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Core i5-10500 vs i9-10940X


Description
The i5-10500 is based on Comet Lake architecture while the i9-10940X is based on Cascade Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-10500 gets a score of 388 k points while the i9-10940X gets 1088.1 k points.

Summarizing, the i9-10940X is 2.8 times faster than the i5-10500. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
a0653
50657
Core
Comet Lake-S
Cascade Lake-X
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.1 GHz
3.3 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.5 GHz
4.8 GHz
Socket
FC-LGA 1200
LGA 2066
Cores/Threads
6/12
14/28
TDP
65 W
165 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
14x32+14x32 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
14x1024 kB
Cache L3
12288 kB
19712 kB
Date
April 2020
November 2019
Mean monothread perf.
75.27k points
72.04k points
Mean multithread perf.
387.99k points
1088.11k points

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
i9-10940X
Test#1 (Integers)
28.73k
29.75k (x1.04)
Test#2 (FP)
26.01k
27.44k (x1.06)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.08k
5.81k (x0.96)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.46k
9.05k (x0.63)
TOTAL
75.27k
72.04k (x0.96)

Multithread

i5-10500

i9-10940X
Test#1 (Integers)
172.66k
485.37k (x2.81)
Test#2 (FP)
167.57k
472.7k (x2.82)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
39.45k
113.09k (x2.87)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.31k
16.95k (x2.04)
TOTAL
387.99k
1088.11k (x2.8)

Performance/W
i5-10500
i9-10940X
Test#1 (Integers)
2656 points/W
2942 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2578 points/W
2865 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
607 points/W
685 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
128 points/W
103 points/W
TOTAL
5969 points/W
6595 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-10500
i9-10940X
Test#1 (Integers)
6384 points/GHz
6197 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5780 points/GHz
5717 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1351 points/GHz
1210 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3212 points/GHz
1885 points/GHz
TOTAL
16727 points/GHz
15009 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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