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Core i3-9100 vs i3-6100


Description
The i3-9100 is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the i3-6100 is based on Skylake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-9100 gets a score of 229.2 k points while the i3-6100 gets 112.3 k points.

Summarizing, the i3-9100 is 2 times faster than the i3-6100 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906eb
506e3
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Skylake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
3.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.2 GHz
3.7 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
4/4
2/2
TDP
65 W
51 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
4096 kB
Date
April 2019
September 2015
Mean monothread perf.
66.74k points
52.84k points
Mean multithread perf.
229.2k points
112.28k 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
i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
4.3k
3.81k (x0.89)
Test#2 (FP)
17.79k
15.65k (x0.88)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.58k
5.14k (x0.92)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.86k
4.28k (x0.48)
TOTAL
36.53k
28.89k (x0.79)

Multithread

i3-9100

i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
15.99k
7.75k (x0.48)
Test#2 (FP)
66.31k
37.33k (x0.56)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
20.75k
12.13k (x0.58)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.44k
3.56k (x0.8)
TOTAL
107.49k
60.77k (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
i3-9100
i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
15.53k
13.76k (x0.89)
Test#2 (FP)
22.21k
19.96k (x0.9)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.79k
5.44k (x0.94)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.31k
4.4k (x0.53)
TOTAL
51.84k
43.55k (x0.84)

Multithread

i3-9100

i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
58.56k
28.99k (x0.49)
Test#2 (FP)
86.17k
45.75k (x0.53)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
22.4k
12.72k (x0.57)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.55k
3.68k (x0.81)
TOTAL
171.69k
91.14k (x0.53)

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
i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
14.81k
13.78k (x0.93)
Test#2 (FP)
22.15k
21.21k (x0.96)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.42k
5.2k (x0.96)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.8k
3.73k (x0.78)
TOTAL
47.17k
43.92k (x0.93)

Multithread

i3-9100

i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
52.08k
29.02k (x0.56)
Test#2 (FP)
87.45k
49.55k (x0.57)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
20.98k
12.3k (x0.59)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.24k
3.28k (x0.77)
TOTAL
164.75k
94.15k (x0.57)

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
i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
28.03k
22.89k (x0.82)
Test#2 (FP)
24.5k
21.04k (x0.86)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.73k
4.9k (x0.85)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.48k
4.01k (x0.47)
TOTAL
66.74k
52.84k (x0.79)

Multithread

i3-9100

i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
107.5k
50.05k (x0.47)
Test#2 (FP)
95.11k
47.13k (x0.5)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
22.02k
11.38k (x0.52)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.57k
3.72k (x0.81)
TOTAL
229.2k
112.28k (x0.49)

Performance/W
i3-9100
i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
1654 points/W
981 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1463 points/W
924 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
339 points/W
223 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
70 points/W
73 points/W
TOTAL
3526 points/W
2202 points/W

Performance/GHz
i3-9100
i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
6675 points/GHz
6187 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5833 points/GHz
5686 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1365 points/GHz
1325 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2018 points/GHz
1084 points/GHz
TOTAL
15891 points/GHz
14282 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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