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Core i5-10400F vs i3-6100


Description
The i5-10400F is based on Comet Lake architecture while the i3-6100 is based on Skylake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-10400F gets a score of 370 k points while the i3-6100 gets 112.3 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-10400F is 3.3 times faster than the i3-6100 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
a0653
506e3
Core
Comet Lake-S
Skylake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.9 GHz
3.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.3 GHz
3.7 GHz
Socket
LGA 1200
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
6/12
2/2
TDP
65 W
51 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
12288 kB
4096 kB
Date
April 2020
September 2015
Mean monothread perf.
68.14k points
52.84k points
Mean multithread perf.
369.97k points
112.28k 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
i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
4.3k
3.81k (x0.89)
Test#2 (FP)
16.56k
15.65k (x0.94)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.25k
5.14k (x0.98)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.61k
4.28k (x0.34)
TOTAL
38.72k
28.89k (x0.75)

Multithread

i5-10400F

i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
18.1k
7.75k (x0.43)
Test#2 (FP)
79.16k
37.33k (x0.47)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
26.75k
12.13k (x0.45)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.81k
3.56k (x0.26)
TOTAL
137.82k
60.77k (x0.44)

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
i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
26.28k
22.89k (x0.87)
Test#2 (FP)
23.38k
21.04k (x0.9)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.52k
4.9k (x0.89)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.96k
4.01k (x0.31)
TOTAL
68.14k
52.84k (x0.78)

Multithread

i5-10400F

i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
163.67k
50.05k (x0.31)
Test#2 (FP)
159.74k
47.13k (x0.3)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
39k
11.38k (x0.29)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.56k
3.72k (x0.49)
TOTAL
369.97k
112.28k (x0.3)

Performance/W
i5-10400F
i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
2518 points/W
981 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2457 points/W
924 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
600 points/W
223 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
116 points/W
73 points/W
TOTAL
5692 points/W
2202 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-10400F
i3-6100
Test#1 (Integers)
6112 points/GHz
6187 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5438 points/GHz
5686 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1283 points/GHz
1325 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3014 points/GHz
1084 points/GHz
TOTAL
15847 points/GHz
14282 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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