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Core i3-7100 vs i5-10400F


Description
The i3-7100 is based on Kaby Lake architecture while the i5-10400F is based on Comet Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-7100 gets a score of 124.8 k points while the i5-10400F gets 369 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-10400F is 3 times faster than the i3-7100. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906e9
a0653
Core
Kaby Lake-S
Comet Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.9 GHz
2.9 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.9 GHz
4.3 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA 1200
Cores/Threads
2/4
6/12
TDP
51 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
6x32+6x32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
6x256 kB
Cache L3
3072 kB
12288 kB
Date
January 2017
April 2020
Mean monothread perf.
57.86k points
68.02k points
Mean multithread perf.
124.8k points
369.01k 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
i3-7100
i5-10400F
Test#1 (Integers)
4.01k
4.3k (x1.07)
Test#2 (FP)
16.38k
16.56k (x1.01)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.31k
5.25k (x0.99)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.98k
12.61k (x3.17)
TOTAL
29.69k
38.72k (x1.3)

Multithread

i3-7100

i5-10400F
Test#1 (Integers)
8.1k
18.1k (x2.23)
Test#2 (FP)
38.7k
79.16k (x2.05)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
12.69k
26.75k (x2.11)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.76k
13.81k (x3.68)
TOTAL
63.24k
137.82k (x2.18)

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
i3-7100
i5-10400F
Test#1 (Integers)
25.53k
26.29k (x1.03)
Test#2 (FP)
22.98k
23.38k (x1.02)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.37k
5.51k (x1.03)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.97k
12.84k (x3.23)
TOTAL
57.86k
68.02k (x1.18)

Multithread

i3-7100

i5-10400F
Test#1 (Integers)
54.73k
163.37k (x2.99)
Test#2 (FP)
53.55k
159.38k (x2.98)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
12.93k
38.87k (x3.01)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.6k
7.39k (x2.06)
TOTAL
124.8k
369.01k (x2.96)

Performance/W
i3-7100
i5-10400F
Test#1 (Integers)
1073 points/W
2513 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1050 points/W
2452 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
254 points/W
598 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
71 points/W
114 points/W
TOTAL
2447 points/W
5677 points/W

Performance/GHz
i3-7100
i5-10400F
Test#1 (Integers)
6547 points/GHz
6113 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5893 points/GHz
5437 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1377 points/GHz
1282 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1019 points/GHz
2987 points/GHz
TOTAL
14836 points/GHz
15819 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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