Intel Core i3-7100 vs Intel Core i3-4340

Intel Core i3-7100
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
3900 MHz / Cores: 2 / Feb 2017
Intel Core i3-7100
Intel Core i3-4340
Intel Socket 1150DESKTOP
3600 MHz / Cores: 2 / Sep 2013
Intel Core i3-4340

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i3-7100
    116%
  • Intel Core i3-4340
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i3-7100
    113%
  • Intel Core i3-4340
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i3-7100
    118%
  • Intel Core i3-4340
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-7100

13% higher single threaded performance.
18% higher multi threaded performance.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Around 16% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-4340

None

Intel Core i3-7100

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i3-7100

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

No winner

Productivity

No clear winner declared



Specifications

Features

Intel Core i3-7100Intel Core i3-4340
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
Hyper-Threading
AES-NI
TSX
CLMUL
FMA3

Architecture

Intel Core i3-7100Intel Core i3-4340
ArchitectureIntel_KabylakevsIntel_Haswell
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR3
CodenameKaby LakevsHaswell
Release DateFeb 2017vsSep 2013

Cores

Intel Core i3-7100Intel Core i3-4340
Cores2vs2
Threads4vs4
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsIntel HD 630vsIntel HD 4600

Cache

Intel Core i3-7100Intel Core i3-4340
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache3072 KB (shared)vs4096 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i3-7100Intel Core i3-4340
SocketIntel Socket 1151vsIntel Socket 1150
Max Case Temp65°Cvs72°C
PackagevsFC-LGA12C
Die Sizeunknownvs177mm²
Process14 nmvs22 nm

Performance

Intel Core i3-7100Intel Core i3-4340
Cpu Frequency3900 MHzvs3600 MHz
Turbo Clocknonevsnone
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP51 Wvs54 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-7100
    4680 points
  • Intel Core i3-4340
    4032 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i3-7100
    11232 points
  • Intel Core i3-4340
    9676 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i3-7100
    426
  • Intel Core i3-4340 (simulated)
    360

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i3-7100 (simulated)
    166.21
  • Intel Core i3-4340 (simulated)
    145.85

points - higher is better