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Core i5-8250U vs i3-6100T


Description
The i5-8250U is based on Kaby Lake architecture while the i3-6100T is based on Skylake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-8250U gets a score of 161.3 k points while the i3-6100T gets 105.2 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-8250U is 1.5 times faster than the i3-6100T. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
806ea
506e3
Core
Kaby Lake-R
Skylake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
1.6 GHz
3.2 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.4 GHz
3.2 GHz
Socket
BGA1356
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
4/8
2/4
TDP
15 W
35 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
3072 kB
Date
August 2017
November 2015
Mean monothread perf.
54.31k points
43.92k points
Mean multithread perf.
161.26k points
105.21k 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
i5-8250U
i3-6100T
Test#1 (Integers)
3.32k
3.14k (x0.94)
Test#2 (FP)
13.5k
12.26k (x0.91)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.11k
3.94k (x0.96)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.42k
2.21k (x0.3)
TOTAL
28.34k
21.55k (x0.76)

Multithread

i5-8250U

i3-6100T
Test#1 (Integers)
13.97k
6.52k (x0.47)
Test#2 (FP)
50.8k
30.61k (x0.6)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
14.71k
10.59k (x0.72)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.76k
2.77k (x0.58)
TOTAL
84.24k
50.49k (x0.6)

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
i5-8250U
i3-6100T
Test#1 (Integers)
12.59k
10.46k (x0.83)
Test#2 (FP)
18.89k
17.55k (x0.93)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.65k
3.71k (x0.8)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.2k
3.07k (x0.37)
TOTAL
44.32k
34.79k (x0.78)

Multithread

i5-8250U

i3-6100T
Test#1 (Integers)
45.91k
23.92k (x0.52)
Test#2 (FP)
69.55k
42.11k (x0.61)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.79k
10.51k (x0.63)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.83k
2.57k (x0.53)
TOTAL
137.09k
79.1k (x0.58)

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
i5-8250U
i3-6100T
Test#1 (Integers)
22.11k
19.58k (x0.89)
Test#2 (FP)
19.64k
16.97k (x0.86)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.54k
3.91k (x0.86)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.03k
3.47k (x0.43)
TOTAL
54.31k
43.92k (x0.81)

Multithread

i5-8250U

i3-6100T
Test#1 (Integers)
74.19k
47.02k (x0.63)
Test#2 (FP)
66.27k
44.41k (x0.67)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
15.97k
9.93k (x0.62)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.83k
3.85k (x0.8)
TOTAL
161.26k
105.21k (x0.65)

Performance/W
i5-8250U
i3-6100T
Test#1 (Integers)
4946 points/W
1344 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
4418 points/W
1269 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1065 points/W
284 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
322 points/W
110 points/W
TOTAL
10751 points/W
3006 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-8250U
i3-6100T
Test#1 (Integers)
6503 points/GHz
6119 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5777 points/GHz
5303 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1334 points/GHz
1221 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2361 points/GHz
1084 points/GHz
TOTAL
15975 points/GHz
13726 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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