Core 2 Quad Q8400 vs Core i3-4170
Description
The Q8400 is based on Core architecture while the i3-4170 is based on Haswell.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the Q8400 gets a score of 51.9 k points while the i3-4170 gets 66.7 k points.
Summarizing, the i3-4170 is 1.3 times faster than the Q8400 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the Q8400 gets a score of 51.9 k points while the i3-4170 gets 66.7 k points.
Summarizing, the i3-4170 is 1.3 times faster than the Q8400 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
1067a
306c3
Core
Yorkfield
Haswell
Base frecuency
2.666 GHz
3.7 GHz
Socket
LGA 775
LGA1150
Cores/Threads
4/4
2/4
TDP
95 W
54 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
128+128 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
4096 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
0 kB
3072 kB
Date
April 2009
March 2015
Mean monothread perf.
14.04k points
44.24k points
Mean multithread perf.
51.92k 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
Q8400
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
2.44k
4.24k (x1.74)
Test#2 (FP)
6.24k
10.58k (x1.7)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.62k
4.87k (x1.86)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.43k
4.2k (x2.94)
TOTAL
12.73k
23.88k (x1.88)
Multithread
Q8400
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
9.71k
7.7k (x0.79)
Test#2 (FP)
24.81k
27.14k (x1.09)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
10.51k
11.48k (x1.09)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.03k
2.68k (x1.32)
TOTAL
47.05k
49k (x1.04)
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
Q8400
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
3.08k
13.1k (x4.25)
Test#2 (FP)
6.8k
11.68k (x1.72)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.73k
5.07k (x1.85)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.42k
4.19k (x2.96)
TOTAL
14.04k
34.04k (x2.43)
Multithread
Q8400
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
12.25k
25.81k (x2.11)
Test#2 (FP)
26.84k
25k (x0.93)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
10.82k
11.96k (x1.11)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.02k
3.87k (x1.92)
TOTAL
51.92k
66.65k (x1.28)
Performance/W
Q8400
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
129 points/W
478 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
283 points/W
463 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
114 points/W
222 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
21 points/W
72 points/W
TOTAL
547 points/W
1234 points/W
Performance/GHz
Q8400
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
1157 points/GHz
3541 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2551 points/GHz
3157 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1025 points/GHz
1369 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
532 points/GHz
1132 points/GHz
TOTAL
5265 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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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