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Core i3-12100F vs i5-10400F


Description
The i3-12100F is based on Alder Lake architecture while the i5-10400F is based on Comet Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-12100F gets a score of 340.5 k points while the i5-10400F gets 390.8 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-10400F is 1.1 times faster than the i3-12100F. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
90675
a0655
Core
Alder Lake-S
Comet Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.3 GHz
2.9 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.3 GHz
4.3 GHz
Socket
LGA 1700
LGA 1200
Cores/Threads
4/8
6/12
TDP
58 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+x4x48 kB
6x32+6x32 kB
Cache L2
4x1280 kB
6x256 kB
Cache L3
12288 kB
16386 kB
Date
January 2022
May 2020
Mean monothread perf.
88.81k points
72.25k points
Mean multithread perf.
340.49k points
390.78k points

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
i3-12100F
i5-10400F
Test#1 (Integers)
39.54k
28.39k (x0.72)
Test#2 (FP)
23.79k
24.89k (x1.05)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
11.96k
5.78k (x0.48)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.52k
13.19k (x0.98)
TOTAL
88.81k
72.25k (x0.81)

Multithread

i3-12100F

i5-10400F
Test#1 (Integers)
148k
180.2k (x1.22)
Test#2 (FP)
123.08k
163.51k (x1.33)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
52.73k
40.6k (x0.77)
Test#1 (Memory)
16.67k
6.48k (x0.39)
TOTAL
340.49k
390.78k (x1.15)

Performance/W
i3-12100F
i5-10400F
Test#1 (Integers)
2552 points/W
2772 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2122 points/W
2515 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
909 points/W
625 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
287 points/W
100 points/W
TOTAL
5871 points/W
6012 points/W

Performance/GHz
i3-12100F
i5-10400F
Test#1 (Integers)
9195 points/GHz
6603 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5532 points/GHz
5788 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2781 points/GHz
1344 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3144 points/GHz
3067 points/GHz
TOTAL
20652 points/GHz
16803 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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