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Core i5-10400T vs i5-8400


Description
The i5-10400T is based on Comet Lake architecture while the i5-8400 is based on Coffee Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-10400T gets a score of 307.2 k points while the i5-8400 gets 289.6 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-10400T is 1.1 times faster than the i5-8400. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
a0653
906ea
Core
Comet Lake-S
Coffee Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
2 GHz
2.8 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.6 GHz
4 GHz
Socket
FC-LGA 1200
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
6/12
6/6
TDP
35 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
6x32+6x32 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
6x256 kB
Cache L3
12288 kB
9216 kB
Date
April 2020
September 2017
Mean monothread perf.
57.85k points
64.98k points
Mean multithread perf.
307.18k points
289.61k 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
i5-8400
Test#1 (Integers)
4k
4.08k (x1.02)
Test#2 (FP)
14.19k
14.96k (x1.05)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.62k
4.98k (x1.08)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.03k
10.29k (x0.93)
TOTAL
33.84k
34.31k (x1.01)

Multithread

i5-10400T

i5-8400
Test#1 (Integers)
22.77k
21.54k (x0.95)
Test#2 (FP)
96.59k
85.13k (x0.88)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
31.65k
28.24k (x0.89)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.45k
4.08k (x1.67)
TOTAL
153.46k
139k (x0.91)

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
i5-8400
Test#1 (Integers)
22k
26.5k (x1.2)
Test#2 (FP)
19.98k
23.11k (x1.16)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.57k
5.2k (x1.14)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.31k
10.16k (x0.9)
TOTAL
57.85k
64.98k (x1.12)

Multithread

i5-10400T

i5-8400
Test#1 (Integers)
136.69k
135.08k (x0.99)
Test#2 (FP)
135.25k
121.49k (x0.9)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
32.76k
27.53k (x0.84)
Test#1 (Memory)
2.48k
5.5k (x2.22)
TOTAL
307.18k
289.61k (x0.94)

Performance/W
i5-10400T
i5-8400
Test#1 (Integers)
3905 points/W
2078 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
3864 points/W
1869 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
936 points/W
424 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
71 points/W
85 points/W
TOTAL
8776 points/W
4455 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-10400T
i5-8400
Test#1 (Integers)
6111 points/GHz
6626 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5549 points/GHz
5778 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1268 points/GHz
1300 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3141 points/GHz
2541 points/GHz
TOTAL
16069 points/GHz
16245 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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