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Core i7-8550U vs i5-3210M


Description
The i7-8550U is based on Kaby Lake architecture while the i5-3210M is based on Ivy Bridge.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-8550U gets a score of 105.9 k points while the i5-3210M gets 51.7 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-8550U is 2 times faster than the i5-3210M . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
806ea
306a9
Core
Kaby Lake-R
Ivy Bridge
Architecture
Base frecuency
1.8 GHz
2.5 GHz
Boost frecuency
4 GHz
3.1 GHz
Socket
BGA1356
Socket G2 (988B)
Cores/Threads
4/8
2 /2
TDP
15 W
35 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
3072 kB
Date
August 2017
June 2012
Mean monothread perf.
64.2k points
24.9k points
Mean multithread perf.
166.12k points
51.73k 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
i7-8550U
i5-3210M
Test#1 (Integers)
3.91k
3.08k (x0.79)
Test#2 (FP)
15.98k
8.58k (x0.54)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.11k
3.76k (x0.74)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.05k
3.99k (x0.36)
TOTAL
36.05k
19.42k (x0.54)

Multithread

i7-8550U

i5-3210M
Test#1 (Integers)
11.76k
5.79k (x0.49)
Test#2 (FP)
50.15k
18.77k (x0.37)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.76k
8.74k (x0.52)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.17k
4.59k (x1.1)
TOTAL
82.84k
37.89k (x0.46)

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
i7-8550U
i5-3210M
Test#1 (Integers)
12.93k
8.59k (x0.66)
Test#2 (FP)
20.59k
8.88k (x0.43)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.41k
3.59k (x0.66)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.48k
3.45k (x0.33)
TOTAL
49.41k
24.51k (x0.5)

Multithread

i7-8550U

i5-3210M
Test#1 (Integers)
41.11k
20.18k (x0.49)
Test#2 (FP)
65.04k
19.96k (x0.31)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
17.53k
8.93k (x0.51)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.22k
4.6k (x1.09)
TOTAL
127.9k
53.67k (x0.42)

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
i7-8550U
i5-3210M
Test#1 (Integers)
13.15k
9.11k (x0.69)
Test#2 (FP)
19.7k
8.88k (x0.45)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.1k
3.46k (x0.68)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.21k
3.45k (x0.37)
TOTAL
47.16k
24.9k (x0.53)

Multithread

i7-8550U

i5-3210M
Test#1 (Integers)
34.13k
18.72k (x0.55)
Test#2 (FP)
53.79k
21.09k (x0.39)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
13.91k
8.38k (x0.6)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.12k
3.54k (x0.86)
TOTAL
105.95k
51.73k (x0.49)

Performance/W
i7-8550U
i5-3210M
Test#1 (Integers)
2275 points/W
535 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
3586 points/W
603 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
927 points/W
239 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
275 points/W
101 points/W
TOTAL
7063 points/W
1478 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-8550U
i5-3210M
Test#1 (Integers)
3288 points/GHz
2939 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
4924 points/GHz
2863 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1275 points/GHz
1117 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2303 points/GHz
1112 points/GHz
TOTAL
11791 points/GHz
8032 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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