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Core i7-4500U vs i3-3240


Description
The i7-4500U is based on Haswell architecture while the i3-3240 is based on Ivy Bridge.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-4500U gets a score of 53.4 k points while the i3-3240 gets 49.7 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-4500U is 1.1 times faster than the i3-3240 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
40651
306a9
Core
Haswell
Ivy Bridge
Architecture
Base frecuency
1.8 GHz
3.4 GHz
Boost frecuency
3 GHz
3.4 GHz
Socket
BGA1168
LGA 1155
Cores/Threads
2 /2
2/4
TDP
15 W
55 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
4096 kB
3072 kB
Date
June 2013
September 2012
Mean monothread perf.
33.02k points
24.48k points
Mean multithread perf.
66.14k points
49.7k points

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
i7-4500U
i3-3240
Test#1 (Integers)
10.41k
8.46k (x0.81)
Test#2 (FP)
8.97k
10.69k (x1.19)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.82k
3.09k (x0.81)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.39k
2.23k (x0.66)
TOTAL
26.59k
24.48k (x0.92)

Multithread

i7-4500U

i3-3240
Test#1 (Integers)
19.91k
17.92k (x0.9)
Test#2 (FP)
21.47k
21.21k (x0.99)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.53k
7.77k (x0.91)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.53k
2.8k (x0.79)
TOTAL
53.44k
49.7k (x0.93)

Performance/W
i7-4500U
i3-3240
Test#1 (Integers)
1327 points/W
326 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1431 points/W
386 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
569 points/W
141 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
235 points/W
51 points/W
TOTAL
3563 points/W
904 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-4500U
i3-3240
Test#1 (Integers)
3471 points/GHz
2490 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2990 points/GHz
3145 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1274 points/GHz
910 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1128 points/GHz
655 points/GHz
TOTAL
8863 points/GHz
7200 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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