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Core i5-8500T vs i3-3217U


Description
The i5-8500T is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the i3-3217U is based on Ivy Bridge.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-8500T gets a score of 189.7 k points while the i3-3217U gets 35.8 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-8500T is 5.3 times faster than the i3-3217U . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906ea
306a9
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Ivy Bridge
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.1 GHz
1.8 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.5 GHz
1.8 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
BGA1023
Cores/Threads
6/6
2 /2
TDP
35 W
17 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
9216 kB
3072 kB
Date
March 2018
June 2012
Mean monothread perf.
59.27k points
16.09k points
Mean multithread perf.
251.82k points
35.81k 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
i5-8500T
i3-3217U
Test#1 (Integers)
3.56k
1.79k (x0.5)
Test#2 (FP)
14.76k
5.02k (x0.34)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.46k
2.21k (x0.5)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.72k
2.31k (x0.26)
TOTAL
31.5k
11.32k (x0.36)

Multithread

i5-8500T

i3-3217U
Test#1 (Integers)
19.37k
3.56k (x0.18)
Test#2 (FP)
82.35k
11.47k (x0.14)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
24.6k
5.34k (x0.22)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.97k
2.54k (x0.86)
TOTAL
129.29k
22.91k (x0.18)

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
i5-8500T
i3-3217U
Test#1 (Integers)
12.93k
5.37k (x0.42)
Test#2 (FP)
18.61k
5.25k (x0.28)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.76k
2.2k (x0.46)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.05k
2.25k (x0.22)
TOTAL
46.36k
15.08k (x0.33)

Multithread

i5-8500T

i3-3217U
Test#1 (Integers)
71.15k
12.46k (x0.18)
Test#2 (FP)
102.74k
12.14k (x0.12)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
26.6k
5.52k (x0.21)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.9k
2.64k (x0.91)
TOTAL
203.39k
32.75k (x0.16)

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
i5-8500T
i3-3217U
Test#1 (Integers)
12.92k
5.83k (x0.45)
Test#2 (FP)
19.47k
5.79k (x0.3)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.62k
2.22k (x0.48)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.6k
2.26k (x0.24)
TOTAL
46.6k
16.09k (x0.35)

Multithread

i5-8500T

i3-3217U
Test#1 (Integers)
71.25k
12.53k (x0.18)
Test#2 (FP)
91.16k
14.19k (x0.16)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
24.45k
5.63k (x0.23)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.85k
3.46k (x1.21)
TOTAL
189.71k
35.81k (x0.19)

Performance/W
i5-8500T
i3-3217U
Test#1 (Integers)
2036 points/W
737 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2604 points/W
835 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
699 points/W
331 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
81 points/W
204 points/W
TOTAL
5420 points/W
2107 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-8500T
i3-3217U
Test#1 (Integers)
3691 points/GHz
3238 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5562 points/GHz
3217 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1320 points/GHz
1232 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2742 points/GHz
1255 points/GHz
TOTAL
13315 points/GHz
8942 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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