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Core i5-8500 vs i5-10400F


Description
The i5-8500 is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the i5-10400F is based on Comet Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-8500 gets a score of 307.5 k points while the i5-10400F gets 390.8 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-10400F is 1.3 times faster than the i5-8500. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906ea
a0655
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Comet Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3 GHz
2.9 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.1 GHz
4.3 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA 1200
Cores/Threads
6/6
6/12
TDP
65 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
6x32+6x32 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
6x256 kB
Cache L3
9216 kB
16386 kB
Date
March 2018
May 2020
Mean monothread perf.
69.09k points
72.25k points
Mean multithread perf.
307.52k points
390.78k 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
i5-8500
i5-10400F
Test#1 (Integers)
27.36k
28.39k (x1.04)
Test#2 (FP)
24.27k
24.89k (x1.03)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.69k
5.78k (x1.02)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.77k
13.19k (x1.12)
TOTAL
69.09k
72.25k (x1.05)

Multithread

i5-8500

i5-10400F
Test#1 (Integers)
144.77k
180.2k (x1.24)
Test#2 (FP)
129.04k
163.51k (x1.27)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
29.53k
40.6k (x1.37)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.18k
6.48k (x1.55)
TOTAL
307.52k
390.78k (x1.27)

Performance/W
i5-8500
i5-10400F
Test#1 (Integers)
2227 points/W
2772 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1985 points/W
2515 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
454 points/W
625 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
64 points/W
100 points/W
TOTAL
4731 points/W
6012 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-8500
i5-10400F
Test#1 (Integers)
6673 points/GHz
6603 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5920 points/GHz
5788 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1388 points/GHz
1344 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2870 points/GHz
3067 points/GHz
TOTAL
16850 points/GHz
16803 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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