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Core i5-10400F vs Xeon E5506


Description
The i5-10400F is based on Comet Lake architecture while the E5506 is based on Nehalem.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-10400F gets a score of 137.8 k points while the E5506 gets 59.9 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-10400F is 2.3 times faster than the E5506 . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
a0653
106a5
Core
Comet Lake-S
Gainestown
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.9 GHz
2.133 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.3 GHz
2.133 GHz
Socket
LGA 1200
LGA 1366
Cores/Threads
6/12
4 /4
TDP
65 W
80 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
64 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
12288 kB
4096 kB
Date
April 2020
March 2009
Mean monothread perf.
68.14k points
9.97k points
Mean multithread perf.
369.97k points
90.45k 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
E5506
Test#1 (Integers)
4.3k
1.21k (x0.28)
Test#2 (FP)
16.56k
2.75k (x0.17)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.25k
1.94k (x0.37)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.61k
0.78k (x0.06)
TOTAL
38.72k
6.68k (x0.17)

Multithread

i5-10400F

E5506
Test#1 (Integers)
18.1k
12.25k (x0.68)
Test#2 (FP)
79.16k
25.55k (x0.32)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
26.75k
17.1k (x0.64)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.81k
5.01k (x0.36)
TOTAL
137.82k
59.9k (x0.43)

Performance/W
i5-10400F
E5506
Test#1 (Integers)
278 points/W
153 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1218 points/W
319 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
412 points/W
214 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
212 points/W
63 points/W
TOTAL
2120 points/W
749 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-10400F
E5506
Test#1 (Integers)
1000 points/GHz
565 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3852 points/GHz
1291 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1220 points/GHz
910 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2933 points/GHz
366 points/GHz
TOTAL
9005 points/GHz
3132 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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