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Core i7-860 vs i3-4030U


Description
The i7-860 is based on Nehalem architecture while the i3-4030U is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-860 gets a score of 75.4 k points while the i3-4030U gets 36.7 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-860 is 2.1 times faster than the i3-4030U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
106e5
40651
Core
Lynnfield
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.8 GHz
1.9 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.467 GHz
1.9 GHz
Socket
LGA 1156
BGA1168
Cores/Threads
4/8
2/4
TDP
95 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
3072 kB
Date
September 2009
April 2014
Mean monothread perf.
19.19k points
21.57k points
Mean multithread perf.
75.43k points
46.09k 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
i7-860
i3-4030U
Test#1 (Integers)
2.15k
2.14k (x1)
Test#2 (FP)
4.87k
5.4k (x1.11)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.82k
2.37k (x0.84)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.13k
2.01k (x0.64)
TOTAL
12.97k
11.93k (x0.92)

Multithread

i7-860

i3-4030U
Test#1 (Integers)
8.24k
3.94k (x0.48)
Test#2 (FP)
21.63k
13.68k (x0.63)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
14.65k
5.78k (x0.39)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.02k
2.44k (x0.49)
TOTAL
49.54k
25.84k (x0.52)

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
i7-860
i3-4030U
Test#1 (Integers)
7.87k
6.7k (x0.85)
Test#2 (FP)
5.25k
5.99k (x1.14)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.94k
2.65k (x0.9)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.13k
2.13k (x0.68)
TOTAL
19.19k
17.47k (x0.91)

Multithread

i7-860

i3-4030U
Test#1 (Integers)
31.5k
14.3k (x0.45)
Test#2 (FP)
23.47k
13.83k (x0.59)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
15.47k
6.12k (x0.4)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.98k
2.48k (x0.5)
TOTAL
75.43k
36.74k (x0.49)

Performance/W
i7-860
i3-4030U
Test#1 (Integers)
332 points/W
953 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
247 points/W
922 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
163 points/W
408 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
52 points/W
166 points/W
TOTAL
794 points/W
2449 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-860
i3-4030U
Test#1 (Integers)
2271 points/GHz
3525 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1514 points/GHz
3150 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
847 points/GHz
1395 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
902 points/GHz
1122 points/GHz
TOTAL
5534 points/GHz
9193 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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