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Core i3-10100 vs i5-8259U


Description
The i3-10100 is based on Comet Lake architecture while the i5-8259U is based on Coffee Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-10100 gets a score of 162.3 k points while the i5-8259U gets 229 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-8259U is 1.4 times faster than the i3-10100. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
a0653
806ea
Core
Comet Lake-S
Coffee Lake-U
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
2.3 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.3 GHz
3.8 GHz
Socket
LGA 1200
BGA 1528
Cores/Threads
4/8
4/8
TDP
65 W
28 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
4x32+x4x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
6144 kB
Date
April 2020
March 2018
Mean monothread perf.
55.41k points
54.55k points
Mean multithread perf.
162.33k points
229k 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
i3-10100
i5-8259U
Test#1 (Integers)
22.74k
21.06k (x0.93)
Test#2 (FP)
20.31k
19.79k (x0.97)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.71k
4.72k (x1)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.65k
8.98k (x1.17)
TOTAL
55.41k
54.55k (x0.98)

Multithread

i3-10100

i5-8259U
Test#1 (Integers)
71.95k
96.43k (x1.34)
Test#2 (FP)
67.7k
85.46k (x1.26)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.43k
22.31k (x1.36)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.25k
24.81k (x3.97)
TOTAL
162.33k
229k (x1.41)

Performance/W
i3-10100
i5-8259U
Test#1 (Integers)
1107 points/W
3444 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1042 points/W
3052 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
253 points/W
797 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
96 points/W
886 points/W
TOTAL
2497 points/W
8179 points/W

Performance/GHz
i3-10100
i5-8259U
Test#1 (Integers)
5288 points/GHz
5543 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
4724 points/GHz
5208 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1095 points/GHz
1241 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1779 points/GHz
2363 points/GHz
TOTAL
12886 points/GHz
14355 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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