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Core i3-7100U vs Xeon Bronze 3206R


Description
The i3-7100U is based on Kaby Lake architecture while the 3206R is based on Cascade Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-7100U gets a score of 79.6 k points while the 3206R gets 216 k points.

Summarizing, the 3206R is 2.7 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
50657
Core
Kaby Lake-U
Cascade Lake-SP
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.4 GHz
1.9 GHz
Socket
BGA 1356
LGA 3647-0
Cores/Threads
2/4
8/8
TDP
15 W
85 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
8x32+8x32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
8x1024 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
11264 kB
Date
August 2016
February 2020
Mean monothread perf.
33.38k points
31.52k points
Mean multithread perf.
79.6k points
216.02k 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
3206R
Test#1 (Integers)
2.41k
1.97k (x0.82)
Test#2 (FP)
9.77k
8.15k (x0.83)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.13k
2.37k (x0.76)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.55k
4.84k (x1.36)
TOTAL
18.86k
17.32k (x0.92)

Multithread

i3-7100U

3206R
Test#1 (Integers)
5k
15.73k (x3.15)
Test#2 (FP)
21.48k
64.78k (x3.02)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.39k
18.06k (x2.45)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.18k
5.21k (x1.64)
TOTAL
37.05k
103.77k (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
3206R
Test#1 (Integers)
13.46k
12.92k (x0.96)
Test#2 (FP)
13.45k
10.97k (x0.82)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.08k
2.54k (x0.82)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.4k
5.09k (x1.5)
TOTAL
33.38k
31.52k (x0.94)

Multithread

i3-7100U

3206R
Test#1 (Integers)
34.95k
103.33k (x2.96)
Test#2 (FP)
33.53k
87.67k (x2.62)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.74k
20.1k (x2.6)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.38k
4.91k (x1.45)
TOTAL
79.6k
216.02k (x2.71)

Performance/W
i3-7100U
3206R
Test#1 (Integers)
2330 points/W
1216 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2235 points/W
1031 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
516 points/W
237 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
225 points/W
58 points/W
TOTAL
5307 points/W
2541 points/W

Performance/GHz
i3-7100U
3206R
Test#1 (Integers)
5606 points/GHz
6801 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5606 points/GHz
5774 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1282 points/GHz
1334 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1415 points/GHz
2678 points/GHz
TOTAL
13909 points/GHz
16588 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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