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Core i3-7100U vs Ryzen 5 3550H


Description
The i3-7100U is based on Kaby Lake architecture while the 3550H is based on Zen+.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-7100U gets a score of 79.6 k points while the 3550H gets 178.3 k points.

Summarizing, the 3550H is 2.2 times faster than the i3-7100U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
806e9
810f81
Core
Kaby Lake-U
Picasso
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.4 GHz
2.1 GHz
Boost frecuency
2.4 GHz
3.7 GHz
Socket
BGA 1356
BGA-FP5
Cores/Threads
2/4
4/8
TDP
15 W
35 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
4x64+4x32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
4x512 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
4096 kB
Date
August 2016
January 2019
Mean monothread perf.
33.38k points
45.07k points
Mean multithread perf.
79.6k points
178.26k points

Non-optimized benchmark
The benchmark in Mode 0 (FPU) measures cpu performance with non-optimized software. It uses the basic µinstructions from the i386 architecture with the i387 floating point unit. This mode is compatible with all CPUs so it's practical to compare very different CPUs
Monothread
i3-7100U
3550H
Test#1 (Integers)
2.41k
3.63k (x1.51)
Test#2 (FP)
9.77k
16.69k (x1.71)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.13k
4.92k (x1.57)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.55k
5k (x1.41)
TOTAL
18.86k
30.24k (x1.6)

Multithread

i3-7100U

3550H
Test#1 (Integers)
5k
13.62k (x2.73)
Test#2 (FP)
21.48k
65.71k (x3.06)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.39k
23.7k (x3.21)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.18k
5.64k (x1.77)
TOTAL
37.05k
108.67k (x2.93)

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
i3-7100U
3550H
Test#1 (Integers)
13.46k
13.51k (x1)
Test#2 (FP)
13.45k
22.34k (x1.66)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.08k
4.98k (x1.62)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.4k
4.24k (x1.25)
TOTAL
33.38k
45.07k (x1.35)

Multithread

i3-7100U

3550H
Test#1 (Integers)
34.95k
52.21k (x1.49)
Test#2 (FP)
33.53k
95.66k (x2.85)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.74k
25.54k (x3.3)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.38k
4.85k (x1.43)
TOTAL
79.6k
178.26k (x2.24)

Performance/W
i3-7100U
3550H
Test#1 (Integers)
2330 points/W
1492 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2235 points/W
2733 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
516 points/W
730 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
225 points/W
139 points/W
TOTAL
5307 points/W
5093 points/W

Performance/GHz
i3-7100U
3550H
Test#1 (Integers)
5606 points/GHz
3652 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5606 points/GHz
6038 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1282 points/GHz
1347 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1415 points/GHz
1145 points/GHz
TOTAL
13909 points/GHz
12182 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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