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Core i3-7100U vs i3-550


Description
The i3-7100U is based on Kaby Lake architecture while the i3-550 is based on Westmere.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-7100U gets a score of 57.3 k points while the i3-550 gets 38.8 k points.

Summarizing, the i3-7100U is 1.5 times faster than the i3-550 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
806e9
20655
Core
Kaby Lake-U
Clarkdale
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.4 GHz
3.2 GHz
Socket
BGA 1356
LGA 1156
Cores/Threads
2/4
2/2
TDP
15 W
73 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
4096 kB
Date
August 2016
May 2010
Mean monothread perf.
33.38k points
18.69k points
Mean multithread perf.
79.6k points
38.8k 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
i3-550
Test#1 (Integers)
8.66k
7.83k (x0.9)
Test#2 (FP)
12.31k
5.3k (x0.43)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.28k
3.14k (x0.96)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.92k
2.43k (x0.62)
TOTAL
28.16k
18.69k (x0.66)

Multithread

i3-7100U

i3-550
Test#1 (Integers)
17.87k
16.25k (x0.91)
Test#2 (FP)
28.59k
12.12k (x0.42)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.68k
8.01k (x1.04)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.15k
2.42k (x0.77)
TOTAL
57.28k
38.8k (x0.68)

Performance/W
i3-7100U
i3-550
Test#1 (Integers)
1191 points/W
223 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1906 points/W
166 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
512 points/W
110 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
210 points/W
33 points/W
TOTAL
3819 points/W
531 points/W

Performance/GHz
i3-7100U
i3-550
Test#1 (Integers)
3609 points/GHz
2446 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5128 points/GHz
1655 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1366 points/GHz
982 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1633 points/GHz
759 points/GHz
TOTAL
11735 points/GHz
5842 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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