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Core i3-1215U vs i7-5500U


Description
The i3-1215U is based on Alder Lake architecture while the i7-5500U is based on Broadwell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-1215U gets a score of 185.6 k points while the i7-5500U gets 82.9 k points.

Summarizing, the i3-1215U is 2.2 times faster than the i7-5500U . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906a4
306d4
Core
Alder Lake-H
Broadwell-U
Architecture
Base frecuency
0.9 GHz
2.4 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.4 GHz
3 GHz
Socket
BGA 1744
BGA 1168
Cores/Threads
6/8
2 /4
TDP
15 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32/4x64+2x48/4x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
2x1280+2x2048 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
10240 kB
4096 kB
Date
April 2022
March 2015
Mean monothread perf.
80.34k points
40.41k points
Mean multithread perf.
185.6k points
82.89k 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
i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
6.95k
3.31k (x0.48)
Test#2 (FP)
16.28k
11.61k (x0.71)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
10.49k
3.94k (x0.38)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.95k
3.24k (x0.33)
TOTAL
43.67k
22.1k (x0.51)

Multithread

i3-1215U

i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
14.97k
5.97k (x0.4)
Test#2 (FP)
51.01k
25.54k (x0.5)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
30.47k
8.8k (x0.29)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.59k
3.36k (x0.39)
TOTAL
105.05k
43.67k (x0.42)

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
i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
20.87k
10.59k (x0.51)
Test#2 (FP)
20.74k
13.72k (x0.66)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.32k
4.22k (x0.37)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.32k
3.64k (x0.44)
TOTAL
61.26k
32.16k (x0.53)

Multithread

i3-1215U

i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
45.12k
20.8k (x0.46)
Test#2 (FP)
60.59k
30.44k (x0.5)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
28.48k
9.1k (x0.32)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.06k
3.35k (x0.24)
TOTAL
148.26k
63.69k (x0.43)

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
i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
15.63k
10.37k (x0.66)
Test#2 (FP)
20.2k
14.25k (x0.71)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
9.94k
4.07k (x0.41)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.06k
3.12k (x0.39)
TOTAL
53.83k
31.81k (x0.59)

Multithread

i3-1215U

i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
35.72k
20.93k (x0.59)
Test#2 (FP)
56.41k
33.87k (x0.6)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
25k
8.98k (x0.36)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.48k
3.35k (x0.27)
TOTAL
129.6k
67.13k (x0.52)

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
i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
37.56k
17.76k (x0.47)
Test#2 (FP)
21.13k
14.9k (x0.71)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.35k
4.17k (x0.37)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.31k
3.58k (x0.35)
TOTAL
80.34k
40.41k (x0.5)

Multithread

i3-1215U

i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
73.97k
34.9k (x0.47)
Test#2 (FP)
72.37k
35.07k (x0.48)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
29.61k
9.28k (x0.31)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.65k
3.64k (x0.38)
TOTAL
185.6k
82.89k (x0.45)

Performance/W
i3-1215U
i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
4931 points/W
2327 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
4825 points/W
2338 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1974 points/W
619 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
643 points/W
243 points/W
TOTAL
12374 points/W
5526 points/W

Performance/GHz
i3-1215U
i7-5500U
Test#1 (Integers)
8535 points/GHz
5920 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
4802 points/GHz
4966 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2579 points/GHz
1390 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2343 points/GHz
1193 points/GHz
TOTAL
18258 points/GHz
13469 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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