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Core i7-2600 vs i3-7100U


Description
The i7-2600 is based on Sandy Bridge architecture while the i3-7100U is based on Kaby Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-2600 gets a score of 93.7 k points while the i3-7100U gets 60.5 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-2600 is 1.5 times faster than the i3-7100U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
206a7
806e9
Core
Sandy Bridge
Kaby Lake-U
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.4 GHz
2.4 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.8 GHz
2.4 GHz
Socket
LGA 1155
BGA 1356
Cores/Threads
4/8
2/4
TDP
95 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
3072 kB
Date
June 2011
August 2016
Mean monothread perf.
28.68k points
33.38k points
Mean multithread perf.
93.69k points
79.6k points

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
i7-2600
i3-7100U
Test#1 (Integers)
10.03k
8.76k (x0.87)
Test#2 (FP)
8.91k
13.49k (x1.52)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.34k
3.21k (x0.74)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.41k
3.9k (x0.72)
TOTAL
28.68k
29.36k (x1.02)

Multithread

i7-2600

i3-7100U
Test#1 (Integers)
37.69k
18.33k (x0.49)
Test#2 (FP)
34.22k
31.08k (x0.91)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
17.65k
7.5k (x0.43)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.13k
3.61k (x0.87)
TOTAL
93.69k
60.52k (x0.65)

Performance/W
i7-2600
i3-7100U
Test#1 (Integers)
397 points/W
1222 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
360 points/W
2072 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
186 points/W
500 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
43 points/W
240 points/W
TOTAL
986 points/W
4035 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-2600
i3-7100U
Test#1 (Integers)
2639 points/GHz
3652 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2343 points/GHz
5622 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1141 points/GHz
1337 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1425 points/GHz
1624 points/GHz
TOTAL
7549 points/GHz
12235 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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