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Core i3-3120M vs i7-6820HQ


Description
The i3-3120M is based on Ivy Bridge architecture while the i7-6820HQ is based on Skylake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-3120M gets a score of 47.8 k points while the i7-6820HQ gets 159.7 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-6820HQ is 3.3 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
506e3
Core
Skylake-H
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.5 GHz
2.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
2.5 GHz
3.6 GHz
Socket
BGA1023
BGA1440
Cores/Threads
2 /2
4/8
TDP
35 W
45 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
8192 kB
Date
September 2012
October 2015
Mean monothread perf.
22.12k points
50.1k points
Mean multithread perf.
47.78k points
205.89k 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
i7-6820HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
7.92k
11.78k (x1.49)
Test#2 (FP)
7.96k
18.06k (x2.27)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.09k
4.48k (x1.45)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.15k
7.12k (x2.26)
TOTAL
22.12k
41.44k (x1.87)

Multithread

i3-3120M

i7-6820HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
16.82k
49.46k (x2.94)
Test#2 (FP)
19k
84.8k (x4.46)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.7k
20.7k (x2.69)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.25k
4.77k (x1.12)
TOTAL
47.78k
159.73k (x3.34)

Performance/W
i3-3120M
i7-6820HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
481 points/W
1099 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
543 points/W
1884 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
220 points/W
460 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
121 points/W
106 points/W
TOTAL
1365 points/W
3550 points/W

Performance/GHz
i3-3120M
i7-6820HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
3169 points/GHz
3273 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3182 points/GHz
5016 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1236 points/GHz
1244 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1259 points/GHz
1977 points/GHz
TOTAL
8847 points/GHz
11510 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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