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Core i5-9500 vs i3-6100


Description
The i5-9500 is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the i3-6100 is based on Skylake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-9500 gets a score of 352.8 k points while the i3-6100 gets 112.3 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-9500 is 3.1 times faster than the i3-6100 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906ea
506e3
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Skylake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3 GHz
3.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.4 GHz
3.7 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
6/6
2/2
TDP
65 W
51 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
9216 kB
4096 kB
Date
April 2019
September 2015
Mean monothread perf.
73.65k points
52.84k points
Mean multithread perf.
352.84k points
112.28k 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
i5-9500
i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
4.45k
3.81k (x0.86)
Test#2 (FP)
18.43k
15.65k (x0.85)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.84k
5.14k (x0.88)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.63k
4.28k (x0.34)
TOTAL
41.34k
28.89k (x0.7)

Multithread

i5-9500

i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
24.75k
7.75k (x0.31)
Test#2 (FP)
103.1k
37.33k (x0.36)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
32.43k
12.13k (x0.37)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.56k
3.56k (x0.64)
TOTAL
165.85k
60.77k (x0.37)

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
i5-9500
i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
16.06k
13.76k (x0.86)
Test#2 (FP)
23.19k
19.96k (x0.86)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.1k
5.44k (x0.89)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.79k
4.4k (x0.34)
TOTAL
58.14k
43.55k (x0.75)

Multithread

i5-9500

i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
90.44k
28.99k (x0.32)
Test#2 (FP)
131.23k
45.75k (x0.35)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
33.85k
12.72k (x0.38)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.59k
3.68k (x0.66)
TOTAL
261.11k
91.14k (x0.35)

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
i5-9500
i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
16.14k
13.78k (x0.85)
Test#2 (FP)
24.18k
21.21k (x0.88)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.87k
5.2k (x0.89)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.5k
3.73k (x0.3)
TOTAL
58.69k
43.92k (x0.75)

Multithread

i5-9500

i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
92.21k
29.02k (x0.31)
Test#2 (FP)
137.92k
49.55k (x0.36)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
33.12k
12.3k (x0.37)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.56k
3.28k (x0.59)
TOTAL
268.8k
94.15k (x0.35)

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
i5-9500
i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
29.17k
22.89k (x0.78)
Test#2 (FP)
25.49k
21.04k (x0.83)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.84k
4.9k (x0.84)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.15k
4.01k (x0.3)
TOTAL
73.65k
52.84k (x0.72)

Multithread

i5-9500

i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
166.66k
50.05k (x0.3)
Test#2 (FP)
146.9k
47.13k (x0.32)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
34.04k
11.38k (x0.33)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.25k
3.72k (x0.71)
TOTAL
352.84k
112.28k (x0.32)

Performance/W
i5-9500
i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
2564 points/W
981 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2260 points/W
924 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
524 points/W
223 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
81 points/W
73 points/W
TOTAL
5428 points/W
2202 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-9500
i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
6629 points/GHz
6187 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5793 points/GHz
5686 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1327 points/GHz
1325 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2990 points/GHz
1084 points/GHz
TOTAL
16739 points/GHz
14282 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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