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Core i3-7130U vs i3-7100U


Description
Both models i3-7130U and i3-7100U 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 i3-7130U gets a score of 90.9 k points while the i3-7100U gets 79.6 k points.

Summarizing, the i3-7130U is 1.1 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
806e9
Core
Kaby Lake-U
Kaby Lake-U
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.7 GHz
2.4 GHz
Socket
BGA1356
BGA 1356
Cores/Threads
2/4
2/4
TDP
15 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
3072 kB
Date
June 2017
August 2016
Mean monothread perf.
42k points
33.38k points
Mean multithread perf.
90.89k points
79.6k 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
i3-7130U
i3-7100U
Test#1 (Integers)
2.77k
2.41k (x0.87)
Test#2 (FP)
11.25k
9.77k (x0.87)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.61k
3.13k (x0.87)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.22k
3.55k (x0.84)
TOTAL
21.84k
18.86k (x0.86)

Multithread

i3-7130U

i3-7100U
Test#1 (Integers)
5.42k
5k (x0.92)
Test#2 (FP)
25.28k
21.48k (x0.85)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.31k
7.39k (x0.89)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.6k
3.18k (x0.88)
TOTAL
42.62k
37.05k (x0.87)

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
i3-7130U
i3-7100U
Test#1 (Integers)
9.94k
8.66k (x0.87)
Test#2 (FP)
14.35k
12.31k (x0.86)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.77k
3.28k (x0.87)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.04k
3.92k (x0.97)
TOTAL
32.11k
28.16k (x0.88)

Multithread

i3-7130U

i3-7100U
Test#1 (Integers)
20.39k
17.87k (x0.88)
Test#2 (FP)
32.49k
28.59k (x0.88)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.58k
7.68k (x0.9)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.63k
3.15k (x0.87)
TOTAL
65.09k
57.28k (x0.88)

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
i3-7130U
i3-7100U
Test#1 (Integers)
9.99k
8.76k (x0.88)
Test#2 (FP)
15.18k
13.49k (x0.89)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.67k
3.21k (x0.87)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.09k
3.9k (x0.95)
TOTAL
32.94k
29.36k (x0.89)

Multithread

i3-7130U

i3-7100U
Test#1 (Integers)
20.69k
18.33k (x0.89)
Test#2 (FP)
34.96k
31.08k (x0.89)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.75k
7.5k (x0.86)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.73k
3.61k (x0.97)
TOTAL
68.13k
60.52k (x0.89)

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
i3-7130U
i3-7100U
Test#1 (Integers)
17.82k
13.46k (x0.76)
Test#2 (FP)
16.18k
13.45k (x0.83)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.76k
3.08k (x0.82)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.24k
3.4k (x0.8)
TOTAL
42k
33.38k (x0.79)

Multithread

i3-7130U

i3-7100U
Test#1 (Integers)
40.25k
34.95k (x0.87)
Test#2 (FP)
37.4k
33.53k (x0.9)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
9.07k
7.74k (x0.85)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.17k
3.38k (x0.81)
TOTAL
90.89k
79.6k (x0.88)

Performance/W
i3-7130U
i3-7100U
Test#1 (Integers)
2683 points/W
2330 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2493 points/W
2235 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
605 points/W
516 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
278 points/W
225 points/W
TOTAL
6059 points/W
5307 points/W

Performance/GHz
i3-7130U
i3-7100U
Test#1 (Integers)
6600 points/GHz
5606 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5992 points/GHz
5606 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1391 points/GHz
1282 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1571 points/GHz
1415 points/GHz
TOTAL
15554 points/GHz
13909 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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