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Core i3-9100 vs i9-10980XE


Description
The i3-9100 is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the i9-10980XE is based on Cascade Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-9100 gets a score of 229.2 k points while the i9-10980XE gets 1241.1 k points.

Summarizing, the i9-10980XE is 5.4 times faster than the i3-9100. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906eb
50657
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Cascade Lake-X
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
3 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.2 GHz
4.8 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA 2066
Cores/Threads
4/4
18/36
TDP
65 W
165 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
18x32+18x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
18x1024 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
25344 kB
Date
April 2019
November 2019
Mean monothread perf.
66.74k points
68.33k points
Mean multithread perf.
229.2k points
1241.12k 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
i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
4.3k
4.52k (x1.05)
Test#2 (FP)
17.79k
17.94k (x1.01)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.58k
5.5k (x0.99)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.86k
9.64k (x1.09)
TOTAL
36.53k
37.6k (x1.03)

Multithread

i3-9100

i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
15.99k
84.93k (x5.31)
Test#2 (FP)
66.31k
409.55k (x6.18)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
20.75k
122.88k (x5.92)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.44k
22.12k (x4.98)
TOTAL
107.49k
639.48k (x5.95)

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
i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
15.53k
16.03k (x1.03)
Test#2 (FP)
22.21k
23.95k (x1.08)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.79k
6.03k (x1.04)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.31k
9.37k (x1.13)
TOTAL
51.84k
55.38k (x1.07)

Multithread

i3-9100

i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
58.56k
316.11k (x5.4)
Test#2 (FP)
86.17k
503.75k (x5.85)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
22.4k
131.82k (x5.88)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.55k
22.24k (x4.88)
TOTAL
171.69k
973.92k (x5.67)

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
i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
14.81k
16.4k (x1.11)
Test#2 (FP)
22.15k
20.97k (x0.95)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.42k
5.82k (x1.08)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.8k
8.86k (x1.85)
TOTAL
47.17k
52.05k (x1.1)

Multithread

i3-9100

i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
52.08k
316.84k (x6.08)
Test#2 (FP)
87.45k
461.09k (x5.27)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
20.98k
129.82k (x6.19)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.24k
22.09k (x5.21)
TOTAL
164.75k
929.85k (x5.64)

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
i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
28.03k
29.53k (x1.05)
Test#2 (FP)
24.5k
22.59k (x0.92)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.73k
5.99k (x1.04)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.48k
10.22k (x1.21)
TOTAL
66.74k
68.33k (x1.02)

Multithread

i3-9100

i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
107.5k
587.06k (x5.46)
Test#2 (FP)
95.11k
496.41k (x5.22)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
22.02k
134.66k (x6.11)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.57k
22.99k (x5.03)
TOTAL
229.2k
1241.12k (x5.42)

Performance/W
i3-9100
i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
1654 points/W
3558 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1463 points/W
3009 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
339 points/W
816 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
70 points/W
139 points/W
TOTAL
3526 points/W
7522 points/W

Performance/GHz
i3-9100
i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
6675 points/GHz
6153 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5833 points/GHz
4707 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1365 points/GHz
1248 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2018 points/GHz
2129 points/GHz
TOTAL
15891 points/GHz
14236 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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