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Core i3-7100U vs Celeron N4120


Description
The i3-7100U is based on Kaby Lake architecture while the N4120 is based on Goldmont Plus.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-7100U gets a score of 57.3 k points while the N4120 gets 46.2 k points.

Summarizing, the i3-7100U is 1.2 times faster than the N4120. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
806e9
706a8
Core
Kaby Lake-U
Gemini Lake
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.4 GHz
1.1 GHz
Boost frecuency
2.4 GHz
2.6 GHz
Socket
BGA 1356
BGA 1090
Cores/Threads
2/4
4/4
TDP
15 W
6 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
4x32+4x24 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
4096 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
0 kB
Date
August 2016
November 2019
Mean monothread perf.
33.38k points
18.9k points
Mean multithread perf.
79.6k points
46.17k points

SSE3 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode I (SSE) is optimized for the use of SIMD instructions with 128 bits register and the SSE set up to version 3. Nearly every modern CPU has support for this mode.
Monothread
i3-7100U
N4120
Test#1 (Integers)
8.66k
5.94k (x0.69)
Test#2 (FP)
12.31k
7.51k (x0.61)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.28k
2.78k (x0.85)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.92k
2.67k (x0.68)
TOTAL
28.16k
18.9k (x0.67)

Multithread

i3-7100U

N4120
Test#1 (Integers)
17.87k
15.02k (x0.84)
Test#2 (FP)
28.59k
19.77k (x0.69)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.68k
7.71k (x1)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.15k
3.67k (x1.17)
TOTAL
57.28k
46.17k (x0.81)

Performance/W
i3-7100U
N4120
Test#1 (Integers)
1191 points/W
2503 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1906 points/W
3294 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
512 points/W
1286 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
210 points/W
611 points/W
TOTAL
3819 points/W
7694 points/W

Performance/GHz
i3-7100U
N4120
Test#1 (Integers)
3609 points/GHz
2286 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5128 points/GHz
2887 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1366 points/GHz
1069 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1633 points/GHz
1029 points/GHz
TOTAL
11735 points/GHz
7271 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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