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Core i7-7500U vs i3-4170


Description
The i7-7500U is based on Kaby Lake architecture while the i3-4170 is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-7500U gets a score of 86.9 k points while the i3-4170 gets 92.7 k points.

Summarizing, the i3-4170 is 1.1 times faster than the i7-7500U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
806e9
306c3
Core
Kaby Lake-U
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.7 GHz
3.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.5 GHz
3.7 GHz
Socket
BGA1356
LGA1150
Cores/Threads
2/4
2/4
TDP
15 W
54 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
4096 kB
3072 kB
Date
August 2016
March 2015
Mean monothread perf.
48.67k points
44.24k points
Mean multithread perf.
86.94k points
92.71k 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
i7-7500U
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
3.53k
4.24k (x1.2)
Test#2 (FP)
14.67k
10.58k (x0.72)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.84k
4.87k (x1.01)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.26k
4.2k (x0.67)
TOTAL
29.29k
23.88k (x0.82)

Multithread

i7-7500U

i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
7.26k
7.7k (x1.06)
Test#2 (FP)
35.04k
27.14k (x0.77)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.28k
11.48k (x1.02)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.69k
2.68k (x0.47)
TOTAL
59.27k
49k (x0.83)

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
i7-7500U
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
12.93k
13.1k (x1.01)
Test#2 (FP)
18.63k
11.68k (x0.63)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.03k
5.07k (x1.01)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.16k
4.19k (x0.68)
TOTAL
42.75k
34.04k (x0.8)

Multithread

i7-7500U

i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
27.13k
25.81k (x0.95)
Test#2 (FP)
43.19k
25k (x0.58)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.7k
11.96k (x1.02)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.99k
3.87k (x0.78)
TOTAL
87.02k
66.65k (x0.77)

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
i7-7500U
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
12.71k
13.24k (x1.04)
Test#2 (FP)
18.61k
12.37k (x0.66)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.78k
5.11k (x1.07)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.63k
4.17k (x0.63)
TOTAL
42.72k
34.89k (x0.82)

Multithread

i7-7500U

i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
27.27k
28.15k (x1.03)
Test#2 (FP)
44.7k
29.95k (x0.67)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.33k
11.84k (x1.04)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.55k
2.73k (x0.49)
TOTAL
88.86k
72.68k (x0.82)

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
i7-7500U
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
20.74k
22.17k (x1.07)
Test#2 (FP)
18.41k
12.58k (x0.68)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.98k
5.09k (x1.28)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.54k
4.4k (x0.79)
TOTAL
48.67k
44.24k (x0.91)

Multithread

i7-7500U

i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
37.34k
47k (x1.26)
Test#2 (FP)
35.79k
31.06k (x0.87)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.34k
11.96k (x1.44)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.48k
2.68k (x0.49)
TOTAL
86.94k
92.71k (x1.07)

Performance/W
i7-7500U
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
2489 points/W
870 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2386 points/W
575 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
556 points/W
222 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
365 points/W
50 points/W
TOTAL
5796 points/W
1717 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-7500U
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
5926 points/GHz
5991 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5260 points/GHz
3401 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1137 points/GHz
1375 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1584 points/GHz
1189 points/GHz
TOTAL
13907 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.


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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