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Core i5-10210U vs i5-6400


Description
The i5-10210U is based on Comet Lake architecture while the i5-6400 is based on Skylake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-10210U gets a score of 147.8 k points while the i5-6400 gets 174.1 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-6400 is 1.2 times faster than the i5-10210U. 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
1.6 GHz
2.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.2 GHz
3.3 GHz
Socket
BGA 1528
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
4/8
4/4
TDP
15 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
4x256 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
6144 kB
6144 kB
Date
August 2019
September 2015
Mean monothread perf.
56.03k points
48.05k points
Mean multithread perf.
147.78k points
174.05k 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
i5-10210U
i5-6400
Test#1 (Integers)
22.96k
21.1k (x0.92)
Test#2 (FP)
20.8k
18.28k (x0.88)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.76k
4.22k (x0.89)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.5k
4.45k (x0.59)
TOTAL
56.03k
48.05k (x0.86)

Multithread

i5-10210U

i5-6400
Test#1 (Integers)
66.43k
80.03k (x1.2)
Test#2 (FP)
62.38k
71.1k (x1.14)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
14.52k
16.19k (x1.11)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.45k
6.73k (x1.51)
TOTAL
147.78k
174.05k (x1.18)

Performance/W
i5-10210U
i5-6400
Test#1 (Integers)
4429 points/W
1231 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
4158 points/W
1094 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
968 points/W
249 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
297 points/W
104 points/W
TOTAL
9852 points/W
2678 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-10210U
i5-6400
Test#1 (Integers)
5468 points/GHz
6394 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
4953 points/GHz
5539 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1134 points/GHz
1279 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1785 points/GHz
1348 points/GHz
TOTAL
13340 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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