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Core 2 Duo E8500 vs Core i3-4170


Description
The E8500 is based on Core architecture while the i3-4170 is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the E8500 gets a score of 31.2 k points while the i3-4170 gets 66.7 k points.

Summarizing, the i3-4170 is 2.1 times faster than the E8500 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
1067a
306c3
Core
Wolfdale
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.167 GHz
3.7 GHz
Socket
LGA 775
LGA1150
Cores/Threads
2/2
2/4
TDP
65 W
54 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
6144 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
kB
3072 kB
Date
August 2008
March 2015
Mean monothread perf.
19.46k points
44.24k points
Mean multithread perf.
31.21k points
92.71k points

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
E8500
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
3.65k
13.1k (x3.59)
Test#2 (FP)
8.07k
11.68k (x1.45)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.15k
5.07k (x1.61)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.59k
4.19k (x0.91)
TOTAL
19.46k
34.04k (x1.75)

Multithread

E8500

i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
7.11k
25.81k (x3.63)
Test#2 (FP)
15.79k
25k (x1.58)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.2k
11.96k (x1.93)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.13k
3.87k (x1.82)
TOTAL
31.21k
66.65k (x2.14)

Performance/W
E8500
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
109 points/W
478 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
243 points/W
463 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
95 points/W
222 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
33 points/W
72 points/W
TOTAL
480 points/W
1234 points/W

Performance/GHz
E8500
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
1151 points/GHz
3541 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2549 points/GHz
3157 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
994 points/GHz
1369 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1450 points/GHz
1132 points/GHz
TOTAL
6144 points/GHz
9199 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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