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Core i5-10400F vs i3-7100


Description
The i5-10400F is based on Comet Lake architecture while the i3-7100 is based on Kaby Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-10400F gets a score of 370 k points while the i3-7100 gets 124.8 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-10400F is 3 times faster than the i3-7100. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
a0653
906e9
Core
Comet Lake-S
Kaby Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.9 GHz
3.9 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.3 GHz
3.9 GHz
Socket
LGA 1200
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
6/12
2/4
TDP
65 W
51 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
2x32+2x32 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
2x256 kB
Cache L3
12288 kB
3072 kB
Date
April 2020
January 2017
Mean monothread perf.
68.14k points
57.86k points
Mean multithread perf.
369.97k points
124.8k 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
i3-7100
Test#1 (Integers)
4.3k
4.01k (x0.93)
Test#2 (FP)
16.56k
16.38k (x0.99)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.25k
5.31k (x1.01)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.61k
3.98k (x0.32)
TOTAL
38.72k
29.69k (x0.77)

Multithread

i5-10400F

i3-7100
Test#1 (Integers)
18.1k
8.1k (x0.45)
Test#2 (FP)
79.16k
38.7k (x0.49)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
26.75k
12.69k (x0.47)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.81k
3.76k (x0.27)
TOTAL
137.82k
63.24k (x0.46)

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
i3-7100
Test#1 (Integers)
26.28k
25.53k (x0.97)
Test#2 (FP)
23.38k
22.98k (x0.98)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.52k
5.37k (x0.97)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.96k
3.97k (x0.31)
TOTAL
68.14k
57.86k (x0.85)

Multithread

i5-10400F

i3-7100
Test#1 (Integers)
163.67k
54.73k (x0.33)
Test#2 (FP)
159.74k
53.55k (x0.34)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
39k
12.93k (x0.33)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.56k
3.6k (x0.48)
TOTAL
369.97k
124.8k (x0.34)

Performance/W
i5-10400F
i3-7100
Test#1 (Integers)
2518 points/W
1073 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2457 points/W
1050 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
600 points/W
254 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
116 points/W
71 points/W
TOTAL
5692 points/W
2447 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-10400F
i3-7100
Test#1 (Integers)
6112 points/GHz
6547 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5438 points/GHz
5893 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1283 points/GHz
1377 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3014 points/GHz
1019 points/GHz
TOTAL
15847 points/GHz
14836 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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