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Core i3-1215U vs i9-10980XE


Description
The i3-1215U is based on Alder Lake architecture while the i9-10980XE is based on Cascade Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-1215U gets a score of 185.6 k points while the i9-10980XE gets 1241.1 k points.

Summarizing, the i9-10980XE is 6.7 times faster than the i3-1215U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906a4
50657
Core
Alder Lake-H
Cascade Lake-X
Architecture
Base frecuency
0.9 GHz
3 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.4 GHz
4.8 GHz
Socket
BGA 1744
LGA 2066
Cores/Threads
6/8
18/36
TDP
15 W
165 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32/4x64+2x48/4x32 kB
18x32+18x32 kB
Cache L2
2x1280+2x2048 kB
18x1024 kB
Cache L3
10240 kB
25344 kB
Date
April 2022
November 2019
Mean monothread perf.
80.34k points
68.33k points
Mean multithread perf.
185.6k points
1241.12k 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
i3-1215U
i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
6.95k
4.52k (x0.65)
Test#2 (FP)
16.28k
17.94k (x1.1)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
10.49k
5.5k (x0.52)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.95k
9.64k (x0.97)
TOTAL
43.67k
37.6k (x0.86)

Multithread

i3-1215U

i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
14.97k
84.93k (x5.67)
Test#2 (FP)
51.01k
409.55k (x8.03)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
30.47k
122.88k (x4.03)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.59k
22.12k (x2.57)
TOTAL
105.05k
639.48k (x6.09)

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
i3-1215U
i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
20.87k
16.03k (x0.77)
Test#2 (FP)
20.74k
23.95k (x1.15)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.32k
6.03k (x0.53)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.32k
9.37k (x1.13)
TOTAL
61.26k
55.38k (x0.9)

Multithread

i3-1215U

i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
45.12k
316.11k (x7.01)
Test#2 (FP)
60.59k
503.75k (x8.31)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
28.48k
131.82k (x4.63)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.06k
22.24k (x1.58)
TOTAL
148.26k
973.92k (x6.57)

AVX optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode II (AVX) is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the first version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX compatible CPU was released in 2011.
Monothread
i3-1215U
i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
15.63k
16.4k (x1.05)
Test#2 (FP)
20.2k
20.97k (x1.04)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
9.94k
5.82k (x0.59)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.06k
8.86k (x1.1)
TOTAL
53.83k
52.05k (x0.97)

Multithread

i3-1215U

i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
35.72k
316.84k (x8.87)
Test#2 (FP)
56.41k
461.09k (x8.17)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
25k
129.82k (x5.19)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.48k
22.09k (x1.77)
TOTAL
129.6k
929.85k (x7.17)

AVX2 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode III (AVX2), like AVX1, is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the second version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX2 compatible CPU was released in 2013.
Monothread
i3-1215U
i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
37.56k
29.53k (x0.79)
Test#2 (FP)
21.13k
22.59k (x1.07)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.35k
5.99k (x0.53)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.31k
10.22k (x0.99)
TOTAL
80.34k
68.33k (x0.85)

Multithread

i3-1215U

i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
73.97k
587.06k (x7.94)
Test#2 (FP)
72.37k
496.41k (x6.86)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
29.61k
134.66k (x4.55)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.65k
22.99k (x2.38)
TOTAL
185.6k
1241.12k (x6.69)

Performance/W
i3-1215U
i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
4931 points/W
3558 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
4825 points/W
3009 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1974 points/W
816 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
643 points/W
139 points/W
TOTAL
12374 points/W
7522 points/W

Performance/GHz
i3-1215U
i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
8535 points/GHz
6153 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
4802 points/GHz
4707 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2579 points/GHz
1248 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2343 points/GHz
2129 points/GHz
TOTAL
18258 points/GHz
14236 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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