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Core i7-10510U vs i3-4170


Description
The i7-10510U is based on Comet Lake architecture while the i3-4170 is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-10510U gets a score of 190.8 k points while the i3-4170 gets 92.7 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-10510U is 2.1 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
Comet Lake-U
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
1.8 GHz
3.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.9 GHz
3.7 GHz
Socket
BGA 1528
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
8192 kB
3072 kB
Date
August 2019
March 2015
Mean monothread perf.
59.01k points
44.24k points
Mean multithread perf.
190.82k 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
i7-10510U
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
4.91k
4.24k (x0.86)
Test#2 (FP)
20.01k
10.58k (x0.53)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.05k
4.87k (x0.8)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.16k
4.2k (x0.3)
TOTAL
45.13k
23.88k (x0.53)

Multithread

i7-10510U

i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
13.79k
7.7k (x0.56)
Test#2 (FP)
70.21k
27.14k (x0.39)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
20.05k
11.48k (x0.57)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.04k
2.68k (x0.33)
TOTAL
112.09k
49k (x0.44)

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
i7-10510U
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
17.66k
13.1k (x0.74)
Test#2 (FP)
25.46k
11.68k (x0.46)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.4k
5.07k (x0.79)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.05k
4.19k (x0.3)
TOTAL
63.57k
34.04k (x0.54)

Multithread

i7-10510U

i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
54.45k
25.81k (x0.47)
Test#2 (FP)
84.97k
25k (x0.29)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
21.26k
11.96k (x0.56)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.04k
3.87k (x0.48)
TOTAL
168.72k
66.65k (x0.4)

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
i7-10510U
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
17.52k
13.24k (x0.76)
Test#2 (FP)
26.74k
12.37k (x0.46)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.22k
5.11k (x0.82)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.33k
4.17k (x0.31)
TOTAL
63.81k
34.89k (x0.55)

Multithread

i7-10510U

i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
54.53k
28.15k (x0.52)
Test#2 (FP)
85.61k
29.95k (x0.35)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
20.87k
11.84k (x0.57)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.05k
2.73k (x0.34)
TOTAL
169.07k
72.68k (x0.43)

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
i7-10510U
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
22.85k
22.17k (x0.97)
Test#2 (FP)
21.15k
12.58k (x0.59)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.78k
5.09k (x1.07)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.24k
4.4k (x0.43)
TOTAL
59.01k
44.24k (x0.75)

Multithread

i7-10510U

i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
86.08k
47k (x0.55)
Test#2 (FP)
79.78k
31.06k (x0.39)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
18.26k
11.96k (x0.66)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.69k
2.68k (x0.4)
TOTAL
190.82k
92.71k (x0.49)

Performance/W
i7-10510U
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
5739 points/W
870 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
5319 points/W
575 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1217 points/W
222 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
446 points/W
50 points/W
TOTAL
12721 points/W
1717 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-10510U
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
4664 points/GHz
5991 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
4316 points/GHz
3401 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
975 points/GHz
1375 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2089 points/GHz
1189 points/GHz
TOTAL
12044 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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