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Core i3-7130U vs i5-2500


Description
The i3-7130U is based on Kaby Lake architecture while the i5-2500 is based on Sandy Bridge.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-7130U gets a score of 68.1 k points while the i5-2500 gets 86.9 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-2500 is 1.3 times faster than the i3-7130U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
806e9
206a7
Core
Kaby Lake-U
Sandy Bridge
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.7 GHz
3.3 GHz
Boost frecuency
2.7 GHz
3.7 GHz
Socket
BGA1356
LGA 1155
Cores/Threads
2/4
4/4
TDP
15 W
95 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
4x32+x4x32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
6144 kB
Date
June 2017
January 2011
Mean monothread perf.
42k points
27.61k points
Mean multithread perf.
90.89k points
86.86k points

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
i5-2500
Test#1 (Integers)
9.99k
9.92k (x0.99)
Test#2 (FP)
15.18k
8.8k (x0.58)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.67k
4.27k (x1.16)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.09k
4.62k (x1.13)
TOTAL
32.94k
27.61k (x0.84)

Multithread

i3-7130U

i5-2500
Test#1 (Integers)
20.69k
35.79k (x1.73)
Test#2 (FP)
34.96k
31.77k (x0.91)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.75k
15.5k (x1.77)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.73k
3.8k (x1.02)
TOTAL
68.13k
86.86k (x1.27)

Performance/W
i3-7130U
i5-2500
Test#1 (Integers)
1379 points/W
377 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2331 points/W
334 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
584 points/W
163 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
249 points/W
40 points/W
TOTAL
4542 points/W
914 points/W

Performance/GHz
i3-7130U
i5-2500
Test#1 (Integers)
3701 points/GHz
2682 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5623 points/GHz
2377 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1359 points/GHz
1153 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1516 points/GHz
1248 points/GHz
TOTAL
12200 points/GHz
7461 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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