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Xeon E3-1220 v3 vs Core i3-6100


Description
The E3-1220 v3 is based on Haswell architecture while the i3-6100 is based on Skylake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the E3-1220 v3 gets a score of 140.8 k points while the i3-6100 gets 112.3 k points.

Summarizing, the E3-1220 v3 is 1.3 times faster than the i3-6100 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
306c3
506e3
Core
Haswell-WS
Skylake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.1 GHz
3.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.5 GHz
3.7 GHz
Socket
LGA 1150
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
4 /4
2/2
TDP
80 W
51 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
64 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
8192 kB
4096 kB
Date
June 2013
September 2015
Mean monothread perf.
39.16k points
52.84k points
Mean multithread perf.
140.76k 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
E3-1220 v3
i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
3.45k
3.81k (x1.11)
Test#2 (FP)
9.96k
15.65k (x1.57)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.26k
5.14k (x1.21)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.27k
4.28k (x1)
TOTAL
21.94k
28.89k (x1.32)

Multithread

E3-1220 v3

i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
14.01k
7.75k (x0.55)
Test#2 (FP)
37.68k
37.33k (x0.99)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
17.05k
12.13k (x0.71)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.35k
3.56k (x0.48)
TOTAL
76.09k
60.77k (x0.8)

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
E3-1220 v3
i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
19.17k
22.89k (x1.19)
Test#2 (FP)
10.55k
21.04k (x1.99)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.79k
4.9k (x1.02)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.65k
4.01k (x0.86)
TOTAL
39.16k
52.84k (x1.35)

Multithread

E3-1220 v3

i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
73.13k
50.05k (x0.68)
Test#2 (FP)
42.06k
47.13k (x1.12)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
18.03k
11.38k (x0.63)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.54k
3.72k (x0.49)
TOTAL
140.76k
112.28k (x0.8)

Performance/W
E3-1220 v3
i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
914 points/W
981 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
526 points/W
924 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
225 points/W
223 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
94 points/W
73 points/W
TOTAL
1759 points/W
2202 points/W

Performance/GHz
E3-1220 v3
i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
5478 points/GHz
6187 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3014 points/GHz
5686 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1368 points/GHz
1325 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1328 points/GHz
1084 points/GHz
TOTAL
11188 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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