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Core i5-10500 vs i9-10980XE


Description
The i5-10500 is based on Comet Lake architecture while the i9-10980XE is based on Cascade Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-10500 gets a score of 388 k points while the i9-10980XE gets 1241.1 k points.

Summarizing, the i9-10980XE is 3.2 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 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.5 GHz
4.8 GHz
Socket
FC-LGA 1200
LGA 2066
Cores/Threads
6/12
18/36
TDP
65 W
165 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
18x32+18x32 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
18x1024 kB
Cache L3
12288 kB
25344 kB
Date
April 2020
November 2019
Mean monothread perf.
75.27k points
68.33k points
Mean multithread perf.
387.99k points
1241.12k 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
i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
4.52k
4.52k (x1)
Test#2 (FP)
18.52k
17.94k (x0.97)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.58k
5.5k (x0.99)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.2k
9.64k (x0.68)
TOTAL
42.82k
37.6k (x0.88)

Multithread

i5-10500

i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
25.26k
84.93k (x3.36)
Test#2 (FP)
120.48k
409.55k (x3.4)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
38.12k
122.88k (x3.22)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.68k
22.12k (x2.88)
TOTAL
191.54k
639.48k (x3.34)

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
i5-10500
i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
16.3k
16.03k (x0.98)
Test#2 (FP)
23.22k
23.95k (x1.03)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.22k
6.03k (x0.97)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.05k
9.37k (x0.67)
TOTAL
59.79k
55.38k (x0.93)

Multithread

i5-10500

i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
92.61k
316.11k (x3.41)
Test#2 (FP)
147.68k
503.75k (x3.41)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
40.71k
131.82k (x3.24)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.78k
22.24k (x2.86)
TOTAL
288.77k
973.92k (x3.37)

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
i5-10500
i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
16.33k
16.4k (x1)
Test#2 (FP)
24.73k
20.97k (x0.85)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.99k
5.82k (x0.97)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.64k
8.86k (x0.65)
TOTAL
60.69k
52.05k (x0.86)

Multithread

i5-10500

i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
91.64k
316.84k (x3.46)
Test#2 (FP)
158.71k
461.09k (x2.91)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
39.84k
129.82k (x3.26)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.76k
22.09k (x2.85)
TOTAL
297.94k
929.85k (x3.12)

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
i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
28.73k
29.53k (x1.03)
Test#2 (FP)
26.01k
22.59k (x0.87)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.08k
5.99k (x0.99)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.46k
10.22k (x0.71)
TOTAL
75.27k
68.33k (x0.91)

Multithread

i5-10500

i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
172.66k
587.06k (x3.4)
Test#2 (FP)
167.57k
496.41k (x2.96)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
39.45k
134.66k (x3.41)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.31k
22.99k (x2.77)
TOTAL
387.99k
1241.12k (x3.2)

Performance/W
i5-10500
i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
2656 points/W
3558 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2578 points/W
3009 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
607 points/W
816 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
128 points/W
139 points/W
TOTAL
5969 points/W
7522 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-10500
i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
6384 points/GHz
6153 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5780 points/GHz
4707 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1351 points/GHz
1248 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3212 points/GHz
2129 points/GHz
TOTAL
16727 points/GHz
14236 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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