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Core i9-10980XE vs i5-8400


Description
The i9-10980XE is based on Cascade Lake architecture while the i5-8400 is based on Coffee Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i9-10980XE gets a score of 1241.1 k points while the i5-8400 gets 289.6 k points.

Summarizing, the i9-10980XE is 4.3 times faster than the i5-8400. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
50657
906ea
Core
Cascade Lake-X
Coffee Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3 GHz
2.8 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.8 GHz
4 GHz
Socket
LGA 2066
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
18/36
6/6
TDP
165 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
18x32+18x32 kB
6x32+6x32 kB
Cache L2
18x1024 kB
6x256 kB
Cache L3
25344 kB
9216 kB
Date
November 2019
September 2017
Mean monothread perf.
68.33k points
64.98k points
Mean multithread perf.
1241.12k points
289.61k points

Non-optimized benchmark
The benchmark in Mode 0 (FPU) measures cpu performance with non-optimized software. It uses the basic µinstructions from the i386 architecture with the i387 floating point unit. This mode is compatible with all CPUs so it's practical to compare very different CPUs
Monothread
i9-10980XE
i5-8400
Test#1 (Integers)
4.52k
4.08k (x0.9)
Test#2 (FP)
17.94k
14.96k (x0.83)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.5k
4.98k (x0.91)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.64k
10.29k (x1.07)
TOTAL
37.6k
34.31k (x0.91)

Multithread

i9-10980XE

i5-8400
Test#1 (Integers)
84.93k
21.54k (x0.25)
Test#2 (FP)
409.55k
85.13k (x0.21)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
122.88k
28.24k (x0.23)
Test#1 (Memory)
22.12k
4.08k (x0.18)
TOTAL
639.48k
139k (x0.22)

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
i9-10980XE
i5-8400
Test#1 (Integers)
29.53k
26.5k (x0.9)
Test#2 (FP)
22.59k
23.11k (x1.02)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.99k
5.2k (x0.87)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.22k
10.16k (x0.99)
TOTAL
68.33k
64.98k (x0.95)

Multithread

i9-10980XE

i5-8400
Test#1 (Integers)
587.06k
135.08k (x0.23)
Test#2 (FP)
496.41k
121.49k (x0.24)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
134.66k
27.53k (x0.2)
Test#1 (Memory)
22.99k
5.5k (x0.24)
TOTAL
1241.12k
289.61k (x0.23)

Performance/W
i9-10980XE
i5-8400
Test#1 (Integers)
3558 points/W
2078 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
3009 points/W
1869 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
816 points/W
424 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
139 points/W
85 points/W
TOTAL
7522 points/W
4455 points/W

Performance/GHz
i9-10980XE
i5-8400
Test#1 (Integers)
6153 points/GHz
6626 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
4707 points/GHz
5778 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1248 points/GHz
1300 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2129 points/GHz
2541 points/GHz
TOTAL
14236 points/GHz
16245 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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