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Core i7-9850H vs i3-6100


Description
The i7-9850H is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the i3-6100 is based on Skylake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-9850H gets a score of 289.3 k points while the i3-6100 gets 112.3 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-9850H is 2.6 times faster than the i3-6100 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906ed
506e3
Core
Coffee Lake-H
Skylake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.6 GHz
3.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.6 GHz
3.7 GHz
Socket
BGA 1440
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
6/12
2/2
TDP
45 W
51 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
12288 kB
4096 kB
Date
June 2019
September 2015
Mean monothread perf.
49.24k points
52.84k points
Mean multithread perf.
289.3k 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
i7-9850H
i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
4.11k
3.81k (x0.93)
Test#2 (FP)
15.19k
15.65k (x1.03)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.04k
5.14k (x1.02)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.98k
4.28k (x0.36)
TOTAL
36.32k
28.89k (x0.8)

Multithread

i7-9850H

i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
22.68k
7.75k (x0.34)
Test#2 (FP)
83.77k
37.33k (x0.45)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
30.37k
12.13k (x0.4)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.55k
3.56k (x0.42)
TOTAL
145.37k
60.77k (x0.42)

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
i7-9850H
i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
14.5k
13.76k (x0.95)
Test#2 (FP)
20.73k
19.96k (x0.96)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.31k
5.44k (x1.02)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.09k
4.4k (x0.4)
TOTAL
51.62k
43.55k (x0.84)

Multithread

i7-9850H

i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
77.18k
28.99k (x0.38)
Test#2 (FP)
126.35k
45.75k (x0.36)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
33.63k
12.72k (x0.38)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.87k
3.68k (x0.47)
TOTAL
245.03k
91.14k (x0.37)

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
i7-9850H
i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
19.83k
22.89k (x1.15)
Test#2 (FP)
16.52k
21.04k (x1.27)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3.87k
4.9k (x1.27)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.02k
4.01k (x0.44)
TOTAL
49.24k
52.84k (x1.07)

Multithread

i7-9850H

i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
130.19k
50.05k (x0.38)
Test#2 (FP)
121.44k
47.13k (x0.39)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
28.05k
11.38k (x0.41)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.62k
3.72k (x0.39)
TOTAL
289.3k
112.28k (x0.39)

Performance/W
i7-9850H
i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
2893 points/W
981 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2699 points/W
924 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
623 points/W
223 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
214 points/W
73 points/W
TOTAL
6429 points/W
2202 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-9850H
i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
4311 points/GHz
6187 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3591 points/GHz
5686 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
841 points/GHz
1325 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1961 points/GHz
1084 points/GHz
TOTAL
10703 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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