| | | | | | |

Core i5-10500 vs Ryzen 5 2600


Description
The i5-10500 is based on Comet Lake architecture while the 2600 is based on Zen+.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-10500 gets a score of 388 k points while the 2600 gets 291.5 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-10500 is 1.3 times faster than the 2600. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
a0653
800f82
Core
Comet Lake-S
Pinnacle Ridge
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.1 GHz
3.4 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.5 GHz
3.9 GHz
Socket
FC-LGA 1200
AM4
Cores/Threads
6/12
6/12
TDP
65 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
6x64+6x32 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
6x512 kB
Cache L3
12288 kB
2x8192 kB
Date
April 2020
April 2018
Mean monothread perf.
75.27k points
57.13k points
Mean multithread perf.
387.99k points
291.53k 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
i5-10500
2600
Test#1 (Integers)
4.52k
3.41k (x0.75)
Test#2 (FP)
18.52k
15.96k (x0.86)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.58k
4.69k (x0.84)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.2k
17.42k (x1.23)
TOTAL
42.82k
41.47k (x0.97)

Multithread

i5-10500

2600
Test#1 (Integers)
25.26k
20.88k (x0.83)
Test#2 (FP)
120.48k
110.37k (x0.92)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
38.12k
39.25k (x1.03)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.68k
6.66k (x0.87)
TOTAL
191.54k
177.16k (x0.92)

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
i5-10500
2600
Test#1 (Integers)
28.73k
13.76k (x0.48)
Test#2 (FP)
26.01k
23.03k (x0.89)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.08k
5.12k (x0.84)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.46k
15.23k (x1.05)
TOTAL
75.27k
57.13k (x0.76)

Multithread

i5-10500

2600
Test#1 (Integers)
172.66k
83.23k (x0.48)
Test#2 (FP)
167.57k
161.06k (x0.96)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
39.45k
40.52k (x1.03)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.31k
6.73k (x0.81)
TOTAL
387.99k
291.53k (x0.75)

Performance/W
i5-10500
2600
Test#1 (Integers)
2656 points/W
1281 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2578 points/W
2478 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
607 points/W
623 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
128 points/W
103 points/W
TOTAL
5969 points/W
4485 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-10500
2600
Test#1 (Integers)
6384 points/GHz
3529 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5780 points/GHz
5904 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1351 points/GHz
1313 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3212 points/GHz
3904 points/GHz
TOTAL
16727 points/GHz
14650 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]

grafica bm.hardlimit.com


Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

grafica bm.hardlimit.com


Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

grafica bm.hardlimit.com


Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

grafica bm.hardlimit.com

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]

grafica bm.hardlimit.com


Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

grafica bm.hardlimit.com


Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

grafica bm.hardlimit.com


Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

grafica bm.hardlimit.com

Hardlimit Benchmark Central - Ver. 3.11.4