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Core i5-10400 vs i3-12100F


Description
The i5-10400 is based on Comet Lake architecture while the i3-12100F is based on Alder Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-10400 gets a score of 372.2 k points while the i3-12100F gets 340.5 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-10400 is 1.1 times faster than the i3-12100F. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
a0655
90675
Core
Comet Lake-S
Alder Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.9 GHz
3.3 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.3 GHz
4.3 GHz
Socket
LGA 1200
LGA 1700
Cores/Threads
6/12
4/8
TDP
65 W
58 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
4x32+x4x48 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
4x1280 kB
Cache L3
12288 kB
12288 kB
Date
April 2020
January 2022
Mean monothread perf.
68.04k points
88.81k points
Mean multithread perf.
372.19k points
340.49k 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
i3-12100F
Test#1 (Integers)
26.43k
39.54k (x1.5)
Test#2 (FP)
23.89k
23.79k (x1)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.63k
11.96k (x2.12)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.1k
13.52k (x1.12)
TOTAL
68.04k
88.81k (x1.31)

Multithread

i5-10400

i3-12100F
Test#1 (Integers)
163.14k
148k (x0.91)
Test#2 (FP)
161.5k
123.08k (x0.76)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
39.94k
52.73k (x1.32)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.6k
16.67k (x2.19)
TOTAL
372.19k
340.49k (x0.91)

Performance/W
i5-10400
i3-12100F
Test#1 (Integers)
2510 points/W
2552 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2485 points/W
2122 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
615 points/W
909 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
117 points/W
287 points/W
TOTAL
5726 points/W
5871 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-10400
i3-12100F
Test#1 (Integers)
6146 points/GHz
9195 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5555 points/GHz
5532 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1309 points/GHz
2781 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2814 points/GHz
3144 points/GHz
TOTAL
15824 points/GHz
20652 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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