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Core 2 Duo E6600 vs Core i3-7100U


Description
The E6600 is based on Core architecture while the i3-7100U is based on Kaby Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the E6600 gets a score of 16.1 k points while the i3-7100U gets 57.3 k points.

Summarizing, the i3-7100U is 3.6 times faster than the E6600 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
6f6
806e9
Core
Conroe
Kaby Lake-U
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.4 GHz
2.4 GHz
Socket
LGA 775
BGA 1356
Cores/Threads
2/2
2/4
TDP
65 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
32+32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
4096 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
0 kB
3072 kB
Date
July 2006
August 2016
Mean monothread perf.
9.99k points
33.38k points
Mean multithread perf.
16.12k 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
E6600
i3-7100U
Test#1 (Integers)
2.38k
2.41k (x1.01)
Test#2 (FP)
2.39k
9.77k (x4.09)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.39k
3.13k (x1.31)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.79k
3.55k (x1.28)
TOTAL
9.95k
18.86k (x1.9)

Multithread

E6600

i3-7100U
Test#1 (Integers)
4.68k
5k (x1.07)
Test#2 (FP)
4.68k
21.48k (x4.59)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.69k
7.39k (x1.57)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.8k
3.18k (x1.76)
TOTAL
15.86k
37.05k (x2.34)

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
E6600
i3-7100U
Test#1 (Integers)
2.7k
8.66k (x3.21)
Test#2 (FP)
2.42k
12.31k (x5.08)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.41k
3.28k (x1.36)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.46k
3.92k (x1.59)
TOTAL
9.99k
28.16k (x2.82)

Multithread

E6600

i3-7100U
Test#1 (Integers)
5.19k
17.87k (x3.45)
Test#2 (FP)
4.55k
28.59k (x6.28)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.6k
7.68k (x1.67)
Test#1 (Memory)
1.78k
3.15k (x1.77)
TOTAL
16.12k
57.28k (x3.55)

Performance/W
E6600
i3-7100U
Test#1 (Integers)
80 points/W
1191 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
70 points/W
1906 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
71 points/W
512 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
27 points/W
210 points/W
TOTAL
248 points/W
3819 points/W

Performance/GHz
E6600
i3-7100U
Test#1 (Integers)
1125 points/GHz
3609 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
1009 points/GHz
5128 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1005 points/GHz
1366 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1025 points/GHz
1633 points/GHz
TOTAL
4164 points/GHz
11735 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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