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Core i3-7100U vs A12 9720P


Description
The i3-7100U is based on Kaby Lake architecture while the 9720P is based on Excavator.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-7100U gets a score of 79.6 k points while the 9720P gets 65.3 k points.

Summarizing, the i3-7100U is 1.2 times faster than the 9720P. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
806e9
660f51
Core
Kaby Lake-U
Bristol Ridge
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.4 GHz
2.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
2.4 GHz
3.6 GHz
Socket
BGA 1356
BGA FP4
Cores/Threads
2/4
4/4
TDP
15 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
2x96+4x32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
2x1024 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
0 kB
Date
August 2016
June 2016
Mean monothread perf.
33.38k points
28.37k points
Mean multithread perf.
79.6k points
65.26k 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
i3-7100U
9720P
Test#1 (Integers)
13.46k
10.13k (x0.75)
Test#2 (FP)
13.45k
13.41k (x1)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.08k
2.9k (x0.94)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.4k
1.94k (x0.57)
TOTAL
33.38k
28.37k (x0.85)

Multithread

i3-7100U

9720P
Test#1 (Integers)
34.95k
26.79k (x0.77)
Test#2 (FP)
33.53k
27.87k (x0.83)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.74k
8.23k (x1.06)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.38k
2.37k (x0.7)
TOTAL
79.6k
65.26k (x0.82)

Performance/W
i3-7100U
9720P
Test#1 (Integers)
2330 points/W
1786 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2235 points/W
1858 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
516 points/W
548 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
225 points/W
158 points/W
TOTAL
5307 points/W
4351 points/W

Performance/GHz
i3-7100U
9720P
Test#1 (Integers)
5606 points/GHz
2813 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5606 points/GHz
3724 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1282 points/GHz
805 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1415 points/GHz
538 points/GHz
TOTAL
13909 points/GHz
7880 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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