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Core 2 Quad Q9550 vs Core i3-7100


Description
The Q9550 is based on Core architecture while the i3-7100 is based on Kaby Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the Q9550 gets a score of 49 k points while the i3-7100 gets 94.6 k points.

Summarizing, the i3-7100 is 1.9 times faster than the Q9550 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
1067a
906e9
Core
Yorkfield
Kaby Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.833 GHz
3.9 GHz
Socket
LGA 775
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
4/4
2/4
TDP
95 W
51 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
128+128 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
12288 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
0 kB
3072 kB
Date
March 2008
January 2017
Mean monothread perf.
17.29k points
58.55k points
Mean multithread perf.
48.98k points
126.47k 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
Q9550
i3-7100
Test#1 (Integers)
2.6k
4.01k (x1.54)
Test#2 (FP)
6.67k
16.38k (x2.45)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.72k
5.31k (x1.95)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.43k
3.98k (x0.9)
TOTAL
16.42k
29.69k (x1.81)

Multithread

Q9550

i3-7100
Test#1 (Integers)
9.92k
8.1k (x0.82)
Test#2 (FP)
25.37k
38.7k (x1.53)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
10.31k
12.69k (x1.23)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.37k
3.76k (x1.12)
TOTAL
48.96k
63.24k (x1.29)

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
Q9550
i3-7100
Test#1 (Integers)
3.28k
14.04k (x4.28)
Test#2 (FP)
7.28k
20.55k (x2.82)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2.83k
5.41k (x1.91)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.9k
3.99k (x1.03)
TOTAL
17.29k
43.99k (x2.54)

Multithread

Q9550

i3-7100
Test#1 (Integers)
11.72k
30.09k (x2.57)
Test#2 (FP)
24.91k
47.84k (x1.92)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
9.77k
13.13k (x1.34)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.57k
3.52k (x1.37)
TOTAL
48.98k
94.59k (x1.93)

Performance/W
Q9550
i3-7100
Test#1 (Integers)
123 points/W
590 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
262 points/W
938 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
103 points/W
258 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
27 points/W
69 points/W
TOTAL
516 points/W
1855 points/W

Performance/GHz
Q9550
i3-7100
Test#1 (Integers)
1159 points/GHz
3601 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
2568 points/GHz
5268 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1001 points/GHz
1386 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1375 points/GHz
1024 points/GHz
TOTAL
6103 points/GHz
11279 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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