02k
11.68k (x0.53)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.75k
5.07k (x0.88)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.17k
4.19k (x0.34)
TOTAL
55.17k
34.04k (x0.62)
Multithread
i5-8500
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
87.78k
25.81k (x0.29)
Test#2 (FP)
126.73k
25k (x0.2)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
32.93k
11.96k (x0.36)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.22k
3.87k (x0.92)
TOTAL
251.65k
66.65k (x0.26)
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
i5-8500
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
15.21k
13.24k (x0.87)
Test#2 (FP)
22.94k
12.37k (x0.54)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.54k
5.11k (x0.92)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.39k
4.17k (x0.37)
TOTAL
55.07k
34.89k (x0.63)
Multithread
i5-8500
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
79.52k
28.15k (x0.35)
Test#2 (FP)
107.78k
29.95k (x0.28)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
31.89k
11.84k (x0.37)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.37k
2.73k (x0.2)
TOTAL
232.55k
72.68k (x0.31)
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
i5-8500
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
27.36k
22.17k (x0.81)
Test#2 (FP)
24.27k
12.58k (x0.52)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.69k
5.09k (x0.89)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.77k
4.4k (x0.37)
TOTAL
69.09k
44.24k (x0.64)
Multithread
i5-8500
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
144.77k
47k (x0.32)
Test#2 (FP)
129.04k
31.06k (x0.24)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
29.53k
11.96k (x0.41)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.18k
2.68k (x0.64)
TOTAL
307.52k
92.71k (x0.3)
Performance/W
i5-8500
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
2227 points/W
870 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1985 points/W
575 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
454 points/W
222 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
64 points/W
50 points/W
TOTAL
4731 points/W
1717 points/W
Performance/GHz
i5-8500
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
6673 points/GHz
5991 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5920 points/GHz
3401 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1388 points/GHz
1375 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2870 points/GHz
1189 points/GHz
TOTAL
16850 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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