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Core i3-8100 vs i5-7300U


Description
The i3-8100 is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the i5-7300U is based on Kaby Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-8100 gets a score of 200.4 k points while the i5-7300U gets 109.1 k points.

Summarizing, the i3-8100 is 1.8 times faster than the i5-7300U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906eb
806e9
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Kaby Lake-U
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
2.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.6 GHz
3.5 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
BGA1356
Cores/Threads
4/4
2/4
TDP
65 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
3072 kB
Date
October 2017
January 2017
Mean monothread perf.
59.18k points
48.25k points
Mean multithread perf.
200.4k points
109.1k 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
i3-8100
i5-7300U
Test#1 (Integers)
3.72k
3.11k (x0.84)
Test#2 (FP)
15.33k
12.24k (x0.8)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.71k
4.1k (x0.87)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.76k
4.96k (x0.73)
TOTAL
30.52k
24.41k (x0.8)

Multithread

i3-8100

i5-7300U
Test#1 (Integers)
14.48k
6.98k (x0.48)
Test#2 (FP)
59.59k
32.05k (x0.54)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
18.07k
10.82k (x0.6)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.3k
5.52k (x1.28)
TOTAL
96.43k
55.36k (x0.57)

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
i3-8100
i5-7300U
Test#1 (Integers)
13.51k
9.96k (x0.74)
Test#2 (FP)
19.38k
15.11k (x0.78)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.06k
3.87k (x0.76)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.87k
4.54k (x0.58)
TOTAL
45.81k
33.47k (x0.73)

Multithread

i3-8100

i5-7300U
Test#1 (Integers)
52.88k
25.26k (x0.48)
Test#2 (FP)
75.92k
40.6k (x0.53)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
19.52k
11.24k (x0.58)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.53k
5.83k (x1.29)
TOTAL
152.86k
82.94k (x0.54)

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
i3-8100
i5-7300U
Test#1 (Integers)
13.52k
9.85k (x0.73)
Test#2 (FP)
20.57k
17.37k (x0.84)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.96k
3.98k (x0.8)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.91k
5.11k (x0.65)
TOTAL
46.96k
36.31k (x0.77)

Multithread

i3-8100

i5-7300U
Test#1 (Integers)
53.4k
25.37k (x0.48)
Test#2 (FP)
80.87k
43.43k (x0.54)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
19.03k
10.62k (x0.56)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.29k
5.4k (x1.26)
TOTAL
157.59k
84.82k (x0.54)

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
i3-8100
i5-7300U
Test#1 (Integers)
24.47k
20.18k (x0.82)
Test#2 (FP)
21.52k
18.57k (x0.86)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.95k
4.24k (x0.86)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.24k
5.25k (x0.64)
TOTAL
59.18k
48.25k (x0.82)

Multithread

i3-8100

i5-7300U
Test#1 (Integers)
92.86k
47.75k (x0.51)
Test#2 (FP)
83.05k
44.82k (x0.54)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
18.55k
10.82k (x0.58)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.93k
5.7k (x0.96)
TOTAL
200.4k
109.1k (x0.54)

Performance/W
i3-8100
i5-7300U
Test#1 (Integers)
1429 points/W
3184 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1278 points/W
2988 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
285 points/W
721 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
91 points/W
380 points/W
TOTAL
3083 points/W
7273 points/W

Performance/GHz
i3-8100
i5-7300U
Test#1 (Integers)
6797 points/GHz
5766 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5977 points/GHz
5306 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1374 points/GHz
1213 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2290 points/GHz
1501 points/GHz
TOTAL
16438 points/GHz
13785 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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