Core i3-7100U vs i7-7700HQ
Description
Both models i3-7100U and i7-7700HQ are based on Kaby Lake architecture.
The first Kaby Lake CPU was released in August 2016. It uses a 14 nm process and was the first architecture in breaking the previous tick-tock model. Actually, it is not that different from the preceding Skylake: it has 64kB of L1 cache and 256kB L2 cache per core.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-7100U gets a score of 79.6 k points while the i7-7700HQ gets 208.3 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-7700HQ is 2.6 times faster than the i3-7100U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
The first Kaby Lake CPU was released in August 2016. It uses a 14 nm process and was the first architecture in breaking the previous tick-tock model. Actually, it is not that different from the preceding Skylake: it has 64kB of L1 cache and 256kB L2 cache per core.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-7100U gets a score of 79.6 k points while the i7-7700HQ gets 208.3 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-7700HQ is 2.6 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
906e9
Core
Kaby Lake-U
Kaby Lake-H
Base frecuency
2.4 GHz
2.8 GHz
Boost frecuency
2.4 GHz
3.8 GHz
Socket
BGA 1356
BGA1440
Cores/Threads
2/4
4/8
TDP
15 W
45 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
6144 kB
Date
August 2016
January 2017
Mean monothread perf.
33.38k points
56.29k points
Mean multithread perf.
79.6k points
208.33k 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
i7-7700HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
2.41k
3.82k (x1.59)
Test#2 (FP)
9.77k
15.49k (x1.59)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.13k
4.96k (x1.58)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.55k
8.82k (x2.48)
TOTAL
18.86k
33.09k (x1.75)
Multithread
i3-7100U
i7-7700HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
5k
14.15k (x2.83)
Test#2 (FP)
21.48k
65.81k (x3.06)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.39k
22.41k (x3.03)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.18k
5.21k (x1.64)
TOTAL
37.05k
107.57k (x2.9)
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
i7-7700HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
8.66k
13.75k (x1.59)
Test#2 (FP)
12.31k
19.69k (x1.6)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.28k
5.19k (x1.58)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.92k
8.92k (x2.28)
TOTAL
28.16k
47.55k (x1.69)
Multithread
i3-7100U
i7-7700HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
17.87k
52.55k (x2.94)
Test#2 (FP)
28.59k
86.47k (x3.02)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.68k
23.02k (x3)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.15k
5.4k (x1.72)
TOTAL
57.28k
167.43k (x2.92)
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
i3-7100U
i7-7700HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
8.76k
13k (x1.48)
Test#2 (FP)
13.49k
20.34k (x1.51)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.21k
4.77k (x1.49)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.9k
6.95k (x1.78)
TOTAL
29.36k
45.05k (x1.53)
Multithread
i3-7100U
i7-7700HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
18.33k
52.7k (x2.88)
Test#2 (FP)
31.08k
89.69k (x2.89)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.5k
22.49k (x3)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.61k
4.3k (x1.19)
TOTAL
60.52k
169.17k (x2.8)
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
i7-7700HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
13.46k
23.27k (x1.73)
Test#2 (FP)
13.45k
20.35k (x1.51)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.08k
4.76k (x1.55)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.4k
7.92k (x2.33)
TOTAL
33.38k
56.29k (x1.69)
Multithread
i3-7100U
i7-7700HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
34.95k
93.11k (x2.66)
Test#2 (FP)
33.53k
89.03k (x2.66)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.74k
21.29k (x2.75)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.38k
4.9k (x1.45)
TOTAL
79.6k
208.33k (x2.62)
Performance/W
i3-7100U
i7-7700HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
2330 points/W
2069 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2235 points/W
1978 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
516 points/W
473 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
225 points/W
109 points/W
TOTAL
5307 points/W
4629 points/W
Performance/GHz
i3-7100U
i7-7700HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
5606 points/GHz
6124 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5606 points/GHz
5354 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1282 points/GHz
1251 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1415 points/GHz
2083 points/GHz
TOTAL
13909 points/GHz
14813 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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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