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Core i5-8400 vs i7-1195G7


Description
The i5-8400 is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the i7-1195G7 is based on Tiger Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-8400 gets a score of 289.6 k points while the i7-1195G7 gets 239.6 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-8400 is 1.2 times faster than the i7-1195G7. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906ea
806c2
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Tiger Lake UP3
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.8 GHz
2.9 GHz
Boost frecuency
4 GHz
5 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
BGA 1499
Cores/Threads
6/6
4/8
TDP
65 W
28 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
4x32+4x48 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
4x1280 kB
Cache L3
9216 kB
12288 kB
Date
September 2017
May 2021
Mean monothread perf.
64.98k points
82.77k points
Mean multithread perf.
289.61k points
239.58k 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
i5-8400
i7-1195G7
Test#1 (Integers)
4.08k
4.57k (x1.12)
Test#2 (FP)
14.96k
17.21k (x1.15)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.98k
9.97k (x2)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.29k
14.98k (x1.46)
TOTAL
34.31k
46.75k (x1.36)

Multithread

i5-8400

i7-1195G7
Test#1 (Integers)
21.54k
12.75k (x0.59)
Test#2 (FP)
85.13k
45.98k (x0.54)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
28.24k
27.86k (x0.99)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.08k
20.06k (x4.91)
TOTAL
139k
106.66k (x0.77)

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
i5-8400
i7-1195G7
Test#1 (Integers)
26.5k
30.89k (x1.17)
Test#2 (FP)
23.11k
25.57k (x1.11)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.2k
10.64k (x2.05)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.16k
15.66k (x1.54)
TOTAL
64.98k
82.77k (x1.27)

Multithread

i5-8400

i7-1195G7
Test#1 (Integers)
135.08k
96.34k (x0.71)
Test#2 (FP)
121.49k
95.75k (x0.79)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
27.53k
32.29k (x1.17)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.5k
15.2k (x2.76)
TOTAL
289.61k
239.58k (x0.83)

Performance/W
i5-8400
i7-1195G7
Test#1 (Integers)
2078 points/W
3441 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1869 points/W
3420 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
424 points/W
1153 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
85 points/W
543 points/W
TOTAL
4455 points/W
8557 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-8400
i7-1195G7
Test#1 (Integers)
6626 points/GHz
6179 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5778 points/GHz
5115 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1300 points/GHz
2128 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2541 points/GHz
3133 points/GHz
TOTAL
16245 points/GHz
16555 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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