Core i7-4500U vs i3-4170
Description
Both models i7-4500U and i3-4170 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 68.3 k points while the i3-4170 gets 92.7 k points.
Summarizing, the i3-4170 is 1.4 times faster than the i7-4500U . 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 68.3 k points while the i3-4170 gets 92.7 k points.
Summarizing, the i3-4170 is 1.4 times faster than the i7-4500U . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
40651
306c3
Core
Haswell
Haswell
Base frecuency
1.8 GHz
3.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
3 GHz
3.7 GHz
Socket
BGA1168
LGA1150
Cores/Threads
2 /2
2/4
TDP
15 W
54 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
4096 kB
3072 kB
Date
Jun 2013
March 2015
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
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
3313
4235 (27.83%)
Test#2 (FP)
8374
10580 (26.34%)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3680
4867 (32.26%)
Test#1 (Memory)
3343
4200 (25.64%)
TOTAL
18711
23882 (27.64%)
Multithread
i7-4500U
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
5207
7705 (47.96%)
Test#2 (FP)
18544
27136 (46.34%)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7797
11480 (47.24%)
Test#1 (Memory)
3545
2681 (-24.35%)
TOTAL
35092
49003 (39.64%)
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
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
10196
13103 (28.51%)
Test#2 (FP)
9233
11680 (26.50%)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3894
5065 (30.09%)
Test#1 (Memory)
3291
4190 (27.32%)
TOTAL
26614
34038 (27.90%)
Multithread
i7-4500U
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
19204
25810 (34.40%)
Test#2 (FP)
19017
25003 (31.48%)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8308
11964 (44.01%)
Test#1 (Memory)
3222
3875 (20.25%)
TOTAL
49751
66651 (33.97%)
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
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
10412
13243 (27.19%)
Test#2 (FP)
8970
12371 (37.91%)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3821
5110 (33.74%)
Test#1 (Memory)
3385
4168 (23.12%)
TOTAL
26588
34892 (31.23%)
Multithread
i7-4500U
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
19907
28152 (41.42%)
Test#2 (FP)
21470
29953 (39.51%)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8534
11838 (38.72%)
Test#1 (Memory)
3531
2733 (-22.60%)
TOTAL
53442
72676 (35.99%)
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
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
17226
22166 (28.68%)
Test#2 (FP)
9053
12584 (39.00%)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4032
5089 (26.22%)
Test#1 (Memory)
3623
4399 (21.41%)
TOTAL
33933
44238 (30.37%)
Multithread
i7-4500U
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
33150
46999 (41.78%)
Test#2 (FP)
22687
31063 (36.92%)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8735
11963 (36.95%)
Test#1 (Memory)
3696
2683 (-27.40%)
TOTAL
68268
92708 (35.80%)
Performance/W
i7-4500U
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
2210 points/W
870 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1512 points/W
575 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
582 points/W
222 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
246 points/W
50 points/W
TOTAL
4551 points/W
1717 points/W
Performance/GHz
i7-4500U
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
5742 points/GHz
5991 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3018 points/GHz
3401 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1344 points/GHz
1375 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1208 points/GHz
1189 points/GHz
TOTAL
11311 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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