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Core i3-9100 vs Ryzen 5 3550H


Description
The i3-9100 is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the 3550H is based on Zen+.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-9100 gets a score of 229.2 k points while the 3550H gets 178.3 k points.

Summarizing, the i3-9100 is 1.3 times faster than the 3550H. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906eb
810f81
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Picasso
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
2.1 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.2 GHz
3.7 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
BGA-FP5
Cores/Threads
4/4
4/8
TDP
65 W
35 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
4x64+4x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
4x512 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
4096 kB
Date
April 2019
January 2019
Mean monothread perf.
66.74k points
45.07k points
Mean multithread perf.
229.2k points
178.26k 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
3550H
Test#1 (Integers)
4.3k
3.63k (x0.84)
Test#2 (FP)
17.79k
16.69k (x0.94)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.58k
4.92k (x0.88)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.86k
5k (x0.56)
TOTAL
36.53k
30.24k (x0.83)

Multithread

i3-9100

3550H
Test#1 (Integers)
15.99k
13.62k (x0.85)
Test#2 (FP)
66.31k
65.71k (x0.99)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
20.75k
23.7k (x1.14)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.44k
5.64k (x1.27)
TOTAL
107.49k
108.67k (x1.01)

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
3550H
Test#1 (Integers)
28.03k
13.51k (x0.48)
Test#2 (FP)
24.5k
22.34k (x0.91)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.73k
4.98k (x0.87)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.48k
4.24k (x0.5)
TOTAL
66.74k
45.07k (x0.68)

Multithread

i3-9100

3550H
Test#1 (Integers)
107.5k
52.21k (x0.49)
Test#2 (FP)
95.11k
95.66k (x1.01)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
22.02k
25.54k (x1.16)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.57k
4.85k (x1.06)
TOTAL
229.2k
178.26k (x0.78)

Performance/W
i3-9100
3550H
Test#1 (Integers)
1654 points/W
1492 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1463 points/W
2733 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
339 points/W
730 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
70 points/W
139 points/W
TOTAL
3526 points/W
5093 points/W

Performance/GHz
i3-9100
3550H
Test#1 (Integers)
6675 points/GHz
3652 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5833 points/GHz
6038 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1365 points/GHz
1347 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2018 points/GHz
1145 points/GHz
TOTAL
15891 points/GHz
12182 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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