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Celeron N3150 vs Core i7-6600U


Description
The N3150 is based on Airmont architecture while the i7-6600U is based on Skylake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the N3150 gets a score of 31.8 k points while the i7-6600U gets 48.2 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-6600U is 1.5 times faster than the N3150. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
406c3
406e3
Core
Braswell
Skylake-U
Architecture
Base frecuency
1.6 GHz
2.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
2.08 GHz
3.4 GHz
Socket
BGA1170
BGA1356
Cores/Threads
4/4
2/4
TDP
6 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x24 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
2x1024 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
kB
4096 kB
Date
March 2015
September 2015
Mean monothread perf.
9.21k points
39.73k points
Mean multithread perf.
31.8k points
79.22k 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
N3150
i7-6600U
Test#1 (Integers)
1.07k
2.75k (x2.56)
Test#2 (FP)
1.74k
12.23k (x7.03)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1.5k
3.9k (x2.59)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.46k
5.61k (x3.84)
TOTAL
5.78k
24.48k (x4.24)

Multithread

N3150

i7-6600U
Test#1 (Integers)
3.99k
5.23k (x1.31)
Test#2 (FP)
6.31k
25k (x3.96)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.05k
8.98k (x1.78)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.65k
4.73k (x1.78)
TOTAL
18k
43.95k (x2.44)

SSE3 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode I (SSE) is optimized for the use of SIMD instructions with 128 bits register and the SSE set up to version 3. Nearly every modern CPU has support for this mode.
Monothread
N3150
i7-6600U
Test#1 (Integers)
3.91k
6.76k (x1.73)
Test#2 (FP)
2.29k
9.58k (x4.18)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1.57k
2.46k (x1.57)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.44k
4.18k (x2.9)
TOTAL
9.21k
22.99k (x2.5)

Multithread

N3150

i7-6600U
Test#1 (Integers)
14.78k
14.37k (x0.97)
Test#2 (FP)
8.62k
23.79k (x2.76)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.84k
5.71k (x0.98)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.57k
4.29k (x1.67)
TOTAL
31.8k
48.16k (x1.51)

Performance/W
N3150
i7-6600U
Test#1 (Integers)
2463 points/W
958 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1437 points/W
1586 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
973 points/W
380 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
428 points/W
286 points/W
TOTAL
5300 points/W
3211 points/W

Performance/GHz
N3150
i7-6600U
Test#1 (Integers)
1880 points/GHz
1989 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1102 points/GHz
2818 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
755 points/GHz
724 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
692 points/GHz
1229 points/GHz
TOTAL
4429 points/GHz
6761 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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