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Core i3-9100 vs i5-10400


Description
The i3-9100 is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the i5-10400 is based on Comet Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-9100 gets a score of 229.2 k points while the i5-10400 gets 372.2 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-10400 is 1.6 times faster than the i3-9100. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906eb
a0655
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Comet Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
2.9 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.2 GHz
4.3 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA 1200
Cores/Threads
4/4
6/12
TDP
65 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
6x32+6x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
6x256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
12288 kB
Date
April 2019
April 2020
Mean monothread perf.
66.74k points
68.04k points
Mean multithread perf.
229.2k points
372.19k 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
i3-9100
i5-10400
Test#1 (Integers)
28.03k
26.43k (x0.94)
Test#2 (FP)
24.5k
23.89k (x0.98)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.73k
5.63k (x0.98)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.48k
12.1k (x1.43)
TOTAL
66.74k
68.04k (x1.02)

Multithread

i3-9100

i5-10400
Test#1 (Integers)
107.5k
163.14k (x1.52)
Test#2 (FP)
95.11k
161.5k (x1.7)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
22.02k
39.94k (x1.81)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.57k
7.6k (x1.66)
TOTAL
229.2k
372.19k (x1.62)

Performance/W
i3-9100
i5-10400
Test#1 (Integers)
1654 points/W
2510 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1463 points/W
2485 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
339 points/W
615 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
70 points/W
117 points/W
TOTAL
3526 points/W
5726 points/W

Performance/GHz
i3-9100
i5-10400
Test#1 (Integers)
6675 points/GHz
6146 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5833 points/GHz
5555 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1365 points/GHz
1309 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2018 points/GHz
2814 points/GHz
TOTAL
15891 points/GHz
15824 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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