Core i5-8400 vs i9-10980XE
Description
The i5-8400 is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the i9-10980XE is based on Cascade Lake.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-8400 gets a score of 289.6 k points while the i9-10980XE gets 1241.1 k points.
Summarizing, the i9-10980XE is 4.3 times faster than the i5-8400. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-8400 gets a score of 289.6 k points while the i9-10980XE gets 1241.1 k points.
Summarizing, the i9-10980XE is 4.3 times faster than the i5-8400. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
906ea
50657
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Cascade Lake-X
Base frecuency
2.8 GHz
3 GHz
Boost frecuency
4 GHz
4.8 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA 2066
Cores/Threads
6/6
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
9216 kB
25344 kB
Date
September 2017
November 2019
Mean monothread perf.
64.98k points
68.33k points
Mean multithread perf.
289.61k 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
i5-8400
i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
4.08k
4.52k (x1.11)
Test#2 (FP)
14.96k
17.94k (x1.2)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
4.98k
5.5k (x1.1)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.29k
9.64k (x0.94)
TOTAL
34.31k
37.6k (x1.1)
Multithread
i5-8400
i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
21.54k
84.93k (x3.94)
Test#2 (FP)
85.13k
409.55k (x4.81)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
28.24k
122.88k (x4.35)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.08k
22.12k (x5.42)
TOTAL
139k
639.48k (x4.6)
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
i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
26.5k
29.53k (x1.11)
Test#2 (FP)
23.11k
22.59k (x0.98)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.2k
5.99k (x1.15)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.16k
10.22k (x1.01)
TOTAL
64.98k
68.33k (x1.05)
Multithread
i5-8400
i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
135.08k
587.06k (x4.35)
Test#2 (FP)
121.49k
496.41k (x4.09)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
27.53k
134.66k (x4.89)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.5k
22.99k (x4.18)
TOTAL
289.61k
1241.12k (x4.29)
Performance/W
i5-8400
i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
2078 points/W
3558 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1869 points/W
3009 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
424 points/W
816 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
85 points/W
139 points/W
TOTAL
4455 points/W
7522 points/W
Performance/GHz
i5-8400
i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
6626 points/GHz
6153 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5778 points/GHz
4707 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1300 points/GHz
1248 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2541 points/GHz
2129 points/GHz
TOTAL
16245 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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
Hardlimit Benchmark Central - Ver. 3.11.4