Core i3 2100 vs. i3 7100 Linux Benchmarks
Intel Core i3-7100 Kabylake vs i3-2100 Sandy Bridge benchmarking. Tests by Michael Larabel for a future article.


Core i3 2100: 

	Processor: Intel Core i3-2100 @ 3.10GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: MSI H61M-P31/W8 (MS-7788) v1.0, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 250GB Western Digital WDS250G1B0A-, Graphics: Intel HD 2000 (1100MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC887-VD, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

	OS: Antergos Linux 17.2-ISO-Rolling, Kernel: 4.9.8-1-ARCH (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.12, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 13.0.4, Compiler: GCC 6.3.1 20170109, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Core i3 7100: 

	Processor: Intel Core i3-7100 @ 3.90GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte B250M-DS3H-CF, Chipset: Intel Device 590f, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 250GB Western Digital WDS250G1B0A-, Graphics: Intel Kabylake GT2 3072MB (1100MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC887-VD, Monitor: DELL P2415Q, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411

	OS: Antergos Linux 17.2-ISO-Rolling, Kernel: 4.9.8-1-ARCH (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.12, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 13.0.4, Compiler: GCC 6.3.1 20170109, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080


Darktable 2.2.3
System Power Consumption Monitor
Watts < Lower Is Better
Core i3 7100 . MIN: 40.3  AVG: 48.6  MAX: 54.2 


Darktable 2.2.3
CPU Temperature Monitor
Celsius < Lower Is Better
Core i3 7100 . MIN: 31.0  AVG: 46.7  MAX: 54.0 


Darktable 2.2.3
System Power Consumption Monitor
Watts < Lower Is Better
Core i3 7100 . MIN: 20.5  AVG: 44.6  MAX: 50.0 


Darktable 2.2.3
CPU Temperature Monitor
Celsius < Lower Is Better
Core i3 7100 . MIN: 34.0  AVG: 45.9  MAX: 52.0 


Darktable 2.2.3
System Power Consumption Monitor
Watts < Lower Is Better
Core i3 7100 . MIN: 20.3  AVG: 51.0  MAX: 57.6 


Darktable 2.2.3
CPU Temperature Monitor
Celsius < Lower Is Better
Core i3 7100 . MIN: 39.0  AVG: 48.8  MAX: 55.0 


System Power Consumption Monitor
Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring
Watts
Core i3 2100 . MIN: 28.9  AVG: 52.2  MAX: 66.1 
Core i3 7100 . MIN: 20.2  AVG: 43.6  MAX: 57.6 


CPU Temperature Monitor
Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring
Celsius
Core i3 2100 . MIN: 29.0  AVG: 42.7  MAX: 52.0 
Core i3 7100 . MIN: 26.0  AVG: 42.9  MAX: 56.0 


Redis 3.0.1
System Power Consumption Monitor
Watts < Lower Is Better
Core i3 2100 . MIN: 29.7  AVG: 30.3  MAX: 31.8 
Core i3 7100 . MIN: 20.3  AVG: 20.3  MAX: 20.4 


Redis 3.0.1
CPU Temperature Monitor
Celsius < Lower Is Better
Core i3 2100 . MIN: 30.0  AVG: 30.2  MAX: 31.0 
Core i3 7100 . MIN: 26.0  AVG: 26.8  MAX: 27.0 


Redis 3.0.1
Test: GET
Requests Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better
Core i3 2100 . 48711.37  |==================
Core i3 7100 . 142842.51 |=====================================================


Redis 3.0.1
Test: GET
Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better
Core i3 2100 . 1475954.50 |==========================
Core i3 7100 . 2905416.58 |====================================================


Redis 3.0.1
System Power Consumption Monitor
Watts < Lower Is Better
Core i3 2100 . MIN: 29.9  AVG: 30.1  MAX: 30.5 
Core i3 7100 . MIN: 20.3  AVG: 20.3  MAX: 20.3 


Redis 3.0.1
CPU Temperature Monitor
Celsius < Lower Is Better
Core i3 2100 . MIN: 30.0  AVG: 30.2  MAX: 31.0 
Core i3 7100 . MIN: 27.0  AVG: 27.4  MAX: 28.0 


Redis 3.0.1
Test: SET
Requests Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better
Core i3 2100 . 40652.90  |=====================
Core i3 7100 . 102159.50 |=====================================================


Redis 3.0.1
Test: SET
Requests Per Second > Higher Is Better
Core i3 2100 . 1225007.42 |===============================
Core i3 7100 . 2073837.92 |====================================================


SQLite 3.8.10.2
System Power Consumption Monitor
Watts < Lower Is Better
Core i3 2100 . MIN: 29.9  AVG: 32.6  MAX: 33.2 
Core i3 7100 . MIN: 20.5  AVG: 21.7  MAX: 22.0 


SQLite 3.8.10.2
CPU Temperature Monitor
Celsius < Lower Is Better
Core i3 2100 . MIN: 31.0  AVG: 32.5  MAX: 35.0 
Core i3 7100 . MIN: 27.0  AVG: 28.3  MAX: 30.0 


SQLite 3.8.10.2
Test Target: Default Test Directory
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Core i3 2100 . 27.32 |=====================================================
Core i3 7100 . 29.39 |=========================================================


Darktable
System Power Consumption Monitor
Watts < Lower Is Better
Core i3 2100 . MIN: 29.9  AVG: 55.6  MAX: 59.3 


Darktable
CPU Temperature Monitor
Celsius < Lower Is Better
Core i3 2100 . MIN: 42.0  AVG: 46.7  MAX: 49.0 


Darktable 2.2.3
Test: Server Room - Acceleration: CPU-only
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Core i3 2100 . 28.50 |=========================================================
Core i3 7100 . 26.66 |=====================================================


Darktable
System Power Consumption Monitor
Watts < Lower Is Better
Core i3 2100 . MIN: 35.0  AVG: 54.0  MAX: 58.3 


Darktable
CPU Temperature Monitor
Celsius < Lower Is Better
Core i3 2100 . MIN: 35.0  AVG: 45.9  MAX: 50.0 


Darktable 2.2.3
Test: Masskrug - Acceleration: CPU-only
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Core i3 2100 . 33.22 |=========================================================
Core i3 7100 . 31.80 |=======================================================


Darktable
System Power Consumption Monitor
Watts < Lower Is Better
Core i3 2100 . MIN: 53.9  AVG: 61.1  MAX: 66.1 


Darktable
CPU Temperature Monitor
Celsius < Lower Is Better
Core i3 2100 . MIN: 33.0  AVG: 47.6  MAX: 52.0 


Darktable 2.2.3
Test: Boat - Acceleration: CPU-only
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Core i3 2100 . 55.36 |=========================================================
Core i3 7100 . 44.45 |==============================================


Stockfish 2014-11-26
System Power Consumption Monitor
Watts < Lower Is Better
Core i3 2100 . MIN: 30.2  AVG: 39.9  MAX: 45.0 
Core i3 7100 . MIN: 20.4  AVG: 21.5  MAX: 22.6 


Stockfish 2014-11-26
CPU Temperature Monitor
Celsius < Lower Is Better
Core i3 2100 . MIN: 38.0  AVG: 40.0  MAX: 44.0 
Core i3 7100 . MIN: 34.0  AVG: 40.0  MAX: 46.0 


Stockfish 2014-11-26
Total Time
Performance Per Watt > Higher Is Better
Core i3 2100 . 0.00 |


Stockfish 2014-11-26
Total Time
ms < Lower Is Better
Core i3 2100 . 4666 |==========================================================
Core i3 7100 . 3314 |=========================================


Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 4.9
System Power Consumption Monitor
Watts < Lower Is Better
Core i3 2100 . MIN: 42.8  AVG: 60.2  MAX: 62.1 
Core i3 7100 . MIN: 21.0  AVG: 54.6  MAX: 56.4 


Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 4.9
CPU Temperature Monitor
Celsius < Lower Is Better
Core i3 2100 . MIN: 36.0  AVG: 49.3  MAX: 51.0 
Core i3 7100 . MIN: 31.0  AVG: 52.1  MAX: 55.0 


Timed Linux Kernel Compilation 4.9
Time To Compile
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Core i3 2100 . 416.86 |========================================================
Core i3 7100 . 235.55 |================================


TTSIOD 3D Renderer 2.3a
System Power Consumption Monitor
Watts < Lower Is Better
Core i3 2100 . MIN: 29.9  AVG: 59.1  MAX: 60.5 
Core i3 7100 . MIN: 21.0  AVG: 52.6  MAX: 54.2 


TTSIOD 3D Renderer 2.3a
CPU Temperature Monitor
Celsius < Lower Is Better
Core i3 2100 . MIN: 44.0  AVG: 49.3  MAX: 51.0 
Core i3 7100 . MIN: 46.0  AVG: 51.5  MAX: 53.0 


TTSIOD 3D Renderer 2.3a
Phong Rendering With Soft-Shadow Mapping
FPS Per Watt > Higher Is Better
Core i3 2100 . 1.26 |======================================
Core i3 7100 . 1.92 |==========================================================


TTSIOD 3D Renderer 2.3a
Phong Rendering With Soft-Shadow Mapping
FPS > Higher Is Better
Core i3 2100 . 74.54  |=========================================
Core i3 7100 . 100.76 |========================================================


John The Ripper 1.8.0
System Power Consumption Monitor
Watts < Lower Is Better
Core i3 2100 . MIN: 29.9  AVG: 51.0  MAX: 57.1 
Core i3 7100 . MIN: 21.3  AVG: 44.9  MAX: 55.9 


John The Ripper 1.8.0
CPU Temperature Monitor
Celsius < Lower Is Better
Core i3 2100 . MIN: 34.0  AVG: 44.2  MAX: 50.0 
Core i3 7100 . MIN: 43.0  AVG: 50.3  MAX: 56.0 


John The Ripper 1.8.0
Test: Blowfish
Real C/S Per Watt > Higher Is Better
Core i3 2100 . 41.73 |===========================
Core i3 7100 . 88.72 |=========================================================


John The Ripper 1.8.0
Test: Blowfish
Real C/S > Higher Is Better
Core i3 2100 . 2128 |===============================
Core i3 7100 . 3984 |==========================================================


Himeno Benchmark 3.0
System Power Consumption Monitor
Watts < Lower Is Better
Core i3 2100 . MIN: 29.7  AVG: 44.4  MAX: 46.3 
Core i3 7100 . MIN: 20.9  AVG: 38.0  MAX: 45.6 


Himeno Benchmark 3.0
CPU Temperature Monitor
Celsius < Lower Is Better
Core i3 2100 . MIN: 34.0  AVG: 36.9  MAX: 40.0 
Core i3 7100 . MIN: 34.0  AVG: 41.0  MAX: 45.0 


Himeno Benchmark 3.0
Poisson Pressure Solver
MFLOPS Per Watt > Higher Is Better
Core i3 2100 . 29.31 |==========================
Core i3 7100 . 63.63 |=========================================================


Himeno Benchmark 3.0
Poisson Pressure Solver
MFLOPS > Higher Is Better
Core i3 2100 . 1302.22 |==============================
Core i3 7100 . 2415.39 |=======================================================


FFTW 3.3.4
System Power Consumption Monitor
Watts < Lower Is Better
Core i3 2100 . MIN: 44.9  AVG: 46.0  MAX: 46.7 
Core i3 7100 . MIN: 21.7  AVG: 36.0  MAX: 37.8 


FFTW 3.3.4
CPU Temperature Monitor
Celsius < Lower Is Better
Core i3 2100 . MIN: 31.0  AVG: 39.6  MAX: 42.0 
Core i3 7100 . MIN: 28.0  AVG: 36.1  MAX: 46.0 


FFTW 3.3.4
Build: Float + SSE - Size: 2D FFT Size 1024
Mflops Per Watt > Higher Is Better
Core i3 2100 . 205.06 |========================
Core i3 7100 . 477.68 |========================================================


FFTW 3.3.4
Build: Float + SSE - Size: 2D FFT Size 1024
Mflops > Higher Is Better
Core i3 2100 . 9436.12  |==============================
Core i3 7100 . 17215.00 |======================================================


SciMark 2.0
System Power Consumption Monitor
Watts < Lower Is Better
Core i3 2100 . MIN: 29.9  AVG: 47.2  MAX: 52.6 
Core i3 7100 . MIN: 20.8  AVG: 36.2  MAX: 39.1 


SciMark 2.0
CPU Temperature Monitor
Celsius < Lower Is Better
Core i3 2100 . MIN: 35.0  AVG: 39.6  MAX: 43.0 
Core i3 7100 . MIN: 30.0  AVG: 33.1  MAX: 34.0 


SciMark 2.0
Computational Test: Composite
Mflops Per Watt > Higher Is Better
Core i3 2100 . 18.51 |===========================================
Core i3 7100 . 24.73 |=========================================================


SciMark 2.0
Computational Test: Composite
Mflops > Higher Is Better
Core i3 2100 . 874.08 |=======================================================
Core i3 7100 . 896.20 |========================================================


FLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.1
System Power Consumption Monitor
Watts < Lower Is Better
Core i3 2100 . MIN: 30.0  AVG: 41.1  MAX: 43.7 
Core i3 7100 . MIN: 20.8  AVG: 27.6  MAX: 30.9 


FLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.1
CPU Temperature Monitor
Celsius < Lower Is Better
Core i3 2100 . MIN: 34.0  AVG: 38.6  MAX: 42.0 
Core i3 7100 . MIN: 33.0  AVG: 38.4  MAX: 46.0 


FLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.1
WAV To FLAC
Performance Per Watt > Higher Is Better
Core i3 2100 . 0.00 |
Core i3 7100 . 0.01 |==========================================================


FLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.1
WAV To FLAC
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Core i3 2100 . 9.52 |==========================================================
Core i3 7100 . 5.06 |===============================


LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3
System Power Consumption Monitor
Watts < Lower Is Better
Core i3 2100 . MIN: 30.1  AVG: 41.9  MAX: 43.6 
Core i3 7100 . MIN: 21.1  AVG: 34.1  MAX: 38.0 


LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3
CPU Temperature Monitor
Celsius < Lower Is Better
Core i3 2100 . MIN: 35.0  AVG: 41.2  MAX: 44.0 
Core i3 7100 . MIN: 31.0  AVG: 39.6  MAX: 48.0 


LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3
WAV To MP3
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Core i3 2100 . 14.32 |=========================================================
Core i3 7100 . 9.67  |======================================


C-Ray 1.1
System Power Consumption Monitor
Watts < Lower Is Better
Core i3 2100 . MIN: 29.8  AVG: 54.0  MAX: 55.6 
Core i3 7100 . MIN: 50.2  AVG: 50.8  MAX: 51.0 


C-Ray 1.1
CPU Temperature Monitor
Celsius < Lower Is Better
Core i3 2100 . MIN: 45.0  AVG: 49.1  MAX: 50.0 
Core i3 7100 . MIN: 31.0  AVG: 50.0  MAX: 52.0 


C-Ray 1.1
Total Time
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Core i3 2100 . 67.75 |=========================================================
Core i3 7100 . 53.60 |=============================================


Timed Apache Compilation 2.4.7
System Power Consumption Monitor
Watts < Lower Is Better
Core i3 2100 . MIN: 37.2  AVG: 53.1  MAX: 62.0 
Core i3 7100 . MIN: 34.7  AVG: 47.4  MAX: 55.9 


Timed Apache Compilation 2.4.7
CPU Temperature Monitor
Celsius < Lower Is Better
Core i3 2100 . MIN: 36.0  AVG: 42.7  MAX: 48.0 
Core i3 7100 . MIN: 31.0  AVG: 43.6  MAX: 52.0 


Timed Apache Compilation 2.4.7
Time To Compile
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Core i3 2100 . 22.00 |=========================================================
Core i3 7100 . 12.94 |==================================


ET: Legacy 2.75
System Power Consumption Monitor
Watts < Lower Is Better
Core i3 2100 . MIN: 30.1  AVG: 53.5  MAX: 56.1 
Core i3 7100 . MIN: 21.3  AVG: 51.1  MAX: 54.3 


ET: Legacy 2.75
CPU Temperature Monitor
Celsius < Lower Is Better
Core i3 2100 . MIN: 36.0  AVG: 39.1  MAX: 44.0 
Core i3 7100 . MIN: 34.0  AVG: 44.1  MAX: 50.0 


ET: Legacy 2.75
Renderer: Renderer2 - Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better
Core i3 2100 . 0.60 |=========================
Core i3 7100 . 1.40 |==========================================================


ET: Legacy 2.75
Renderer: Renderer2 - Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Core i3 2100 . 32.17 |==========================
Core i3 7100 . 71.40 |=========================================================


OpenArena 0.8.8
System Power Consumption Monitor
Watts < Lower Is Better
Core i3 2100 . MIN: 30.0  AVG: 51.0  MAX: 52.2 
Core i3 7100 . MIN: 37.8  AVG: 45.9  MAX: 52.0 


OpenArena 0.8.8
CPU Temperature Monitor
Celsius < Lower Is Better
Core i3 2100 . MIN: 35.0  AVG: 36.9  MAX: 39.0 
Core i3 7100 . MIN: 30.0  AVG: 36.0  MAX: 39.0 


OpenArena 0.8.8
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Total Frame Time
Milliseconds < Lower Is Better
Core i3 2100 . MIN: 3  AVG: 45   MAX: 99 
Core i3 7100 . MIN: 5  AVG: 19   MAX: 43 


OpenArena 0.8.8
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Core i3 2100 . 22.00 |========================
Core i3 7100 . 51.80 |=========================================================


Tesseract 2014-05-12
System Power Consumption Monitor
Watts < Lower Is Better
Core i3 2100 . MIN: 30.0  AVG: 47.7  MAX: 50.8 
Core i3 7100 . MIN: 38.2  AVG: 44.0  MAX: 47.8 


Tesseract 2014-05-12
CPU Temperature Monitor
Celsius < Lower Is Better
Core i3 2100 . MIN: 35.0  AVG: 38.3  MAX: 44.0 
Core i3 7100 . MIN: 31.0  AVG: 37.1  MAX: 49.0 


Tesseract 2014-05-12
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better
Core i3 2100 . 0.34 |=================
Core i3 7100 . 1.18 |==========================================================


Tesseract 2014-05-12
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Core i3 2100 . 16.15 |==================
Core i3 7100 . 52.10 |=========================================================


Xonotic 0.8
System Power Consumption Monitor
Watts < Lower Is Better
Core i3 2100 . MIN: 44.6  AVG: 56.4  MAX: 57.8 
Core i3 7100 . MIN: 31.0  AVG: 50.0  MAX: 53.1 


Xonotic 0.8
CPU Temperature Monitor
Celsius < Lower Is Better
Core i3 2100 . MIN: 35.0  AVG: 40.2  MAX: 43.0 
Core i3 7100 . MIN: 34.0  AVG: 41.4  MAX: 47.0 


Xonotic 0.8
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low
Frames Per Second Per Watt > Higher Is Better
Core i3 2100 . 1.56 |=============================
Core i3 7100 . 3.16 |==========================================================


Xonotic 0.8
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 - Effects Quality: Low
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Core i3 2100 . 87.86  |===============================
Core i3 7100 . 157.85 |========================================================