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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 266.8 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.
54.51k points
59.18k points
Mean multithread perf.
266.8k 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)
15.6k
24.47k (x1.57)
Test#2 (FP)
23.2k
21.52k (x0.93)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.68k
4.95k (x0.57)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.02k
8.24k (x1.17)
TOTAL
54.51k
59.18k (x1.09)

Multithread

5500U

i3-8100
Test#1 (Integers)
93.64k
92.86k (x0.99)
Test#2 (FP)
119.89k
83.05k (x0.69)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
48.47k
18.55k (x0.38)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.8k
5.93k (x1.24)
TOTAL
266.8k
200.4k (x0.75)

Performance/W
5500U
i3-8100
Test#1 (Integers)
6243 points/W
1429 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
7993 points/W
1278 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3232 points/W
285 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
320 points/W
91 points/W
TOTAL
17787 points/W
3083 points/W

Performance/GHz
5500U
i3-8100
Test#1 (Integers)
3901 points/GHz
6797 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5799 points/GHz
5977 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2170 points/GHz
1374 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1756 points/GHz
2290 points/GHz
TOTAL
13626 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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