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Core i3-9100 vs i3-3120M


Description
The i3-9100 is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the i3-3120M is based on Ivy Bridge.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-9100 gets a score of 164.8 k points while the i3-3120M gets 47.8 k points.

Summarizing, the i3-9100 is 3.4 times faster than the i3-3120M . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906eb
306a9
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
2.5 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.2 GHz
2.5 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
BGA1023
Cores/Threads
4/4
2 /2
TDP
65 W
35 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
3072 kB
Date
April 2019
September 2012
Mean monothread perf.
66.74k points
22.12k points
Mean multithread perf.
229.2k points
47.78k 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
i3-9100
i3-3120M
Test#1 (Integers)
14.81k
7.92k (x0.53)
Test#2 (FP)
22.15k
7.96k (x0.36)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.42k
3.09k (x0.57)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.8k
3.15k (x0.66)
TOTAL
47.17k
22.12k (x0.47)

Multithread

i3-9100

i3-3120M
Test#1 (Integers)
52.08k
16.82k (x0.32)
Test#2 (FP)
87.45k
19k (x0.22)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
20.98k
7.7k (x0.37)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.24k
4.25k (x1)
TOTAL
164.75k
47.78k (x0.29)

Performance/W
i3-9100
i3-3120M
Test#1 (Integers)
801 points/W
481 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1345 points/W
543 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
323 points/W
220 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
65 points/W
121 points/W
TOTAL
2535 points/W
1365 points/W

Performance/GHz
i3-9100
i3-3120M
Test#1 (Integers)
3526 points/GHz
3169 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5274 points/GHz
3182 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1289 points/GHz
1236 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1143 points/GHz
1259 points/GHz
TOTAL
11232 points/GHz
8847 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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