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Core i5-10400 vs i5-1235U


Description
The i5-10400 is based on Comet Lake architecture while the i5-1235U is based on Alder Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-10400 gets a score of 367.7 k points while the i5-1235U gets 297.5 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-10400 is 1.2 times faster than the i5-1235U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
a0653
906a4
Core
Comet Lake-S
Alder Lake-U
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.9 GHz
3.3 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.3 GHz
4.4 GHz
Socket
LGA 1200
BGA 1700
Cores/Threads
6/12
10/12
TDP
65 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
2x32/8x64+2x48/8x32 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
1x1280+4x2048 kB
Cache L3
12288 kB
12288 kB
Date
April 2020
April 2022
Mean monothread perf.
69.31k points
81.64k points
Mean multithread perf.
367.65k points
297.46k 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
i5-10400
i5-1235U
Test#1 (Integers)
27.46k
36.73k (x1.34)
Test#2 (FP)
24.28k
22.09k (x0.91)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.65k
11.24k (x1.99)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.92k
11.58k (x0.97)
TOTAL
69.31k
81.64k (x1.18)

Multithread

i5-10400

i5-1235U
Test#1 (Integers)
165.5k
130.18k (x0.79)
Test#2 (FP)
156.32k
110.21k (x0.71)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
39.88k
50.76k (x1.27)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.96k
6.31k (x1.06)
TOTAL
367.65k
297.46k (x0.81)

Performance/W
i5-10400
i5-1235U
Test#1 (Integers)
2546 points/W
8679 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2405 points/W
7348 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
614 points/W
3384 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
92 points/W
421 points/W
TOTAL
5656 points/W
19831 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-10400
i5-1235U
Test#1 (Integers)
6386 points/GHz
8349 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5647 points/GHz
5020 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1314 points/GHz
2555 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2772 points/GHz
2631 points/GHz
TOTAL
16118 points/GHz
18555 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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