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Intel Core i7-920 vs Intel Core i3-7100U

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Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 2 - 75 %
Intel Core i7-920
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i3-7100U
Multi-core performance
Rank 1 - 100 %
Intel Core i7-920
Rank 2 - 79 %
Intel Core i3-7100U
Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i7-920
4C / 8T · 2.93 GHz
525
Intel Core i3-7100U
2C / 4T · 2.40 GHz
841
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i7-920
4C / 8T · 2.66 GHz
1,771
Intel Core i3-7100U
2C / 4T · 2.40 GHz
1,699
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance

Intel Core i7-920
4C / 8T · 2.93 GHz
513
Intel Core i3-7100U
2C / 4T · 2.40 GHz
585
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i7-920
4C / 8T · 2.66 GHz
2,085
Intel Core i3-7100U
2C / 4T · 2.40 GHz
1,436
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Intel Core i7-920
4C / 8T · 2.66 GHz
1,263
Intel Core i3-7100U
2C / 4T · 2.40 GHz
671

More benchmarks

At a glance

Wischen
Intel Core i7-920Intel Core i3-7100U
FamilyIntel Core i7 (300)Intel Core i3 (205)
CPU groupIntel Core i7 900 (7)Intel Core i 7000U (18)
ArchitectureBloomfieldKaby Lake U
Technology45 nm14 nm
SegmentDesktopNotebook
SocketLGA 1366BGA 1356
PredecessorIntel Core i3-6100U
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

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Intel Core i7-920Intel Core i3-7100U
CPU Cores / Threads4 / 82 / 4
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturenormalnormal
Cores: 4x 2x
Frequency: 2.66 GHz 2.40 GHz
Turbo (1 Core): 2.93 GHz
Turbo (All Cores):
L2-Cache1.00 MB
L3-Cache8.00 MB3.00 MB
Overclocking

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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Intel Core i7-920Intel Core i3-7100U
GPU nameno iGPUIntel HD Graphics 620
GPU frequency0.30 - 1.00 GHz
CUs / Shader / 24 / 192
Raytracing
Max. displays3
Max. GPU Memory32 GB
Technology14 nm
Release dateQ2/2016

NPU AI performance

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Intel Core i7-920Intel Core i3-7100U
AI hardware
AI specifications
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

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Intel Core i7-920Intel Core i3-7100U
MemoryDDR3-1066 (25.6 GB/s)
DDR4-2133 (34.1 GB/s)
LPDDR3-1866 (29.9 GB/s)
Max. Memory24 GB32 GB
Memory channels32
ECCNoNo
PCIe3.0 x 12
PCIe Bandwidth11.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

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Intel Core i7-920Intel Core i3-7100U
TDP130 W15 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down7.5 W
T. junction max.100 °C

Technical details

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Intel Core i7-920Intel Core i3-7100U
Chip designMonolithicMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsWindows 10, LinuxWindows 10, Linux
Instruction setx86-64 (64 bit)x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensionsSSE4.1, SSE4.2SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
Release dateQ4/2008Q4/2016
Release price305 $281 $
DocumentsTechnical data sheetTechnical data sheet

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Intel Core i7-920
Intel Core i7-920
4C / 8T · 2.66 - 2.93 GHz
Intel Core i3-7100U
Intel Core i3-7100U
2C / 4T · 2.40 GHz

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