Intel Core i3-7100U vs Intel Core i7-7700HQ
Intel Core i3-7100U ► remove from comparison
The Intel Core i3-7100U is a dual-core processor of the Kaby Lake architecture. It offers two CPU cores clocked at 2.4 GHz (without Turbo Boost) and integrates HyperThreading to work with up to 4 threads at once. The architectural differences are rather small compared to the Skylake generation, therefore the performance per MHz should be very similar. The SoC includes a dual channel DDR4 memory controller and Intel HD Graphics 620 graphics card (clocked at 300 - 1000 MHz). It is manufactured in an improved 14nm FinFET process at Intel. Compare to the old Skylake Core i3-6100U, the i3-7100U offers a 100 MHz improved clock speed.
Architecture
Intel basically uses the same micro architecture compared to Skylake, so the per-MHz performance does not differ. The manufacturer only reworked the Speed Shift technology for faster dynamic adjustments of voltages and clocks, and the improved 14nm process allows much higher frequencies combined with better efficiency than before.
Intel Core i7-7700HQ ► remove from comparison
The Intel Core i7-7700HQ is a fast quad-core processor for notebooks based on the Kaby Lake H architecture (7th generation Core), which was announced in January 2017 at CES. It is the successor to the Core i7-6700HQ from the Skylake generation and is manufactured in an improved 14 nm+ process, so the clocks are 200 MHz higher at the same TDP. The architecture was not changed, only the video engine got an update (see our Kaby Lake article ).
The integrated graphics card is called Intel HD Graphics 630 , but the architecture does not differ from the 530 GPU from the Skylake generation and only the clocks are slightly higher.
Performance
Thanks to the 200 MHz higher clocks (5.5-7.6% depending on the Boost), the CPU performance is increased and roughly on par with the Core i7-6970HQ (2.8-3.7 GHz but with 128 MB eDRAM) . The TDP can also be reduced to 35 Watts (cTDP down), but this will reduce the performance.
Power Consumption
Due to its 45-Watt TDP, the CPU will be used in bigger notebooks with at least 15 inches most of the time.
Intel Core i3-7100U Intel Core i7-7700HQ Intel Kaby Lake Intel Kaby Lake Kaby Lake Kaby Lake Series: Kaby Lake Kaby Lake 2400 MHz 2800 - 3800 MHz 128 KB 256 KB 512 KB 1 MB 3 MB 6 MB 2 / 4 4 / 8 15 45 14 14 100 °C 100 °C BGA1356 BGA Dual-Channel DDR4 Memory Controller, HyperThreading, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NI Dual-Channel DDR3L-1600/DDR4-2133 Memory Controller, AVX, AVX2, Quick Sync, Virtualization, AES-NI save iGPU Intel HD Graphics 620 (300 - 1000 MHz)Intel HD Graphics 630 (350 - 1100 MHz)Architecture x86 x86 $281 U.S. $378 U.S. Intel Kaby Lake i3-7100U
Benchmarks Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - i7-7700HQ
41.9 pt (42%)
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Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
min: 358 avg: 370 median: 370 (58%) max: 382 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
min: 1765 avg: 1774 median: 1774 (17%) max: 1783 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 256 avg: 257 median: 256.5 (6%) max: 260 Points
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 230 240 250 260 270 Tooltip
min: 603 avg: 727 median: 734 (16%) max: 747 Points
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Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
min: 86 avg: 94.3 median: 95 (35%) max: 100 Points
min: 120 avg: 155 median: 159 (58%) max: 162 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
2.9 Points (6%)
min: 6.67 avg: 8 median: 8.1 (16%) max: 8.23 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
1 Points (33%)
min: 1.36 avg: 1.8 median: 1.8 (58%) max: 1.84 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 3871 avg: 3874 median: 3874 (35%) max: 3877
min: 5426 avg: 5882 median: 5910 (53%) max: 7214
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 8718 avg: 8758 median: 8757.5 (15%) max: 8797
min: 19409 avg: 22384 median: 22152 (37%) max: 29209
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
min: 28341 avg: 28770 median: 28724.5 (27%) max: 29210 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
min: 7347 avg: 7559 median: 7584 (57%) max: 7795 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
min: 635.07 avg: 640 median: 639.8 (8%) max: 644.6 s
min: 210.376 avg: 257 median: 225.7 (3%) max: 379 s
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
min: 20.195 avg: 20.2 median: 20.2 (4%) max: 20.3 s
min: 6.932 avg: 8.7 median: 7.5 (2%) max: 20.1 s
wPrime 1.55 - wPrime 1.55 1024m *
212 s (1%)
wPrime 1.55 - wPrime 1.55 32m *
7.6 s (4%)
min: 3763 avg: 4418 median: 4541.5 (29%) max: 4903
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
min: 18417 avg: 20916 median: 19916 (16%) max: 25414 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
min: 3986 avg: 4405 median: 4088 (27%) max: 5457 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
min: 36.55 avg: 44.6 median: 46 (21%) max: 46.45 fps
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
min: 156.94 avg: 168 median: 168.4 (50%) max: 175 fps
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 5.97 avg: 6.2 median: 6 (19%) max: 6.39 fps
0 10 20 Tooltip Asus Zephyrus GX501 : Ø6.54 (0.75-11.5)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
min: 0.361 avg: 0.4 median: 0.4 (17%) max: 0.6 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
min: 0.529 avg: 0.7 median: 0.7 (19%) max: 0.724 GB/s
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
min: 2.4 avg: 4 median: 4.1 (15%) max: 4.2 GB/s
Blender 2.79 - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
min: 597 avg: 631 median: 630.9 (4%) max: 664.8 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
min: 0.7217 avg: 0.7 median: 0.7 (16%) max: 0.7605 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 6876 avg: 7596 median: 7686 (43%) max: 7839 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
min: 14.056 avg: 14.9 median: 14.9 (3%) max: 15.8 s
min: 9 avg: 10.3 median: 10 (2%) max: 14.8 s
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
min: 31.637 avg: 34 median: 34 (1%) max: 36.3 s
min: 22 avg: 23.3 median: 22.7 (1%) max: 33.4 s
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
min: 712.173 avg: 765 median: 764.9 (3%) max: 817.6 s
min: 510.672 avg: 565 median: 550.8 (2%) max: 921.1 s
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
min: 22514 avg: 25520 median: 26567 (31%) max: 26880 Points
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 3121 avg: 3357 median: 3428 (14%) max: 3595 Points
min: 6196 avg: 8408 median: 8838 (36%) max: 9653 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
min: 19210 avg: 25168 median: 25167.5 (16%) max: 31125 Points
min: 13754 avg: 46073 median: 47945 (31%) max: 52765 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
19308 Points (21%)
min: 33185 avg: 46275 median: 47639 (51%) max: 52753 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
21164 Points (22%)
min: 42156 avg: 50621 median: 50806 (53%) max: 53642 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 2366 avg: 2620 median: 2729 (7%) max: 2765 Points
min: 5726 avg: 7357 median: 7526 (19%) max: 7867 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 3845 avg: 3885 median: 3885 (10%) max: 3925 Points
min: 8081 avg: 10465 median: 10629 (27%) max: 10953 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 3421 avg: 3965 median: 3973 (28%) max: 4383 Points
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Stream
7620 Points (61%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Memory
7210 Points (65%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Floating Point
12792 Points (25%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Integer
13091 Points (26%)
Geekbench 2 - 32 Bit - Geekbench Total Score
11263 Points (29%)
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Multi-Core
5136 (9%)
min: 13290 avg: 13780 median: 13936.5 (25%) max: 14275
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 32 Bit Single-Core
2340 (48%)
min: 3256 avg: 3641 median: 3675 (75%) max: 3843
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Multi-Core
min: 13753 avg: 14103 median: 14102.5 (22%) max: 14452
Geekbench 3 - Geekbench 3 64 Bit Single-Core
min: 3532 avg: 3715 median: 3715 (76%) max: 3898
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core
2947 (46%)
min: 4119 avg: 4477 median: 4452.5 (69%) max: 4740
Geekbench 4.0 - Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
5636 (14%)
min: 12384 avg: 13663 median: 14009.5 (34%) max: 14596
Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
3016 (41%)
min: 4415 avg: 4638 median: 4635 (63%) max: 4808