Core i5-7300U vs i3-2120
Description
The i5-7300U is based on Kaby Lake architecture while the i3-2120 is based on Sandy Bridge.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-7300U gets a score of 84.8 k points while the i3-2120 gets 53.5 k points.
Summarizing, the i5-7300U is 1.6 times faster than the i3-2120 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-7300U gets a score of 84.8 k points while the i3-2120 gets 53.5 k points.
Summarizing, the i5-7300U is 1.6 times faster than the i3-2120 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
806e9
206a7
Core
Kaby Lake-U
Sandy Bridge
Base frecuency
2.6 GHz
3.3 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.5 GHz
3.3 GHz
Socket
BGA1356
LGA 1155
Cores/Threads
2/4
2/2
TDP
15 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
3072 kB
Date
January 2017
February 2012
Mean monothread perf.
48.25k points
24.23k points
Mean multithread perf.
109.1k points
53.48k 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
i5-7300U
i3-2120
Test#1 (Integers)
3.11k
2.7k (x0.87)
Test#2 (FP)
12.24k
7.4k (x0.6)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.1k
3.82k (x0.93)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.96k
2.99k (x0.6)
TOTAL
24.41k
16.91k (x0.69)
Multithread
i5-7300U
i3-2120
Test#1 (Integers)
6.98k
6.36k (x0.91)
Test#2 (FP)
32.05k
16.87k (x0.53)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
10.82k
9.4k (x0.87)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.52k
2.91k (x0.53)
TOTAL
55.36k
35.53k (x0.64)
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
i5-7300U
i3-2120
Test#1 (Integers)
9.96k
9.82k (x0.99)
Test#2 (FP)
15.11k
7.9k (x0.52)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.87k
3.98k (x1.03)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.54k
2.95k (x0.65)
TOTAL
33.47k
24.64k (x0.74)
Multithread
i5-7300U
i3-2120
Test#1 (Integers)
25.26k
20.46k (x0.81)
Test#2 (FP)
40.6k
17.77k (x0.44)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.24k
10.03k (x0.89)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.83k
2.94k (x0.5)
TOTAL
82.94k
51.21k (x0.62)
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
i5-7300U
i3-2120
Test#1 (Integers)
9.85k
9.07k (x0.92)
Test#2 (FP)
17.37k
8.25k (x0.47)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.98k
3.99k (x1)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.11k
2.92k (x0.57)
TOTAL
36.31k
24.23k (x0.67)
Multithread
i5-7300U
i3-2120
Test#1 (Integers)
25.37k
20.86k (x0.82)
Test#2 (FP)
43.43k
19.51k (x0.45)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
10.62k
10.09k (x0.95)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.4k
3.03k (x0.56)
TOTAL
84.82k
53.48k (x0.63)
Performance/W
i5-7300U
i3-2120
Test#1 (Integers)
1691 points/W
321 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2896 points/W
300 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
708 points/W
155 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
360 points/W
47 points/W
TOTAL
5655 points/W
823 points/W
Performance/GHz
i5-7300U
i3-2120
Test#1 (Integers)
2816 points/GHz
2748 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
4962 points/GHz
2499 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1137 points/GHz
1210 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1461 points/GHz
886 points/GHz
TOTAL
10376 points/GHz
7343 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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