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Core i7-8650U vs i3-4170


Description
The i7-8650U is based on Kaby Lake architecture while the i3-4170 is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-8650U gets a score of 173.5 k points while the i3-4170 gets 92.7 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-8650U is 1.9 times faster than the i3-4170. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
806ea
306c3
Core
Kaby Lake-R
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
1.9 GHz
3.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.2 GHz
3.7 GHz
Socket
BGA 1356
LGA1150
Cores/Threads
4/8
2/4
TDP
15 W
54 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
3072 kB
Date
August 2017
March 2015
Mean monothread perf.
55.86k points
44.24k points
Mean multithread perf.
173.49k points
92.71k 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
i7-8650U
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
21.61k
22.17k (x1.03)
Test#2 (FP)
19.69k
12.58k (x0.64)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.61k
5.09k (x1.1)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.95k
4.4k (x0.44)
TOTAL
55.86k
44.24k (x0.79)

Multithread

i7-8650U

i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
78.38k
47k (x0.6)
Test#2 (FP)
72.02k
31.06k (x0.43)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.95k
11.96k (x0.71)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.15k
2.68k (x0.44)
TOTAL
173.49k
92.71k (x0.53)

Performance/W
i7-8650U
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
5225 points/W
870 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
4802 points/W
575 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1130 points/W
222 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
410 points/W
50 points/W
TOTAL
11566 points/W
1717 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-8650U
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
5146 points/GHz
5991 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
4689 points/GHz
3401 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1097 points/GHz
1375 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2368 points/GHz
1189 points/GHz
TOTAL
13300 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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