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Core i3-3120M vs i3-9100


Description
The i3-3120M is based on Ivy Bridge architecture while the i3-9100 is based on Coffee Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-3120M gets a score of 47.8 k points while the i3-9100 gets 164.8 k points.

Summarizing, the i3-9100 is 3.4 times faster than the i3-3120M . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306a9
906eb
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.5 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
2.5 GHz
4.2 GHz
Socket
BGA1023
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
2 /2
4/4
TDP
35 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
6144 kB
Date
September 2012
April 2019
Mean monothread perf.
22.12k points
66.74k points
Mean multithread perf.
47.78k points
229.2k points

AVX optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode II (AVX) is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the first version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX compatible CPU was released in 2011.
Monothread
i3-3120M
i3-9100
Test#1 (Integers)
7.92k
14.81k (x1.87)
Test#2 (FP)
7.96k
22.15k (x2.78)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.09k
5.42k (x1.75)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.15k
4.8k (x1.52)
TOTAL
22.12k
47.17k (x2.13)

Multithread

i3-3120M

i3-9100
Test#1 (Integers)
16.82k
52.08k (x3.1)
Test#2 (FP)
19k
87.45k (x4.6)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.7k
20.98k (x2.72)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.25k
4.24k (x1)
TOTAL
47.78k
164.75k (x3.45)

Performance/W
i3-3120M
i3-9100
Test#1 (Integers)
481 points/W
801 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
543 points/W
1345 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
220 points/W
323 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
121 points/W
65 points/W
TOTAL
1365 points/W
2535 points/W

Performance/GHz
i3-3120M
i3-9100
Test#1 (Integers)
3169 points/GHz
3526 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3182 points/GHz
5274 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1236 points/GHz
1289 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1259 points/GHz
1143 points/GHz
TOTAL
8847 points/GHz
11232 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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