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Core i7-3770K vs i3-7100U


Description
The i7-3770K is based on Ivy Bridge architecture while the i3-7100U is based on Kaby Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-3770K gets a score of 133.9 k points while the i3-7100U gets 60.5 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-3770K is 2.2 times faster than the i3-7100U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306a9
806e9
Core
Ivy Bridge
Kaby Lake-U
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.5 GHz
2.4 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.9 GHz
2.4 GHz
Socket
LGA 1155
BGA 1356
Cores/Threads
4/8
2/4
TDP
77 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x62+4x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
3072 kB
Date
April 2012
August 2016
Mean monothread perf.
36.19k points
33.38k points
Mean multithread perf.
133.88k points
79.6k 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
i7-3770K
i3-7100U
Test#1 (Integers)
3.86k
2.41k (x0.62)
Test#2 (FP)
10.79k
9.77k (x0.9)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.9k
3.13k (x0.64)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.51k
3.55k (x0.65)
TOTAL
25.06k
18.86k (x0.75)

Multithread

i7-3770K

i3-7100U
Test#1 (Integers)
17.17k
5k (x0.29)
Test#2 (FP)
46.25k
21.48k (x0.46)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
23.67k
7.39k (x0.31)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.36k
3.18k (x0.31)
TOTAL
97.44k
37.05k (x0.38)

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
i7-3770K
i3-7100U
Test#1 (Integers)
12.99k
8.76k (x0.67)
Test#2 (FP)
12.42k
13.49k (x1.09)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.04k
3.21k (x0.64)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.73k
3.9k (x0.68)
TOTAL
36.19k
29.36k (x0.81)

Multithread

i7-3770K

i3-7100U
Test#1 (Integers)
50.36k
18.33k (x0.36)
Test#2 (FP)
55.16k
31.08k (x0.56)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
23.31k
7.5k (x0.32)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.05k
3.61k (x0.71)
TOTAL
133.88k
60.52k (x0.45)

Performance/W
i7-3770K
i3-7100U
Test#1 (Integers)
654 points/W
1222 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
716 points/W
2072 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
303 points/W
500 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
66 points/W
240 points/W
TOTAL
1739 points/W
4035 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-3770K
i3-7100U
Test#1 (Integers)
3331 points/GHz
3652 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3186 points/GHz
5622 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1292 points/GHz
1337 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1470 points/GHz
1624 points/GHz
TOTAL
9280 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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