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Core i3-6100 vs Athlon X4 950


Description
The i3-6100 is based on Skylake architecture while the 950 is based on Excavator.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-6100 gets a score of 112.3 k points while the 950 gets 99.8 k points.

Summarizing, the i3-6100 is 1.1 times faster than the 950. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
506e3
660f51
Core
Skylake-S
Bristol Ridge
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.7 GHz
3.5 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.7 GHz
3.8 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
AM4
Cores/Threads
2/2
4/4
TDP
51 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
2x96+4x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
2x1024 kB
Cache L3
4096 kB
0 kB
Date
September 2015
September 2016
Mean monothread perf.
52.84k points
34.93k points
Mean multithread perf.
112.28k points
99.8k 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
i3-6100
950
Test#1 (Integers)
22.89k
12.44k (x0.54)
Test#2 (FP)
21.04k
15.96k (x0.76)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.9k
3.54k (x0.72)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.01k
3k (x0.75)
TOTAL
52.84k
34.93k (x0.66)

Multithread

i3-6100

950
Test#1 (Integers)
50.05k
40.75k (x0.81)
Test#2 (FP)
47.13k
42.07k (x0.89)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.38k
12.53k (x1.1)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.72k
4.45k (x1.2)
TOTAL
112.28k
99.8k (x0.89)

Performance/W
i3-6100
950
Test#1 (Integers)
981 points/W
627 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
924 points/W
647 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
223 points/W
193 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
73 points/W
68 points/W
TOTAL
2202 points/W
1535 points/W

Performance/GHz
i3-6100
950
Test#1 (Integers)
6187 points/GHz
3274 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5686 points/GHz
4199 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1325 points/GHz
931 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1084 points/GHz
788 points/GHz
TOTAL
14282 points/GHz
9193 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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