Core i7-4500U vs i3-4030U
Description
Both models i7-4500U and i3-4030U are based on Haswell architecture.
"Haswell is known as fourth-generation core too. It uses 22nm Tri-Gate FinFET (non-planar, ""3D"") technology. It includes four arithmetic logic unit (ALU) and three address generation unit (AGU). This generation is able to run Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2) instruction set among BMI1, BMI2, ABM and FMA3. At this time, Intel used new sockets: LGA 1150 for desktops and BGA1364 for the mobile CPUs."
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-4500U gets a score of 66.1 k points while the i3-4030U gets 46.1 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-4500U is 1.4 times faster than the i3-4030U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
"Haswell is known as fourth-generation core too. It uses 22nm Tri-Gate FinFET (non-planar, ""3D"") technology. It includes four arithmetic logic unit (ALU) and three address generation unit (AGU). This generation is able to run Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2) instruction set among BMI1, BMI2, ABM and FMA3. At this time, Intel used new sockets: LGA 1150 for desktops and BGA1364 for the mobile CPUs."
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-4500U gets a score of 66.1 k points while the i3-4030U gets 46.1 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-4500U is 1.4 times faster than the i3-4030U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
40651
40651
Core
Haswell
Haswell
Base frecuency
1.8 GHz
1.9 GHz
Boost frecuency
3 GHz
1.9 GHz
Socket
BGA1168
BGA1168
Cores/Threads
2 /2
2/4
TDP
15 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
4096 kB
3072 kB
Date
June 2013
April 2014
Mean monothread perf.
33.02k points
21.57k points
Mean multithread perf.
66.14k points
46.09k 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
i7-4500U
i3-4030U
Test#1 (Integers)
3.31k
2.14k (x0.65)
Test#2 (FP)
8.37k
5.4k (x0.64)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.68k
2.37k (x0.64)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.34k
2.01k (x0.6)
TOTAL
18.71k
11.93k (x0.64)
Multithread
i7-4500U
i3-4030U
Test#1 (Integers)
5.21k
3.94k (x0.76)
Test#2 (FP)
18.54k
13.68k (x0.74)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.8k
5.78k (x0.74)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.54k
2.44k (x0.69)
TOTAL
35.09k
25.84k (x0.74)
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
i7-4500U
i3-4030U
Test#1 (Integers)
10.2k
6.7k (x0.66)
Test#2 (FP)
9.23k
5.99k (x0.65)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.89k
2.65k (x0.68)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.29k
2.13k (x0.65)
TOTAL
26.61k
17.47k (x0.66)
Multithread
i7-4500U
i3-4030U
Test#1 (Integers)
19.2k
14.3k (x0.74)
Test#2 (FP)
19.02k
13.83k (x0.73)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.31k
6.12k (x0.74)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.22k
2.48k (x0.77)
TOTAL
49.75k
36.74k (x0.74)
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
i3-4030U
Test#1 (Integers)
10.41k
6.4k (x0.61)
Test#2 (FP)
8.97k
6.2k (x0.69)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.82k
2.5k (x0.65)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.39k
2.05k (x0.61)
TOTAL
26.59k
17.15k (x0.64)
Multithread
i7-4500U
i3-4030U
Test#1 (Integers)
19.91k
12.86k (x0.65)
Test#2 (FP)
21.47k
15.12k (x0.7)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.53k
5.76k (x0.67)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.53k
2.15k (x0.61)
TOTAL
53.44k
35.88k (x0.67)
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
i7-4500U
i3-4030U
Test#1 (Integers)
16.67k
10.69k (x0.64)
Test#2 (FP)
9k
6.16k (x0.68)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.75k
2.49k (x0.66)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.6k
2.23k (x0.62)
TOTAL
33.02k
21.57k (x0.65)
Multithread
i7-4500U
i3-4030U
Test#1 (Integers)
31.77k
21.84k (x0.69)
Test#2 (FP)
21.36k
15.86k (x0.74)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.95k
5.94k (x0.75)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.06k
2.45k (x0.48)
TOTAL
66.14k
46.09k (x0.7)
Performance/W
i7-4500U
i3-4030U
Test#1 (Integers)
2118 points/W
1456 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1424 points/W
1057 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
530 points/W
396 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
338 points/W
163 points/W
TOTAL
4410 points/W
3073 points/W
Performance/GHz
i7-4500U
i3-4030U
Test#1 (Integers)
5558 points/GHz
5627 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3001 points/GHz
3241 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1250 points/GHz
1312 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1199 points/GHz
1173 points/GHz
TOTAL
11008 points/GHz
11353 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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