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A8 5500 vs Core i3-8100


Description
The 5500 is based on Piledriver architecture while the i3-8100 is based on Coffee Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 5500 gets a score of 52.1 k points while the i3-8100 gets 157.6 k points.

Summarizing, the i3-8100 is 3 times faster than the 5500. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
610f01
906eb
Core
Trinity
Coffee Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.2 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.7 GHz
3.6 GHz
Socket
Socket FM2
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
4/4
4/4
TDP
65 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x64+4x16 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
2x2048 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
kB
6144 kB
Date
October 2012
October 2017
Mean monothread perf.
22.25k points
59.18k points
Mean multithread perf.
52.13k points
200.4k 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
5500
i3-8100
Test#1 (Integers)
8.61k
13.52k (x1.57)
Test#2 (FP)
7.28k
20.57k (x2.83)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.1k
4.96k (x1.6)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.27k
7.91k (x2.42)
TOTAL
22.25k
46.96k (x2.11)

Multithread

5500

i3-8100
Test#1 (Integers)
19.76k
53.4k (x2.7)
Test#2 (FP)
18.75k
80.87k (x4.31)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
9.5k
19.03k (x2)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.11k
4.29k (x1.04)
TOTAL
52.13k
157.59k (x3.02)

Performance/W
5500
i3-8100
Test#1 (Integers)
304 points/W
822 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
289 points/W
1244 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
146 points/W
293 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
63 points/W
66 points/W
TOTAL
802 points/W
2425 points/W

Performance/GHz
5500
i3-8100
Test#1 (Integers)
2326 points/GHz
3757 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1968 points/GHz
5714 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
837 points/GHz
1377 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
883 points/GHz
2196 points/GHz
TOTAL
6014 points/GHz
13044 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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