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Core i3-9100 vs i7-2600


Description
The i3-9100 is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the i7-2600 is based on Sandy Bridge.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-9100 gets a score of 164.8 k points while the i7-2600 gets 93.7 k points.

Summarizing, the i3-9100 is 1.8 times faster than the i7-2600 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906eb
206a7
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Sandy Bridge
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
3.4 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.2 GHz
3.8 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA 1155
Cores/Threads
4/4
4/8
TDP
65 W
95 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
8192 kB
Date
April 2019
June 2011
Mean monothread perf.
66.74k points
28.68k points
Mean multithread perf.
229.2k points
93.69k 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
i7-2600
Test#1 (Integers)
14.81k
10.03k (x0.68)
Test#2 (FP)
22.15k
8.91k (x0.4)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.42k
4.34k (x0.8)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.8k
5.41k (x1.13)
TOTAL
47.17k
28.68k (x0.61)

Multithread

i3-9100

i7-2600
Test#1 (Integers)
52.08k
37.69k (x0.72)
Test#2 (FP)
87.45k
34.22k (x0.39)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
20.98k
17.65k (x0.84)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.24k
4.13k (x0.97)
TOTAL
164.75k
93.69k (x0.57)

Performance/W
i3-9100
i7-2600
Test#1 (Integers)
801 points/W
397 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1345 points/W
360 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
323 points/W
186 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
65 points/W
43 points/W
TOTAL
2535 points/W
986 points/W

Performance/GHz
i3-9100
i7-2600
Test#1 (Integers)
3526 points/GHz
2639 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5274 points/GHz
2343 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1289 points/GHz
1141 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1143 points/GHz
1425 points/GHz
TOTAL
11232 points/GHz
7549 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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