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Core i3-550 vs i3-7100U


Description
The i3-550 is based on Westmere architecture while the i3-7100U is based on Kaby Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-550 gets a score of 38.8 k points while the i3-7100U gets 57.3 k points.

Summarizing, the i3-7100U is 1.5 times faster than the i3-550 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
20655
806e9
Core
Clarkdale
Kaby Lake-U
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.2 GHz
2.4 GHz
Socket
LGA 1156
BGA 1356
Cores/Threads
2/2
2/4
TDP
73 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
4096 kB
3072 kB
Date
May 2010
August 2016
Mean monothread perf.
18.69k points
33.38k points
Mean multithread perf.
38.8k points
79.6k points

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
i3-550
i3-7100U
Test#1 (Integers)
7.83k
8.66k (x1.11)
Test#2 (FP)
5.3k
12.31k (x2.32)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.14k
3.28k (x1.04)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.43k
3.92k (x1.61)
TOTAL
18.69k
28.16k (x1.51)

Multithread

i3-550

i3-7100U
Test#1 (Integers)
16.25k
17.87k (x1.1)
Test#2 (FP)
12.12k
28.59k (x2.36)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
8.01k
7.68k (x0.96)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.42k
3.15k (x1.3)
TOTAL
38.8k
57.28k (x1.48)

Performance/W
i3-550
i3-7100U
Test#1 (Integers)
223 points/W
1191 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
166 points/W
1906 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
110 points/W
512 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
33 points/W
210 points/W
TOTAL
531 points/W
3819 points/W

Performance/GHz
i3-550
i3-7100U
Test#1 (Integers)
2446 points/GHz
3609 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1655 points/GHz
5128 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
982 points/GHz
1366 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
759 points/GHz
1633 points/GHz
TOTAL
5842 points/GHz
11735 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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