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Core i5-8600 vs i5-10400F


Description
The i5-8600 is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the i5-10400F is based on Comet Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-8600 gets a score of 317.5 k points while the i5-10400F gets 370 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-10400F is 1.2 times faster than the i5-8600. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906ea
a0653
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Comet Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.1 GHz
2.9 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.3 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
12288 kB
Date
March 2018
April 2020
Mean monothread perf.
70.3k points
68.14k points
Mean multithread perf.
317.49k points
369.97k 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
i5-8600
i5-10400F
Test#1 (Integers)
28.14k
26.28k (x0.93)
Test#2 (FP)
24.71k
23.38k (x0.95)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.51k
5.52k (x1)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.95k
12.96k (x1.08)
TOTAL
70.3k
68.14k (x0.97)

Multithread

i5-8600

i5-10400F
Test#1 (Integers)
159.4k
163.67k (x1.03)
Test#2 (FP)
126.93k
159.74k (x1.26)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
26.76k
39k (x1.46)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.4k
7.56k (x1.72)
TOTAL
317.49k
369.97k (x1.17)

Performance/W
i5-8600
i5-10400F
Test#1 (Integers)
2452 points/W
2518 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1953 points/W
2457 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
412 points/W
600 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
68 points/W
116 points/W
TOTAL
4884 points/W
5692 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-8600
i5-10400F
Test#1 (Integers)
6543 points/GHz
6112 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5746 points/GHz
5438 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1281 points/GHz
1283 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2780 points/GHz
3014 points/GHz
TOTAL
16350 points/GHz
15847 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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