Core i5-7300U vs i3-7100
Description
Both models i5-7300U and i3-7100 are based on Kaby Lake architecture.
The first Kaby Lake CPU was released in August 2016. It uses a 14 nm process and was the first architecture in breaking the previous tick-tock model. Actually, it is not that different from the preceding Skylake: it has 64kB of L1 cache and 256kB L2 cache per core.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-7300U gets a score of 109.1 k points while the i3-7100 gets 124.8 k points.
Summarizing, the i3-7100 is 1.1 times faster than the i5-7300U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
The first Kaby Lake CPU was released in August 2016. It uses a 14 nm process and was the first architecture in breaking the previous tick-tock model. Actually, it is not that different from the preceding Skylake: it has 64kB of L1 cache and 256kB L2 cache per core.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-7300U gets a score of 109.1 k points while the i3-7100 gets 124.8 k points.
Summarizing, the i3-7100 is 1.1 times faster than the i5-7300U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
806e9
906e9
Core
Kaby Lake-U
Kaby Lake-S
Base frecuency
2.6 GHz
3.9 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.5 GHz
3.9 GHz
Socket
BGA1356
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
2/4
2/4
TDP
15 W
51 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
January 2017
Mean monothread perf.
48.25k points
57.86k points
Mean multithread perf.
109.1k points
124.8k 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
i3-7100
Test#1 (Integers)
3.11k
4.01k (x1.29)
Test#2 (FP)
12.24k
16.38k (x1.34)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.1k
5.31k (x1.29)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.96k
3.98k (x0.8)
TOTAL
24.41k
29.69k (x1.22)
Multithread
i5-7300U
i3-7100
Test#1 (Integers)
6.98k
8.1k (x1.16)
Test#2 (FP)
32.05k
38.7k (x1.21)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
10.82k
12.69k (x1.17)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.52k
3.76k (x0.68)
TOTAL
55.36k
63.24k (x1.14)
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
i3-7100
Test#1 (Integers)
9.96k
14.04k (x1.41)
Test#2 (FP)
15.11k
20.55k (x1.36)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.87k
5.41k (x1.4)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.54k
3.99k (x0.88)
TOTAL
33.47k
43.99k (x1.31)
Multithread
i5-7300U
i3-7100
Test#1 (Integers)
25.26k
30.09k (x1.19)
Test#2 (FP)
40.6k
47.84k (x1.18)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.24k
13.13k (x1.17)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.83k
3.52k (x0.6)
TOTAL
82.94k
94.59k (x1.14)
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
i3-7100
Test#1 (Integers)
9.85k
14.41k (x1.46)
Test#2 (FP)
17.37k
22.38k (x1.29)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.98k
5.45k (x1.37)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.11k
4.96k (x0.97)
TOTAL
36.31k
47.21k (x1.3)
Multithread
i5-7300U
i3-7100
Test#1 (Integers)
25.37k
30.48k (x1.2)
Test#2 (FP)
43.43k
52.08k (x1.2)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
10.62k
12.97k (x1.22)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.4k
4.56k (x0.85)
TOTAL
84.82k
100.1k (x1.18)
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
i5-7300U
i3-7100
Test#1 (Integers)
20.18k
25.53k (x1.27)
Test#2 (FP)
18.57k
22.98k (x1.24)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.24k
5.37k (x1.27)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.25k
3.97k (x0.76)
TOTAL
48.25k
57.86k (x1.2)
Multithread
i5-7300U
i3-7100
Test#1 (Integers)
47.75k
54.73k (x1.15)
Test#2 (FP)
44.82k
53.55k (x1.19)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
10.82k
12.93k (x1.19)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.7k
3.6k (x0.63)
TOTAL
109.1k
124.8k (x1.14)
Performance/W
i5-7300U
i3-7100
Test#1 (Integers)
3184 points/W
1073 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2988 points/W
1050 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
721 points/W
254 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
380 points/W
71 points/W
TOTAL
7273 points/W
2447 points/W
Performance/GHz
i5-7300U
i3-7100
Test#1 (Integers)
5766 points/GHz
6547 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5306 points/GHz
5893 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1213 points/GHz
1377 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1501 points/GHz
1019 points/GHz
TOTAL
13785 points/GHz
14836 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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