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Core i5-9400F vs i7-1260P


Description
The i5-9400F is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the i7-1260P is based on Alder Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-9400F gets a score of 331.2 k points while the i7-1260P gets 391.1 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-1260P is 1.2 times faster than the i5-9400F. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906ea
906a3
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Alder Lake-P
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.9 GHz
2.1 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.1 GHz
4.7 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
BGA 1744
Cores/Threads
6/6
12/16
TDP
65 W
28 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
4x32/8X64+4x48/8X32 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
4x1280+8x2048 kB
Cache L3
9216 kB
18432 kB
Date
January 2019
February 2022
Mean monothread perf.
67.77k points
94.9k points
Mean multithread perf.
331.19k points
391.07k 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
i5-9400F
i7-1260P
Test#1 (Integers)
27.15k
41.94k (x1.54)
Test#2 (FP)
23.63k
26.81k (x1.13)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.38k
12.63k (x2.35)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.61k
13.51k (x1.16)
TOTAL
67.77k
94.9k (x1.4)

Multithread

i5-9400F

i7-1260P
Test#1 (Integers)
156.61k
168.12k (x1.07)
Test#2 (FP)
138k
148.09k (x1.07)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
29.45k
60.28k (x2.05)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.14k
14.58k (x2.04)
TOTAL
331.19k
391.07k (x1.18)

Performance/W
i5-9400F
i7-1260P
Test#1 (Integers)
2409 points/W
6004 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2123 points/W
5289 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
453 points/W
2153 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
110 points/W
521 points/W
TOTAL
5095 points/W
13967 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-9400F
i7-1260P
Test#1 (Integers)
6622 points/GHz
8924 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5763 points/GHz
5705 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1312 points/GHz
2687 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2831 points/GHz
2875 points/GHz
TOTAL
16528 points/GHz
20191 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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