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Core i7-4790 vs i3-10100


Description
The i7-4790 is based on Haswell architecture while the i3-10100 is based on Comet Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-4790 gets a score of 173.9 k points while the i3-10100 gets 162.3 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-4790 is 1.1 times faster than the i3-10100. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306c3
a0653
Core
Haswell
Comet Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
4 GHz
4.3 GHz
Socket
LGA 1150
LGA 1200
Cores/Threads
4/8
4/8
TDP
84 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
6144 kB
Date
May 2014
April 2020
Mean monothread perf.
44.73k points
55.41k points
Mean multithread perf.
173.89k points
162.33k points

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
i7-4790
i3-10100
Test#1 (Integers)
22.19k
22.74k (x1.02)
Test#2 (FP)
12.45k
20.31k (x1.63)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.11k
4.71k (x0.92)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.98k
7.65k (x1.54)
TOTAL
44.73k
55.41k (x1.24)

Multithread

i7-4790

i3-10100
Test#1 (Integers)
87.14k
71.95k (x0.83)
Test#2 (FP)
58k
67.7k (x1.17)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
22.75k
16.43k (x0.72)
Test#1 (Memory)
6k
6.25k (x1.04)
TOTAL
173.89k
162.33k (x0.93)

Performance/W
i7-4790
i3-10100
Test#1 (Integers)
1037 points/W
1107 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
691 points/W
1042 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
271 points/W
253 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
71 points/W
96 points/W
TOTAL
2070 points/W
2497 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-4790
i3-10100
Test#1 (Integers)
5547 points/GHz
5288 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3113 points/GHz
4724 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1279 points/GHz
1095 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1244 points/GHz
1779 points/GHz
TOTAL
11183 points/GHz
12886 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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