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Core i5-2300 vs Celeron 3855U


Description
The i5-2300 is based on Sandy Bridge architecture while the 3855U is based on Skylake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-2300 gets a score of 52.9 k points while the 3855U gets 16.8 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-2300 is 3.1 times faster than the 3855U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
206a7
406e3
Core
Sandy Bridge
Skylake-U
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.8 GHz
1.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.1 GHz
1.6 GHz
Socket
LGA 1155
BGA1356
Cores/Threads
4/4
2/2
TDP
95 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
2096 kB
Date
May 2011
December 2015
Mean monothread perf.
24.53k points
19.24k points
Mean multithread perf.
79.46k points
24.56k 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
i5-2300
3855U
Test#1 (Integers)
2.52k
1.64k (x0.65)
Test#2 (FP)
7.01k
6.72k (x0.96)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.77k
2.06k (x0.55)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.22k
2.4k (x0.57)
TOTAL
17.53k
12.83k (x0.73)

Multithread

i5-2300

3855U
Test#1 (Integers)
9.46k
2.2k (x0.23)
Test#2 (FP)
26.25k
9.59k (x0.37)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
14.1k
2.76k (x0.2)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.13k
2.27k (x0.73)
TOTAL
52.93k
16.81k (x0.32)

Performance/W
i5-2300
3855U
Test#1 (Integers)
100 points/W
146 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
276 points/W
639 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
148 points/W
184 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
33 points/W
151 points/W
TOTAL
557 points/W
1121 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-2300
3855U
Test#1 (Integers)
813 points/GHz
1027 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2262 points/GHz
4201 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1217 points/GHz
1290 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1361 points/GHz
1502 points/GHz
TOTAL
5654 points/GHz
8020 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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