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Core i5-10400F vs i3-1215U


Description
The i5-10400F is based on Comet Lake architecture while the i3-1215U is based on Alder Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-10400F gets a score of 370 k points while the i3-1215U gets 185.6 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-10400F is 2 times faster than the i3-1215U. 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-H
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.9 GHz
0.9 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.3 GHz
4.4 GHz
Socket
LGA 1200
BGA 1744
Cores/Threads
6/12
6/8
TDP
65 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
2x32/4x64+2x48/4x32 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
2x1280+2x2048 kB
Cache L3
12288 kB
10240 kB
Date
April 2020
April 2022
Mean monothread perf.
68.14k points
80.34k points
Mean multithread perf.
369.97k points
185.6k 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
i5-10400F
i3-1215U
Test#1 (Integers)
4.3k
6.95k (x1.62)
Test#2 (FP)
16.56k
16.28k (x0.98)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.25k
10.49k (x2)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.61k
9.95k (x0.79)
TOTAL
38.72k
43.67k (x1.13)

Multithread

i5-10400F

i3-1215U
Test#1 (Integers)
18.1k
14.97k (x0.83)
Test#2 (FP)
79.16k
51.01k (x0.64)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
26.75k
30.47k (x1.14)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.81k
8.59k (x0.62)
TOTAL
137.82k
105.05k (x0.76)

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
i5-10400F
i3-1215U
Test#1 (Integers)
26.28k
37.56k (x1.43)
Test#2 (FP)
23.38k
21.13k (x0.9)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.52k
11.35k (x2.06)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.96k
10.31k (x0.8)
TOTAL
68.14k
80.34k (x1.18)

Multithread

i5-10400F

i3-1215U
Test#1 (Integers)
163.67k
73.97k (x0.45)
Test#2 (FP)
159.74k
72.37k (x0.45)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
39k
29.61k (x0.76)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.56k
9.65k (x1.28)
TOTAL
369.97k
185.6k (x0.5)

Performance/W
i5-10400F
i3-1215U
Test#1 (Integers)
2518 points/W
4931 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2457 points/W
4825 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
600 points/W
1974 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
116 points/W
643 points/W
TOTAL
5692 points/W
12374 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-10400F
i3-1215U
Test#1 (Integers)
6112 points/GHz
8535 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5438 points/GHz
4802 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1283 points/GHz
2579 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3014 points/GHz
2343 points/GHz
TOTAL
15847 points/GHz
18258 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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