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Ryzen 5 2600 vs Core i3-8100


Description
The 2600 is based on Zen+ architecture while the i3-8100 is based on Coffee Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 2600 gets a score of 292.3 k points while the i3-8100 gets 200.4 k points.

Summarizing, the 2600 is 1.5 times faster than the i3-8100. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
800f82
906eb
Core
Pinnacle Ridge
Coffee Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.4 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.9 GHz
3.6 GHz
Socket
AM4
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
6/12
4/4
TDP
65 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x64+6x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
6x512 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
2x8192 kB
6144 kB
Date
April 2018
October 2017
Mean monothread perf.
57.33k points
59.18k points
Mean multithread perf.
292.31k points
200.4k 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
2600
i3-8100
Test#1 (Integers)
3.41k
3.72k (x1.09)
Test#2 (FP)
15.96k
15.33k (x0.96)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.69k
4.71k (x1)
Test#1 (Memory)
17.42k
6.76k (x0.39)
TOTAL
41.47k
30.52k (x0.74)

Multithread

2600

i3-8100
Test#1 (Integers)
20.88k
14.48k (x0.69)
Test#2 (FP)
110.37k
59.59k (x0.54)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
39.25k
18.07k (x0.46)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.66k
4.3k (x0.64)
TOTAL
177.16k
96.43k (x0.54)

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
2600
i3-8100
Test#1 (Integers)
13.83k
24.47k (x1.77)
Test#2 (FP)
23.16k
21.52k (x0.93)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.15k
4.95k (x0.96)
Test#1 (Memory)
15.18k
8.24k (x0.54)
TOTAL
57.33k
59.18k (x1.03)

Multithread

2600

i3-8100
Test#1 (Integers)
83.44k
92.86k (x1.11)
Test#2 (FP)
161.53k
83.05k (x0.51)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
40.62k
18.55k (x0.46)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.72k
5.93k (x0.88)
TOTAL
292.31k
200.4k (x0.69)

Performance/W
2600
i3-8100
Test#1 (Integers)
1284 points/W
1429 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2485 points/W
1278 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
625 points/W
285 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
103 points/W
91 points/W
TOTAL
4497 points/W
3083 points/W

Performance/GHz
2600
i3-8100
Test#1 (Integers)
3547 points/GHz
6797 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5938 points/GHz
5977 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1321 points/GHz
1374 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3893 points/GHz
2290 points/GHz
TOTAL
14699 points/GHz
16438 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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