Core i3-7100U vs i7-7820HQ
Description
Both models i3-7100U and i7-7820HQ 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 i7-7820HQ gets 196.6 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-7820HQ is 2.5 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 i7-7820HQ gets 196.6 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-7820HQ is 2.5 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
2.9 GHz
Boost frecuency
2.4 GHz
3.9 GHz
Socket
BGA 1356
BGA 1440
Cores/Threads
2/4
4/8
TDP
15 W
45 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
4x32+x4x32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
8192 kB
Date
August 2016
January 2017
Mean monothread perf.
33.38k points
55.85k points
Mean multithread perf.
79.6k points
196.55k points
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
i7-7820HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
13.46k
23.23k (x1.73)
Test#2 (FP)
13.45k
20.13k (x1.5)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.08k
4.57k (x1.49)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.4k
7.92k (x2.33)
TOTAL
33.38k
55.85k (x1.67)
Multithread
i3-7100U
i7-7820HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
34.95k
85.54k (x2.45)
Test#2 (FP)
33.53k
87.07k (x2.6)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.74k
20.37k (x2.63)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.38k
3.57k (x1.06)
TOTAL
79.6k
196.55k (x2.47)
Performance/W
i3-7100U
i7-7820HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
2330 points/W
1901 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2235 points/W
1935 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
516 points/W
453 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
225 points/W
79 points/W
TOTAL
5307 points/W
4368 points/W
Performance/GHz
i3-7100U
i7-7820HQ
Test#1 (Integers)
5606 points/GHz
5956 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5606 points/GHz
5163 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1282 points/GHz
1172 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1415 points/GHz
2030 points/GHz
TOTAL
13909 points/GHz
14321 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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