Core 2 Quad Q9550 vs Core i3-4170
Description
The Q9550 is based on Core architecture while the i3-4170 is based on Haswell.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the Q9550 gets a score of 49 k points while the i3-4170 gets 66.7 k points.
Summarizing, the i3-4170 is 1.4 times faster than the Q9550 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the Q9550 gets a score of 49 k points while the i3-4170 gets 66.7 k points.
Summarizing, the i3-4170 is 1.4 times faster than the Q9550 . 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
2.833 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
12288 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
0 kB
3072 kB
Date
March 2008
March 2015
Mean monothread perf.
17.29k points
44.24k points
Mean multithread perf.
48.98k 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
Q9550
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
2.6k
4.24k (x1.63)
Test#2 (FP)
6.67k
10.58k (x1.59)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.72k
4.87k (x1.79)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.43k
4.2k (x0.95)
TOTAL
16.42k
23.88k (x1.45)
Multithread
Q9550
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
9.92k
7.7k (x0.78)
Test#2 (FP)
25.37k
27.14k (x1.07)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
10.31k
11.48k (x1.11)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.37k
2.68k (x0.8)
TOTAL
48.96k
49k (x1)
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
Q9550
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
3.28k
13.1k (x3.99)
Test#2 (FP)
7.28k
11.68k (x1.61)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.83k
5.07k (x1.79)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.9k
4.19k (x1.08)
TOTAL
17.29k
34.04k (x1.97)
Multithread
Q9550
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
11.72k
25.81k (x2.2)
Test#2 (FP)
24.91k
25k (x1)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
9.77k
11.96k (x1.22)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.57k
3.87k (x1.51)
TOTAL
48.98k
66.65k (x1.36)
Performance/W
Q9550
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
123 points/W
478 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
262 points/W
463 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
103 points/W
222 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
27 points/W
72 points/W
TOTAL
516 points/W
1234 points/W
Performance/GHz
Q9550
i3-4170
Test#1 (Integers)
1159 points/GHz
3541 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2568 points/GHz
3157 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1001 points/GHz
1369 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1375 points/GHz
1132 points/GHz
TOTAL
6103 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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