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Core i3-10100 vs i7-6700


Description
The i3-10100 is based on Comet Lake architecture while the i7-6700 is based on Skylake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-10100 gets a score of 162.3 k points while the i7-6700 gets 243.4 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-6700 is 1.5 times faster than the i3-10100. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
a0653
506e3
Core
Comet Lake-S
Skylake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
3.4 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.3 GHz
4 GHz
Socket
LGA 1200
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
4/8
4/8
TDP
65 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
8192 kB
Date
April 2020
May 2015
Mean monothread perf.
55.41k points
57.76k points
Mean multithread perf.
162.33k points
243.4k 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
i3-10100
i7-6700
Test#1 (Integers)
22.74k
24.83k (x1.09)
Test#2 (FP)
20.31k
21.82k (x1.07)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.71k
4.98k (x1.06)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.65k
6.14k (x0.8)
TOTAL
55.41k
57.76k (x1.04)

Multithread

i3-10100

i7-6700
Test#1 (Integers)
71.95k
109.79k (x1.53)
Test#2 (FP)
67.7k
102.39k (x1.51)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.43k
24.72k (x1.5)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.25k
6.51k (x1.04)
TOTAL
162.33k
243.4k (x1.5)

Performance/W
i3-10100
i7-6700
Test#1 (Integers)
1107 points/W
1689 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1042 points/W
1575 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
253 points/W
380 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
96 points/W
100 points/W
TOTAL
2497 points/W
3745 points/W

Performance/GHz
i3-10100
i7-6700
Test#1 (Integers)
5288 points/GHz
6206 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
4724 points/GHz
5456 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1095 points/GHz
1244 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1779 points/GHz
1535 points/GHz
TOTAL
12886 points/GHz
14441 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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