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Core i5-10600K vs i9-10940X


Description
The i5-10600K is based on Comet Lake architecture while the i9-10940X is based on Cascade Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-10600K gets a score of 352.9 k points while the i9-10940X gets 1088.1 k points.

Summarizing, the i9-10940X is 3.1 times faster than the i5-10600K. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
a0655
50657
Core
Comet Lake-S
Cascade Lake-X
Architecture
Base frecuency
4.1 GHz
3.3 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.8 GHz
4.8 GHz
Socket
FC-LGA 1200
LGA 2066
Cores/Threads
6/12
14/28
TDP
125 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.
73.05k points
72.04k points
Mean multithread perf.
352.88k 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
i5-10600K
i9-10940X
Test#1 (Integers)
30.11k
29.75k (x0.99)
Test#2 (FP)
26.16k
27.44k (x1.05)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.01k
5.81k (x0.97)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.77k
9.05k (x0.84)
TOTAL
73.05k
72.04k (x0.99)

Multithread

i5-10600K

i9-10940X
Test#1 (Integers)
158.82k
485.37k (x3.06)
Test#2 (FP)
150.39k
472.7k (x3.14)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
36.56k
113.09k (x3.09)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.11k
16.95k (x2.38)
TOTAL
352.88k
1088.11k (x3.08)

Performance/W
i5-10600K
i9-10940X
Test#1 (Integers)
1271 points/W
2942 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1203 points/W
2865 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
293 points/W
685 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
57 points/W
103 points/W
TOTAL
2823 points/W
6595 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-10600K
i9-10940X
Test#1 (Integers)
6273 points/GHz
6197 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5449 points/GHz
5717 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1252 points/GHz
1210 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2243 points/GHz
1885 points/GHz
TOTAL
15218 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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