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Core i5-10400F vs Ryzen 9 3900


Description
The i5-10400F is based on Comet Lake architecture while the 3900 is based on Zen 2.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-10400F gets a score of 369 k points while the 3900 gets 687.5 k points.

Summarizing, the 3900 is 1.9 times faster than the i5-10400F. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
a0653
870f10
Core
Comet Lake-S
Matisse
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.9 GHz
3.1 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.3 GHz
4.3 GHz
Socket
LGA 1200
AM4
Cores/Threads
6/12
12/24
TDP
65 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
12x32+12x32 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
12x512 kB
Cache L3
12288 kB
4x16384 kB
Date
April 2020
September 2019
Mean monothread perf.
68.02k points
74.97k points
Mean multithread perf.
369.01k points
687.5k 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
i5-10400F
3900
Test#1 (Integers)
4.3k
4.39k (x1.02)
Test#2 (FP)
16.56k
16.99k (x1.03)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.25k
7.74k (x1.48)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.61k
24.57k (x1.95)
TOTAL
38.72k
53.69k (x1.39)

Multithread

i5-10400F

3900
Test#1 (Integers)
18.1k
48.45k (x2.68)
Test#2 (FP)
79.16k
230.81k (x2.92)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
26.75k
122.82k (x4.59)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.81k
54.73k (x3.96)
TOTAL
137.82k
456.8k (x3.31)

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
i5-10400F
3900
Test#1 (Integers)
26.29k
16.85k (x0.64)
Test#2 (FP)
23.38k
26.03k (x1.11)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.51k
9.54k (x1.73)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.84k
22.55k (x1.76)
TOTAL
68.02k
74.97k (x1.1)

Multithread

i5-10400F

3900
Test#1 (Integers)
163.37k
229.41k (x1.4)
Test#2 (FP)
159.38k
292.81k (x1.84)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
38.87k
128.48k (x3.31)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.39k
36.8k (x4.98)
TOTAL
369.01k
687.5k (x1.86)

Performance/W
i5-10400F
3900
Test#1 (Integers)
2513 points/W
3529 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2452 points/W
4505 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
598 points/W
1977 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
114 points/W
566 points/W
TOTAL
5677 points/W
10577 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-10400F
3900
Test#1 (Integers)
6113 points/GHz
3920 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5437 points/GHz
6054 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1282 points/GHz
2218 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2987 points/GHz
5243 points/GHz
TOTAL
15819 points/GHz
17435 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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