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Core i7-4720HQ vs i3-6100


Description
The i7-4720HQ is based on Haswell architecture while the i3-6100 is based on Skylake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-4720HQ gets a score of 132.3 k points while the i3-6100 gets 112.3 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-4720HQ is 1.2 times faster than the i3-6100 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306c3
506e3
Core
Haswell
Skylake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.6 GHz
3.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.6 GHz
3.7 GHz
Socket
BGA1364
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
4/8
2/2
TDP
47 W
51 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
4096 kB
Date
January 2015
September 2015
Mean monothread perf.
40.12k points
52.84k points
Mean multithread perf.
132.35k points
112.28k 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
i7-4720HQ
i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
3.79k
3.81k (x1.01)
Test#2 (FP)
9.64k
15.65k (x1.62)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.34k
5.14k (x1.18)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.76k
4.28k (x1.14)
TOTAL
21.53k
28.89k (x1.34)

Multithread

i7-4720HQ

i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
11.66k
7.75k (x0.66)
Test#2 (FP)
37.71k
37.33k (x0.99)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.38k
12.13k (x0.74)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.94k
3.56k (x0.6)
TOTAL
71.69k
60.77k (x0.85)

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
i7-4720HQ
i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
20.68k
22.89k (x1.11)
Test#2 (FP)
10.28k
21.04k (x2.05)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.87k
4.9k (x1.01)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.29k
4.01k (x0.94)
TOTAL
40.12k
52.84k (x1.32)

Multithread

i7-4720HQ

i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
66.84k
50.05k (x0.75)
Test#2 (FP)
42.85k
47.13k (x1.1)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.77k
11.38k (x0.68)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.88k
3.72k (x0.63)
TOTAL
132.35k
112.28k (x0.85)

Performance/W
i7-4720HQ
i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
1422 points/W
981 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
912 points/W
924 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
357 points/W
223 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
125 points/W
73 points/W
TOTAL
2816 points/W
2202 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-4720HQ
i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
5745 points/GHz
6187 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2856 points/GHz
5686 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1352 points/GHz
1325 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1191 points/GHz
1084 points/GHz
TOTAL
11143 points/GHz
14282 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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