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Core i3-7100 vs i3-2330M


Description
The i3-7100 is based on Kaby Lake architecture while the i3-2330M is based on Sandy Bridge.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-7100 gets a score of 100.1 k points while the i3-2330M gets 33.3 k points.

Summarizing, the i3-7100 is 3 times faster than the i3-2330M . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906e9
206a7
Core
Kaby Lake-S
Sandy Bridge
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.9 GHz
2.2 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
Socket G2 (988B)
Cores/Threads
2/4
2/4
TDP
51 W
35 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
3072 kB
Date
January 2017
June 2011
Mean monothread perf.
57.86k points
16.02k points
Mean multithread perf.
124.8k points
33.28k 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
i3-7100
i3-2330M
Test#1 (Integers)
14.41k
5.61k (x0.39)
Test#2 (FP)
22.38k
5.42k (x0.24)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.45k
2.45k (x0.45)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.96k
2.53k (x0.51)
TOTAL
47.21k
16.02k (x0.34)

Multithread

i3-7100

i3-2330M
Test#1 (Integers)
30.48k
11.99k (x0.39)
Test#2 (FP)
52.08k
11.42k (x0.22)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
12.97k
5.8k (x0.45)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.56k
4.07k (x0.89)
TOTAL
100.1k
33.28k (x0.33)

Performance/W
i3-7100
i3-2330M
Test#1 (Integers)
598 points/W
343 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1021 points/W
326 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
254 points/W
166 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
89 points/W
116 points/W
TOTAL
1963 points/W
951 points/W

Performance/GHz
i3-7100
i3-2330M
Test#1 (Integers)
3695 points/GHz
2551 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5739 points/GHz
2465 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1399 points/GHz
1115 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1273 points/GHz
1150 points/GHz
TOTAL
12105 points/GHz
7281 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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