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Core i9-10900X vs i5-12400F


Description
The i9-10900X is based on Cascade Lake architecture while the i5-12400F is based on Alder Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i9-10900X gets a score of 632.4 k points while the i5-12400F gets 399.4 k points.

Summarizing, the i9-10900X is 1.6 times faster than the i5-12400F. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
50657
90675
Core
Cascade Lake-X
Alder Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.7 GHz
2.5 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.7 GHz
4.4 GHz
Socket
LGA 2066
LGA 1700
Cores/Threads
10/20
6/12
TDP
165 W
117 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
10x32+10x32 kB
6x32/0x64+6x48/0x32 kB
Cache L2
10x1024 kB
6x1280+0x2048 kB
Cache L3
19712 kB
18432 kB
Date
November 2019
January 2022
Mean monothread perf.
62.28k points
76.46k points
Mean multithread perf.
632.35k points
399.39k 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
i9-10900X
i5-12400F
Test#1 (Integers)
25.97k
33.85k (x1.3)
Test#2 (FP)
22.37k
20.33k (x0.91)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.3k
10.51k (x1.98)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.63k
11.77k (x1.36)
TOTAL
62.28k
76.46k (x1.23)

Multithread

i9-10900X

i5-12400F
Test#1 (Integers)
281.98k
174.21k (x0.62)
Test#2 (FP)
259.01k
141.31k (x0.55)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
64.87k
64.86k (x1)
Test#1 (Memory)
26.5k
19.01k (x0.72)
TOTAL
632.35k
399.39k (x0.63)

Performance/W
i9-10900X
i5-12400F
Test#1 (Integers)
1709 points/W
1489 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1570 points/W
1208 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
393 points/W
554 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
161 points/W
162 points/W
TOTAL
3832 points/W
3414 points/W

Performance/GHz
i9-10900X
i5-12400F
Test#1 (Integers)
5526 points/GHz
7693 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
4760 points/GHz
4621 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1128 points/GHz
2389 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1835 points/GHz
2675 points/GHz
TOTAL
13250 points/GHz
17378 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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