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Core i7-4720HQ vs i3-8100


Description
The i7-4720HQ is based on Haswell architecture while the i3-8100 is based on Coffee Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-4720HQ gets a score of 132.3 k points while the i3-8100 gets 200.4 k points.

Summarizing, the i3-8100 is 1.5 times faster than the i7-4720HQ. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306c3
906eb
Core
Haswell
Coffee Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.6 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.6 GHz
3.6 GHz
Socket
BGA1364
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
4/8
4/4
TDP
47 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
6144 kB
Date
January 2015
October 2017
Mean monothread perf.
40.12k points
59.18k points
Mean multithread perf.
132.35k points
200.4k 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
i3-8100
Test#1 (Integers)
3.79k
3.72k (x0.98)
Test#2 (FP)
9.64k
15.33k (x1.59)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.34k
4.71k (x1.08)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.76k
6.76k (x1.8)
TOTAL
21.53k
30.52k (x1.42)

Multithread

i7-4720HQ

i3-8100
Test#1 (Integers)
11.66k
14.48k (x1.24)
Test#2 (FP)
37.71k
59.59k (x1.58)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.38k
18.07k (x1.1)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.94k
4.3k (x0.72)
TOTAL
71.69k
96.43k (x1.35)

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
i3-8100
Test#1 (Integers)
20.68k
24.47k (x1.18)
Test#2 (FP)
10.28k
21.52k (x2.09)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.87k
4.95k (x1.02)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.29k
8.24k (x1.92)
TOTAL
40.12k
59.18k (x1.48)

Multithread

i7-4720HQ

i3-8100
Test#1 (Integers)
66.84k
92.86k (x1.39)
Test#2 (FP)
42.85k
83.05k (x1.94)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.77k
18.55k (x1.11)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.88k
5.93k (x1.01)
TOTAL
132.35k
200.4k (x1.51)

Performance/W
i7-4720HQ
i3-8100
Test#1 (Integers)
1422 points/W
1429 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
912 points/W
1278 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
357 points/W
285 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
125 points/W
91 points/W
TOTAL
2816 points/W
3083 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-4720HQ
i3-8100
Test#1 (Integers)
5745 points/GHz
6797 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2856 points/GHz
5977 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1352 points/GHz
1374 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1191 points/GHz
2290 points/GHz
TOTAL
11143 points/GHz
16438 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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