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Core i3-7100U vs Core 2 Duo E8500


Description
The i3-7100U is based on Kaby Lake architecture while the E8500 is based on Core.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-7100U gets a score of 57.3 k points while the E8500 gets 31.2 k points.

Summarizing, the i3-7100U is 1.8 times faster than the E8500 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
806e9
1067a
Core
Kaby Lake-U
Wolfdale
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.4 GHz
3.167 GHz
Socket
BGA 1356
LGA 775
Cores/Threads
2/4
2/2
TDP
15 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
6144 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
kB
Date
August 2016
August 2008
Mean monothread perf.
33.38k points
19.46k points
Mean multithread perf.
79.6k points
31.21k 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
E8500
Test#1 (Integers)
8.66k
3.65k (x0.42)
Test#2 (FP)
12.31k
8.07k (x0.66)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.28k
3.15k (x0.96)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.92k
4.59k (x1.17)
TOTAL
28.16k
19.46k (x0.69)

Multithread

i3-7100U

E8500
Test#1 (Integers)
17.87k
7.11k (x0.4)
Test#2 (FP)
28.59k
15.79k (x0.55)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.68k
6.2k (x0.81)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.15k
2.13k (x0.68)
TOTAL
57.28k
31.21k (x0.54)

Performance/W
i3-7100U
E8500
Test#1 (Integers)
1191 points/W
109 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1906 points/W
243 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
512 points/W
95 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
210 points/W
33 points/W
TOTAL
3819 points/W
480 points/W

Performance/GHz
i3-7100U
E8500
Test#1 (Integers)
3609 points/GHz
1151 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5128 points/GHz
2549 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1366 points/GHz
994 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1633 points/GHz
1450 points/GHz
TOTAL
11735 points/GHz
6144 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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