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Core i9-10940X vs i7-1260P


Description
The i9-10940X is based on Cascade Lake architecture while the i7-1260P is based on Alder Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i9-10940X gets a score of 1088.1 k points while the i7-1260P gets 391.1 k points.

Summarizing, the i9-10940X is 2.8 times faster than the i7-1260P. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
50657
906a3
Core
Cascade Lake-X
Alder Lake-P
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.3 GHz
2.1 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.8 GHz
4.7 GHz
Socket
LGA 2066
BGA 1744
Cores/Threads
14/28
12/16
TDP
165 W
28 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
14x32+14x32 kB
4x32/8X64+4x48/8X32 kB
Cache L2
14x1024 kB
4x1280+8x2048 kB
Cache L3
19712 kB
18432 kB
Date
November 2019
February 2022
Mean monothread perf.
72.04k points
94.9k points
Mean multithread perf.
1088.11k 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
i9-10940X
i7-1260P
Test#1 (Integers)
29.75k
41.94k (x1.41)
Test#2 (FP)
27.44k
26.81k (x0.98)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.81k
12.63k (x2.17)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.05k
13.51k (x1.49)
TOTAL
72.04k
94.9k (x1.32)

Multithread

i9-10940X

i7-1260P
Test#1 (Integers)
485.37k
168.12k (x0.35)
Test#2 (FP)
472.7k
148.09k (x0.31)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
113.09k
60.28k (x0.53)
Test#1 (Memory)
16.95k
14.58k (x0.86)
TOTAL
1088.11k
391.07k (x0.36)

Performance/W
i9-10940X
i7-1260P
Test#1 (Integers)
2942 points/W
6004 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2865 points/W
5289 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
685 points/W
2153 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
103 points/W
521 points/W
TOTAL
6595 points/W
13967 points/W

Performance/GHz
i9-10940X
i7-1260P
Test#1 (Integers)
6197 points/GHz
8924 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5717 points/GHz
5705 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1210 points/GHz
2687 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1885 points/GHz
2875 points/GHz
TOTAL
15009 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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