Core i3-7130U vs i7-8550U
Description
Both models i3-7130U and i7-8550U 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 i7-8550U gets 166.1 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-8550U is 1.8 times faster than the i3-7130U. 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 i3-7130U gets a score of 90.9 k points while the i7-8550U gets 166.1 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-8550U is 1.8 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
806ea
Core
Kaby Lake-U
Kaby Lake-R
Base frecuency
2.7 GHz
1.8 GHz
Boost frecuency
2.7 GHz
4 GHz
Socket
BGA1356
BGA1356
Cores/Threads
2/4
4/8
TDP
15 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
8192 kB
Date
June 2017
August 2017
Mean monothread perf.
42k points
64.2k points
Mean multithread perf.
90.89k points
166.12k 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
i7-8550U
Test#1 (Integers)
2.77k
3.91k (x1.41)
Test#2 (FP)
11.25k
15.98k (x1.42)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.61k
5.11k (x1.42)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.22k
11.05k (x2.62)
TOTAL
21.84k
36.05k (x1.65)
Multithread
i3-7130U
i7-8550U
Test#1 (Integers)
5.42k
11.76k (x2.17)
Test#2 (FP)
25.28k
50.15k (x1.98)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.31k
16.76k (x2.02)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.6k
4.17k (x1.16)
TOTAL
42.62k
82.84k (x1.94)
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
i7-8550U
Test#1 (Integers)
9.94k
12.93k (x1.3)
Test#2 (FP)
14.35k
20.59k (x1.43)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.77k
5.41k (x1.43)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.04k
10.48k (x2.59)
TOTAL
32.11k
49.41k (x1.54)
Multithread
i3-7130U
i7-8550U
Test#1 (Integers)
20.39k
41.11k (x2.02)
Test#2 (FP)
32.49k
65.04k (x2)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.58k
17.53k (x2.04)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.63k
4.22k (x1.16)
TOTAL
65.09k
127.9k (x1.96)
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
i7-8550U
Test#1 (Integers)
9.99k
13.15k (x1.32)
Test#2 (FP)
15.18k
19.7k (x1.3)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.67k
5.1k (x1.39)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.09k
9.21k (x2.25)
TOTAL
32.94k
47.16k (x1.43)
Multithread
i3-7130U
i7-8550U
Test#1 (Integers)
20.69k
34.13k (x1.65)
Test#2 (FP)
34.96k
53.79k (x1.54)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.75k
13.91k (x1.59)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.73k
4.12k (x1.11)
TOTAL
68.13k
105.95k (x1.56)
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
i7-8550U
Test#1 (Integers)
17.82k
25.37k (x1.42)
Test#2 (FP)
16.18k
22.6k (x1.4)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.76k
5.13k (x1.37)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.24k
11.1k (x2.62)
TOTAL
42k
64.2k (x1.53)
Multithread
i3-7130U
i7-8550U
Test#1 (Integers)
40.25k
72.82k (x1.81)
Test#2 (FP)
37.4k
71.71k (x1.92)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
9.07k
17.35k (x1.91)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.17k
4.24k (x1.02)
TOTAL
90.89k
166.12k (x1.83)
Performance/W
i3-7130U
i7-8550U
Test#1 (Integers)
2683 points/W
4855 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2493 points/W
4781 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
605 points/W
1157 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
278 points/W
282 points/W
TOTAL
6059 points/W
11075 points/W
Performance/GHz
i3-7130U
i7-8550U
Test#1 (Integers)
6600 points/GHz
6343 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5992 points/GHz
5650 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1391 points/GHz
1282 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1571 points/GHz
2774 points/GHz
TOTAL
15554 points/GHz
16049 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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