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Celeron N4120 vs Core i3-7100


Description
The N4120 is based on Goldmont Plus architecture while the i3-7100 is based on Kaby Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the N4120 gets a score of 46.2 k points while the i3-7100 gets 94.6 k points.

Summarizing, the i3-7100 is 2 times faster than the N4120. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
706a8
906e9
Core
Gemini Lake
Kaby Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
1.1 GHz
3.9 GHz
Boost frecuency
2.6 GHz
3.9 GHz
Socket
BGA 1090
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
4/4
2/4
TDP
6 W
51 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x24 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
4096 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
0 kB
3072 kB
Date
November 2019
January 2017
Mean monothread perf.
18.9k points
58.55k points
Mean multithread perf.
46.17k points
126.47k points

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
N4120
i3-7100
Test#1 (Integers)
5.94k
14.04k (x2.36)
Test#2 (FP)
7.51k
20.55k (x2.74)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.78k
5.41k (x1.95)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.67k
3.99k (x1.49)
TOTAL
18.9k
43.99k (x2.33)

Multithread

N4120

i3-7100
Test#1 (Integers)
15.02k
30.09k (x2)
Test#2 (FP)
19.77k
47.84k (x2.42)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.71k
13.13k (x1.7)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.67k
3.52k (x0.96)
TOTAL
46.17k
94.59k (x2.05)

Performance/W
N4120
i3-7100
Test#1 (Integers)
2503 points/W
590 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
3294 points/W
938 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1286 points/W
258 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
611 points/W
69 points/W
TOTAL
7694 points/W
1855 points/W

Performance/GHz
N4120
i3-7100
Test#1 (Integers)
2286 points/GHz
3601 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2887 points/GHz
5268 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1069 points/GHz
1386 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1029 points/GHz
1024 points/GHz
TOTAL
7271 points/GHz
11279 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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