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Core i7-4720HQ vs i3-7130U


Description
The i7-4720HQ is based on Haswell architecture while the i3-7130U is based on Kaby Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-4720HQ gets a score of 132.3 k points while the i3-7130U gets 90.9 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-4720HQ is 1.5 times faster than the i3-7130U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306c3
806e9
Core
Haswell
Kaby Lake-U
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.6 GHz
2.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.6 GHz
2.7 GHz
Socket
BGA1364
BGA1356
Cores/Threads
4/8
2/4
TDP
47 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
3072 kB
Date
January 2015
June 2017
Mean monothread perf.
40.12k points
42k points
Mean multithread perf.
132.35k points
90.89k 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
i3-7130U
Test#1 (Integers)
3.79k
2.77k (x0.73)
Test#2 (FP)
9.64k
11.25k (x1.17)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.34k
3.61k (x0.83)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.76k
4.22k (x1.12)
TOTAL
21.53k
21.84k (x1.01)

Multithread

i7-4720HQ

i3-7130U
Test#1 (Integers)
11.66k
5.42k (x0.46)
Test#2 (FP)
37.71k
25.28k (x0.67)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.38k
8.31k (x0.51)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.94k
3.6k (x0.61)
TOTAL
71.69k
42.62k (x0.59)

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
i3-7130U
Test#1 (Integers)
20.68k
17.82k (x0.86)
Test#2 (FP)
10.28k
16.18k (x1.57)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.87k
3.76k (x0.77)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.29k
4.24k (x0.99)
TOTAL
40.12k
42k (x1.05)

Multithread

i7-4720HQ

i3-7130U
Test#1 (Integers)
66.84k
40.25k (x0.6)
Test#2 (FP)
42.85k
37.4k (x0.87)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.77k
9.07k (x0.54)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.88k
4.17k (x0.71)
TOTAL
132.35k
90.89k (x0.69)

Performance/W
i7-4720HQ
i3-7130U
Test#1 (Integers)
1422 points/W
2683 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
912 points/W
2493 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
357 points/W
605 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
125 points/W
278 points/W
TOTAL
2816 points/W
6059 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-4720HQ
i3-7130U
Test#1 (Integers)
5745 points/GHz
6600 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2856 points/GHz
5992 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1352 points/GHz
1391 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1191 points/GHz
1571 points/GHz
TOTAL
11143 points/GHz
15554 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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