Intel Core i7-7700T vs Intel Core i3-2100T

Intel Core i7-7700T
Intel Socket 1151DESKTOP
2900 MHz / Cores: 4 / Sep 2016
Intel Core i7-7700T
Intel Core i3-2100T
Intel Socket 1155DESKTOP
2500 MHz / Cores: 2 / Feb 2011
Intel Core i3-2100T

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • Intel Core i7-7700T
    271%
  • Intel Core i3-2100T
    100%

Relative performance

Single thread performance index

  • Intel Core i7-7700T
    189%
  • Intel Core i3-2100T
    100%

Relative performance

Multi thread performance index

  • Intel Core i7-7700T
    352%
  • Intel Core i3-2100T
    100%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider Intel Core i7-7700T

Much higher single threaded performance (around 89% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications.
Much higher multi threaded performance (around 252% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking.
This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
Around 171% higher average synthetic performance.

Reasons to consider Intel Core i3-2100T

None

Intel Core i7-7700T

Gaming

HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-7700T

Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.

Intel Core i7-7700T

Productivity

HWBench recommends Intel Core i7-7700T

Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.


Specifications

Features

Intel Core i7-7700TIntel Core i3-2100T
MMX
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSSE3
SSE4.2
AVX
AVX2
EIST
Intel 64
XD bit
VT-x
VT-d
HTT
AES-NI
TSX
TXT
CLMUL
FMA3
F16C
BMI1
BMI2
vPro
Boost 2.0

Architecture

Intel Core i7-7700TIntel Core i3-2100T
ArchitectureIntel_KabylakevsIntel_SandyBridge
MarketDesktopvsDesktop
Memory SupportDDR4vsDDR3
CodenameKaby LakevsSandy Bridge
Release DateSep 2016vsFeb 2011

Cores

Intel Core i7-7700TIntel Core i3-2100T
Cores4vs2
Threads8vs4
SMPs1vs1
Integrated GraphicsIntel HD Graphics 630vsIntel HD 2000

Cache

Intel Core i7-7700TIntel Core i3-2100T
L1 Cache64 KB (per core)vs64 KB (per core)
L2 Cache256 KB (per core)vs256 KB (per core)
L3 Cache8192 KB (shared)vs3072 KB (shared)

Physical

Intel Core i7-7700TIntel Core i3-2100T
SocketIntel Socket 1151vsIntel Socket 1155
Max Case Temp72°Cvsunknown
PackagevsFC-LGA10
Die Sizeunknownvs131mm²
Process14 nmvs32 nm

Performance

Intel Core i7-7700TIntel Core i3-2100T
Cpu Frequency2900 MHzvs2500 MHz
Turbo Clocknonevsnone
Base Clock100 MHzvs100 MHz
Voltageunknownvsunknown
TDP35 Wvs35 W

Raw performance index

Raw single-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-7700T
    3480 points
  • Intel Core i3-2100T
    2500 points

Points - higher is better

Raw multi-thread performance estimation

  • Intel Core i7-7700T
    16704 points
  • Intel Core i3-2100T
    6000 points

Points - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

  • Intel Core i7-7700T
    796
  • Intel Core i3-2100T (simulated)
    225.74

points - higher is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

  • Intel Core i7-7700T
    161
  • Intel Core i3-2100T (simulated)
    84.87

points - higher is better