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Core i9-10980XE vs i3-6100


Description
The i9-10980XE is based on Cascade Lake architecture while the i3-6100 is based on Skylake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i9-10980XE gets a score of 1241.1 k points while the i3-6100 gets 112.3 k points.

Summarizing, the i9-10980XE is 11.1 times faster than the i3-6100 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
50657
506e3
Core
Cascade Lake-X
Skylake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3 GHz
3.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.8 GHz
3.7 GHz
Socket
LGA 2066
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
18/36
2/2
TDP
165 W
51 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
18x32+18x32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
18x1024 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
25344 kB
4096 kB
Date
November 2019
September 2015
Mean monothread perf.
68.33k points
52.84k points
Mean multithread perf.
1241.12k 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
i9-10980XE
i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
4.52k
3.81k (x0.84)
Test#2 (FP)
17.94k
15.65k (x0.87)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.5k
5.14k (x0.93)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.64k
4.28k (x0.44)
TOTAL
37.6k
28.89k (x0.77)

Multithread

i9-10980XE

i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
84.93k
7.75k (x0.09)
Test#2 (FP)
409.55k
37.33k (x0.09)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
122.88k
12.13k (x0.1)
Test#1 (Memory)
22.12k
3.56k (x0.16)
TOTAL
639.48k
60.77k (x0.1)

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
i9-10980XE
i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
16.03k
13.76k (x0.86)
Test#2 (FP)
23.95k
19.96k (x0.83)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.03k
5.44k (x0.9)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.37k
4.4k (x0.47)
TOTAL
55.38k
43.55k (x0.79)

Multithread

i9-10980XE

i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
316.11k
28.99k (x0.09)
Test#2 (FP)
503.75k
45.75k (x0.09)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
131.82k
12.72k (x0.1)
Test#1 (Memory)
22.24k
3.68k (x0.17)
TOTAL
973.92k
91.14k (x0.09)

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
i9-10980XE
i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
16.4k
13.78k (x0.84)
Test#2 (FP)
20.97k
21.21k (x1.01)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.82k
5.2k (x0.89)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.86k
3.73k (x0.42)
TOTAL
52.05k
43.92k (x0.84)

Multithread

i9-10980XE

i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
316.84k
29.02k (x0.09)
Test#2 (FP)
461.09k
49.55k (x0.11)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
129.82k
12.3k (x0.09)
Test#1 (Memory)
22.09k
3.28k (x0.15)
TOTAL
929.85k
94.15k (x0.1)

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
i9-10980XE
i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
29.53k
22.89k (x0.78)
Test#2 (FP)
22.59k
21.04k (x0.93)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.99k
4.9k (x0.82)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.22k
4.01k (x0.39)
TOTAL
68.33k
52.84k (x0.77)

Multithread

i9-10980XE

i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
587.06k
50.05k (x0.09)
Test#2 (FP)
496.41k
47.13k (x0.09)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
134.66k
11.38k (x0.08)
Test#1 (Memory)
22.99k
3.72k (x0.16)
TOTAL
1241.12k
112.28k (x0.09)

Performance/W
i9-10980XE
i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
3558 points/W
981 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
3009 points/W
924 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
816 points/W
223 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
139 points/W
73 points/W
TOTAL
7522 points/W
2202 points/W

Performance/GHz
i9-10980XE
i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
6153 points/GHz
6187 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
4707 points/GHz
5686 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1248 points/GHz
1325 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2129 points/GHz
1084 points/GHz
TOTAL
14236 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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