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Core i3-9100 vs i5-10400F


Description
The i3-9100 is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the i5-10400F 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 i5-10400F gets 370 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-10400F 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
a0653
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
68.14k points
Mean multithread perf.
229.2k points
369.97k 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
i3-9100
i5-10400F
Test#1 (Integers)
4.3k
4.3k (x1)
Test#2 (FP)
17.79k
16.56k (x0.93)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.58k
5.25k (x0.94)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.86k
12.61k (x1.42)
TOTAL
36.53k
38.72k (x1.06)

Multithread

i3-9100

i5-10400F
Test#1 (Integers)
15.99k
18.1k (x1.13)
Test#2 (FP)
66.31k
79.16k (x1.19)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
20.75k
26.75k (x1.29)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.44k
13.81k (x3.11)
TOTAL
107.49k
137.82k (x1.28)

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
i5-10400F
Test#1 (Integers)
28.03k
26.28k (x0.94)
Test#2 (FP)
24.5k
23.38k (x0.95)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.73k
5.52k (x0.96)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.48k
12.96k (x1.53)
TOTAL
66.74k
68.14k (x1.02)

Multithread

i3-9100

i5-10400F
Test#1 (Integers)
107.5k
163.67k (x1.52)
Test#2 (FP)
95.11k
159.74k (x1.68)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
22.02k
39k (x1.77)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.57k
7.56k (x1.65)
TOTAL
229.2k
369.97k (x1.61)

Performance/W
i3-9100
i5-10400F
Test#1 (Integers)
1654 points/W
2518 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1463 points/W
2457 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
339 points/W
600 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
70 points/W
116 points/W
TOTAL
3526 points/W
5692 points/W

Performance/GHz
i3-9100
i5-10400F
Test#1 (Integers)
6675 points/GHz
6112 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5833 points/GHz
5438 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1365 points/GHz
1283 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2018 points/GHz
3014 points/GHz
TOTAL
15891 points/GHz
15847 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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