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Core i5-10400T vs i5-4210U


Description
The i5-10400T is based on Comet Lake architecture while the i5-4210U is based on Haswell.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-10400T gets a score of 307.2 k points while the i5-4210U gets 57.6 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-10400T is 5.3 times faster than the i5-4210U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
a0653
40651
Core
Comet Lake-S
Haswell
Architecture
Base frecuency
2 GHz
1.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.6 GHz
2.7 GHz
Socket
FC-LGA 1200
BGA 1169
Cores/Threads
6/12
2/4
TDP
35 W
15 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
April 2014
Mean monothread perf.
57.85k points
27.41k points
Mean multithread perf.
307.18k points
57.58k 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
i5-10400T
i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
4k
2.95k (x0.74)
Test#2 (FP)
14.19k
7.38k (x0.52)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.62k
3.11k (x0.67)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.03k
2.91k (x0.26)
TOTAL
33.84k
16.35k (x0.48)

Multithread

i5-10400T

i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
22.77k
4.86k (x0.21)
Test#2 (FP)
96.59k
17.41k (x0.18)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
31.65k
7.09k (x0.22)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.45k
2.5k (x1.02)
TOTAL
153.46k
31.86k (x0.21)

SSE3 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode I (SSE) is optimized for the use of SIMD instructions with 128 bits register and the SSE set up to version 3. Nearly every modern CPU has support for this mode.
Monothread
i5-10400T
i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
12.61k
9.26k (x0.73)
Test#2 (FP)
17.94k
8.2k (x0.46)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.83k
3.57k (x0.74)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.81k
2.92k (x0.27)
TOTAL
46.19k
23.95k (x0.52)

Multithread

i5-10400T

i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
74.62k
17.53k (x0.23)
Test#2 (FP)
119.63k
17.56k (x0.15)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
32.65k
7.65k (x0.23)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.52k
2.49k (x0.99)
TOTAL
229.42k
45.22k (x0.2)

AVX optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode II (AVX) is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the first version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX compatible CPU was released in 2011.
Monothread
i5-10400T
i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
12.5k
5.05k (x0.4)
Test#2 (FP)
19.05k
5.31k (x0.28)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.72k
2.1k (x0.45)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.3k
1.41k (x0.14)
TOTAL
46.57k
13.87k (x0.3)

Multithread

i5-10400T

i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
74.58k
9.01k (x0.12)
Test#2 (FP)
126.96k
16.3k (x0.13)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
31.76k
4.64k (x0.15)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.5k
2.16k (x0.86)
TOTAL
235.8k
32.1k (x0.14)

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
i5-10400T
i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
22k
13.79k (x0.63)
Test#2 (FP)
19.98k
7.79k (x0.39)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.57k
3.11k (x0.68)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.31k
2.72k (x0.24)
TOTAL
57.85k
27.41k (x0.47)

Multithread

i5-10400T

i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
136.69k
28.78k (x0.21)
Test#2 (FP)
135.25k
18.99k (x0.14)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
32.76k
7.21k (x0.22)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.48k
2.6k (x1.05)
TOTAL
307.18k
57.58k (x0.19)

Performance/W
i5-10400T
i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
3905 points/W
1919 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
3864 points/W
1266 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
936 points/W
481 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
71 points/W
174 points/W
TOTAL
8776 points/W
3839 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-10400T
i5-4210U
Test#1 (Integers)
6111 points/GHz
5108 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5549 points/GHz
2884 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1268 points/GHz
1150 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3141 points/GHz
1008 points/GHz
TOTAL
16069 points/GHz
10151 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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