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Core i3-9100 vs Ryzen 5 1600X


Description
The i3-9100 is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the 1600X is based on Zen.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-9100 gets a score of 229.2 k points while the 1600X gets 173.2 k points.

Summarizing, the i3-9100 is 1.3 times faster than the 1600X. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906eb
800f11
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Summit Ridge
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.2 GHz
4 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
AM4
Cores/Threads
4/4
6/12
TDP
65 W
95 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
6x64+6x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
6x512 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
2x8192 kB
Date
April 2019
April 2017
Mean monothread perf.
66.74k points
60.09k points
Mean multithread perf.
229.2k points
173.2k 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
i3-9100
1600X
Test#1 (Integers)
4.3k
3.95k (x0.92)
Test#2 (FP)
17.79k
18.36k (x1.03)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.58k
5.39k (x0.97)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.86k
17.35k (x1.96)
TOTAL
36.53k
45.06k (x1.23)

Multithread

i3-9100

1600X
Test#1 (Integers)
15.99k
19.47k (x1.22)
Test#2 (FP)
66.31k
77.19k (x1.16)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
20.75k
15.4k (x0.74)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.44k
12.25k (x2.76)
TOTAL
107.49k
124.3k (x1.16)

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
i3-9100
1600X
Test#1 (Integers)
28.03k
14.63k (x0.52)
Test#2 (FP)
24.5k
24.09k (x0.98)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.73k
5.51k (x0.96)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.48k
15.86k (x1.87)
TOTAL
66.74k
60.09k (x0.9)

Multithread

i3-9100

1600X
Test#1 (Integers)
107.5k
48.75k (x0.45)
Test#2 (FP)
95.11k
80.1k (x0.84)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
22.02k
24.5k (x1.11)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.57k
19.85k (x4.34)
TOTAL
229.2k
173.2k (x0.76)

Performance/W
i3-9100
1600X
Test#1 (Integers)
1654 points/W
513 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1463 points/W
843 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
339 points/W
258 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
70 points/W
209 points/W
TOTAL
3526 points/W
1823 points/W

Performance/GHz
i3-9100
1600X
Test#1 (Integers)
6675 points/GHz
3659 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5833 points/GHz
6022 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1365 points/GHz
1378 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2018 points/GHz
3966 points/GHz
TOTAL
15891 points/GHz
15023 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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