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Core i3-1215U vs i5-2500


Description
The i3-1215U is based on Alder Lake architecture while the i5-2500 is based on Sandy Bridge.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-1215U gets a score of 129.6 k points while the i5-2500 gets 86.9 k points.

Summarizing, the i3-1215U is 1.5 times faster than the i5-2500 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906a4
206a7
Core
Alder Lake-H
Sandy Bridge
Architecture
Base frecuency
0.9 GHz
3.3 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.4 GHz
3.7 GHz
Socket
BGA 1744
LGA 1155
Cores/Threads
6/8
4/4
TDP
15 W
95 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32/4x64+2x48/4x32 kB
4x32+x4x32 kB
Cache L2
2x1280+2x2048 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
10240 kB
6144 kB
Date
April 2022
January 2011
Mean monothread perf.
80.34k points
27.61k points
Mean multithread perf.
185.6k points
86.86k points

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
i5-2500
Test#1 (Integers)
15.63k
9.92k (x0.63)
Test#2 (FP)
20.2k
8.8k (x0.44)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
9.94k
4.27k (x0.43)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.06k
4.62k (x0.57)
TOTAL
53.83k
27.61k (x0.51)

Multithread

i3-1215U

i5-2500
Test#1 (Integers)
35.72k
35.79k (x1)
Test#2 (FP)
56.41k
31.77k (x0.56)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
25k
15.5k (x0.62)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.48k
3.8k (x0.3)
TOTAL
129.6k
86.86k (x0.67)

Performance/W
i3-1215U
i5-2500
Test#1 (Integers)
2381 points/W
377 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
3761 points/W
334 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1667 points/W
163 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
832 points/W
40 points/W
TOTAL
8640 points/W
914 points/W

Performance/GHz
i3-1215U
i5-2500
Test#1 (Integers)
3553 points/GHz
2682 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
4591 points/GHz
2377 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2260 points/GHz
1153 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1832 points/GHz
1248 points/GHz
TOTAL
12234 points/GHz
7461 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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