Core i3-9100 vs i7-6600U
Description
The i3-9100 is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the i7-6600U is based on Skylake.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-9100 gets a score of 229.2 k points while the i7-6600U gets 79.2 k points.
Summarizing, the i3-9100 is 2.9 times faster than the i7-6600U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-9100 gets a score of 229.2 k points while the i7-6600U gets 79.2 k points.
Summarizing, the i3-9100 is 2.9 times faster than the i7-6600U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
906eb
406e3
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Skylake-U
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
2.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.2 GHz
3.4 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
BGA1356
Cores/Threads
4/4
2/4
TDP
65 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
4096 kB
Date
April 2019
September 2015
Mean monothread perf.
66.74k points
39.73k points
Mean multithread perf.
229.2k points
79.22k 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
i7-6600U
Test#1 (Integers)
4.3k
2.75k (x0.64)
Test#2 (FP)
17.79k
12.23k (x0.69)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.58k
3.9k (x0.7)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.86k
5.61k (x0.63)
TOTAL
36.53k
24.48k (x0.67)
Multithread
i3-9100
i7-6600U
Test#1 (Integers)
15.99k
5.23k (x0.33)
Test#2 (FP)
66.31k
25k (x0.38)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
20.75k
8.98k (x0.43)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.44k
4.73k (x1.07)
TOTAL
107.49k
43.95k (x0.41)
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
i7-6600U
Test#1 (Integers)
15.53k
6.76k (x0.44)
Test#2 (FP)
22.21k
9.58k (x0.43)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.79k
2.46k (x0.43)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.31k
4.18k (x0.5)
TOTAL
51.84k
22.99k (x0.44)
Multithread
i3-9100
i7-6600U
Test#1 (Integers)
58.56k
14.37k (x0.25)
Test#2 (FP)
86.17k
23.79k (x0.28)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
22.4k
5.71k (x0.25)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.55k
4.29k (x0.94)
TOTAL
171.69k
48.16k (x0.28)
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
i7-6600U
Test#1 (Integers)
14.81k
8.49k (x0.57)
Test#2 (FP)
22.15k
10.92k (x0.49)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.42k
2.76k (x0.51)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.8k
4.93k (x1.03)
TOTAL
47.17k
27.1k (x0.57)
Multithread
i3-9100
i7-6600U
Test#1 (Integers)
52.08k
14.11k (x0.27)
Test#2 (FP)
87.45k
20.05k (x0.23)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
20.98k
6.17k (x0.29)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.24k
4.73k (x1.11)
TOTAL
164.75k
45.05k (x0.27)
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
i7-6600U
Test#1 (Integers)
28.03k
16.72k (x0.6)
Test#2 (FP)
24.5k
14.7k (x0.6)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.73k
3.4k (x0.59)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.48k
4.9k (x0.58)
TOTAL
66.74k
39.73k (x0.6)
Multithread
i3-9100
i7-6600U
Test#1 (Integers)
107.5k
33.41k (x0.31)
Test#2 (FP)
95.11k
31.66k (x0.33)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
22.02k
8.18k (x0.37)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.57k
5.97k (x1.31)
TOTAL
229.2k
79.22k (x0.35)
Performance/W
i3-9100
i7-6600U
Test#1 (Integers)
1654 points/W
2227 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1463 points/W
2111 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
339 points/W
546 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
70 points/W
398 points/W
TOTAL
3526 points/W
5282 points/W
Performance/GHz
i3-9100
i7-6600U
Test#1 (Integers)
6675 points/GHz
4919 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5833 points/GHz
4325 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1365 points/GHz
999 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2018 points/GHz
1441 points/GHz
TOTAL
15891 points/GHz
11684 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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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