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Ryzen 5 5500U vs Core i3-8100


Description
The 5500U is based on Zen 2 architecture while the i3-8100 is based on Coffee Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 5500U gets a score of 260 k points while the i3-8100 gets 200.4 k points.

Summarizing, the 5500U is 1.3 times faster than the i3-8100. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
860f81
906eb
Core
Lucienne
Coffee Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.1 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
4 GHz
3.6 GHz
Socket
BGA 1140
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
6/12
4/4
TDP
15 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
6x512 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
2x4096 kB
6144 kB
Date
March 2021
October 2017
Mean monothread perf.
52.87k points
59.18k points
Mean multithread perf.
260k points
200.4k points

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
5500U
i3-8100
Test#1 (Integers)
14.98k
24.47k (x1.63)
Test#2 (FP)
22.8k
21.52k (x0.94)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.43k
4.95k (x0.59)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.65k
8.24k (x1.24)
TOTAL
52.87k
59.18k (x1.12)

Multithread

5500U

i3-8100
Test#1 (Integers)
88.88k
92.86k (x1.04)
Test#2 (FP)
118.11k
83.05k (x0.7)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
48.2k
18.55k (x0.38)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.81k
5.93k (x1.23)
TOTAL
260k
200.4k (x0.77)

Performance/W
5500U
i3-8100
Test#1 (Integers)
5926 points/W
1429 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
7874 points/W
1278 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3213 points/W
285 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
321 points/W
91 points/W
TOTAL
17334 points/W
3083 points/W

Performance/GHz
5500U
i3-8100
Test#1 (Integers)
3746 points/GHz
6797 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5700 points/GHz
5977 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2108 points/GHz
1374 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1663 points/GHz
2290 points/GHz
TOTAL
13217 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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