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Core i5-10500 vs i5-10400F


Description
Both models i5-10500 and i5-10400F are based on Comet Lake architecture.

Comet Lake was released in 2019 as a 14nm process-refinement. These models were released as 10th generation CPUs like 10nm Ice Lake. There are model with 2 to 10 cores.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-10500 gets a score of 388 k points while the i5-10400F gets 370 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-10500 is 1 times faster than the i5-10400F. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
a0653
a0653
Core
Comet Lake-S
Comet Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.1 GHz
2.9 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.5 GHz
4.3 GHz
Socket
FC-LGA 1200
LGA 1200
Cores/Threads
6/12
6/12
TDP
65 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
6x32+6x32 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
6x256 kB
Cache L3
12288 kB
12288 kB
Date
April 2020
April 2020
Mean monothread perf.
75.27k points
68.14k points
Mean multithread perf.
387.99k points
369.97k 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
i5-10400F
Test#1 (Integers)
4.52k
4.3k (x0.95)
Test#2 (FP)
18.52k
16.56k (x0.89)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.58k
5.25k (x0.94)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.2k
12.61k (x0.89)
TOTAL
42.82k
38.72k (x0.9)

Multithread

i5-10500

i5-10400F
Test#1 (Integers)
25.26k
18.1k (x0.72)
Test#2 (FP)
120.48k
79.16k (x0.66)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
38.12k
26.75k (x0.7)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.68k
13.81k (x1.8)
TOTAL
191.54k
137.82k (x0.72)

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
i5-10400F
Test#1 (Integers)
28.73k
26.28k (x0.91)
Test#2 (FP)
26.01k
23.38k (x0.9)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.08k
5.52k (x0.91)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.46k
12.96k (x0.9)
TOTAL
75.27k
68.14k (x0.91)

Multithread

i5-10500

i5-10400F
Test#1 (Integers)
172.66k
163.67k (x0.95)
Test#2 (FP)
167.57k
159.74k (x0.95)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
39.45k
39k (x0.99)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.31k
7.56k (x0.91)
TOTAL
387.99k
369.97k (x0.95)

Performance/W
i5-10500
i5-10400F
Test#1 (Integers)
2656 points/W
2518 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2578 points/W
2457 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
607 points/W
600 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
128 points/W
116 points/W
TOTAL
5969 points/W
5692 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-10500
i5-10400F
Test#1 (Integers)
6384 points/GHz
6112 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5780 points/GHz
5438 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1351 points/GHz
1283 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3212 points/GHz
3014 points/GHz
TOTAL
16727 points/GHz
15847 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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