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Core i3-10110U vs i5-6400


Description
The i3-10110U is based on Comet Lake architecture while the i5-6400 is based on Skylake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-10110U gets a score of 106.6 k points while the i5-6400 gets 174.1 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-6400 is 1.6 times faster than the i3-10110U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
806ec
506e3
Core
Comet Lake-U
Skylake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.1 GHz
2.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.1 GHz
3.3 GHz
Socket
BGA 1528
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
2/4
4/4
TDP
15 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
2x32+2x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
2x256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
4096 kB
6144 kB
Date
January 2019
September 2015
Mean monothread perf.
56.64k points
48.05k points
Mean multithread perf.
106.58k points
174.05k 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
i3-10110U
i5-6400
Test#1 (Integers)
4.26k
3.2k (x0.75)
Test#2 (FP)
15.48k
12.81k (x0.83)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.94k
4.18k (x0.85)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.31k
4.3k (x1)
TOTAL
28.98k
24.49k (x0.85)

Multithread

i3-10110U

i5-6400
Test#1 (Integers)
7.41k
11.45k (x1.55)
Test#2 (FP)
29.18k
46.67k (x1.6)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
10.26k
14.69k (x1.43)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.27k
5.92k (x1.81)
TOTAL
50.13k
78.73k (x1.57)

SSE3 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode I (SSE) is optimized for the use of SIMD instructions with 128 bits register and the SSE set up to version 3. Nearly every modern CPU has support for this mode.
Monothread
i3-10110U
i5-6400
Test#1 (Integers)
14.3k
11.56k (x0.81)
Test#2 (FP)
20.09k
16.53k (x0.82)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.23k
4.3k (x0.82)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.24k
3.97k (x0.94)
TOTAL
43.87k
36.36k (x0.83)

Multithread

i3-10110U

i5-6400
Test#1 (Integers)
25.51k
43.01k (x1.69)
Test#2 (FP)
41.33k
64.46k (x1.56)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
10.81k
16.14k (x1.49)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.21k
5.91k (x1.84)
TOTAL
80.85k
129.51k (x1.6)

AVX optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode II (AVX) is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the first version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX compatible CPU was released in 2011.
Monothread
i3-10110U
i5-6400
Test#1 (Integers)
14.25k
11.82k (x0.83)
Test#2 (FP)
21.55k
18.36k (x0.85)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.16k
4.43k (x0.86)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.26k
4.95k (x1.16)
TOTAL
45.22k
39.56k (x0.87)

Multithread

i3-10110U

i5-6400
Test#1 (Integers)
26.15k
46.04k (x1.76)
Test#2 (FP)
44.03k
69.47k (x1.58)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
10.71k
16.33k (x1.52)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.28k
7.74k (x2.36)
TOTAL
84.17k
139.58k (x1.66)

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
i3-10110U
i5-6400
Test#1 (Integers)
24.6k
21.1k (x0.86)
Test#2 (FP)
22.32k
18.28k (x0.82)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.02k
4.22k (x0.84)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.7k
4.45k (x0.95)
TOTAL
56.64k
48.05k (x0.85)

Multithread

i3-10110U

i5-6400
Test#1 (Integers)
47.98k
80.03k (x1.67)
Test#2 (FP)
44.28k
71.1k (x1.61)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
10.33k
16.19k (x1.57)
Test#1 (Memory)
3.98k
6.73k (x1.69)
TOTAL
106.58k
174.05k (x1.63)

Performance/W
i3-10110U
i5-6400
Test#1 (Integers)
3199 points/W
1231 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2952 points/W
1094 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
689 points/W
249 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
265 points/W
104 points/W
TOTAL
7105 points/W
2678 points/W

Performance/GHz
i3-10110U
i5-6400
Test#1 (Integers)
6001 points/GHz
6394 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5444 points/GHz
5539 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1225 points/GHz
1279 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1146 points/GHz
1348 points/GHz
TOTAL
13815 points/GHz
14560 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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