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Core i5-10400F vs i7-7700


Description
The i5-10400F is based on Comet Lake architecture while the i7-7700 is based on Kaby Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-10400F gets a score of 369 k points while the i7-7700 gets 257.5 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-10400F is 1.4 times faster than the i7-7700 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
a0653
906e9
Core
Comet Lake-S
Kaby Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.9 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.3 GHz
4.2 GHz
Socket
LGA 1200
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
6/12
4/8
TDP
65 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
12288 kB
8192 kB
Date
April 2020
September 2016
Mean monothread perf.
68.02k points
67.33k points
Mean multithread perf.
369.01k points
257.52k 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
i7-7700
Test#1 (Integers)
4.3k
4.23k (x0.98)
Test#2 (FP)
16.56k
16.76k (x1.01)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.25k
5.42k (x1.03)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.61k
12.23k (x0.97)
TOTAL
38.72k
38.64k (x1)

Multithread

i5-10400F

i7-7700
Test#1 (Integers)
18.1k
16.71k (x0.92)
Test#2 (FP)
79.16k
73.1k (x0.92)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
26.75k
25.76k (x0.96)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.81k
7.12k (x0.52)
TOTAL
137.82k
122.68k (x0.89)

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
i7-7700
Test#1 (Integers)
26.29k
26.7k (x1.02)
Test#2 (FP)
23.38k
23.7k (x1.01)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.51k
5.46k (x0.99)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.84k
11.48k (x0.89)
TOTAL
68.02k
67.33k (x0.99)

Multithread

i5-10400F

i7-7700
Test#1 (Integers)
163.37k
115.97k (x0.71)
Test#2 (FP)
159.38k
108.43k (x0.68)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
38.87k
26.28k (x0.68)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.39k
6.85k (x0.93)
TOTAL
369.01k
257.52k (x0.7)

Performance/W
i5-10400F
i7-7700
Test#1 (Integers)
2513 points/W
1784 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2452 points/W
1668 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
598 points/W
404 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
114 points/W
105 points/W
TOTAL
5677 points/W
3962 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-10400F
i7-7700
Test#1 (Integers)
6113 points/GHz
6356 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5437 points/GHz
5643 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1282 points/GHz
1300 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2987 points/GHz
2733 points/GHz
TOTAL
15819 points/GHz
16032 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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