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Core i7-12700K vs Ryzen 9 5900X


Description
The i7-12700K is based on Alder Lake architecture while the 5900X is based on Zen 3.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-12700K gets a score of 1034.1 k points while the 5900X gets 816 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-12700K is 1.3 times faster than the 5900X. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
90672
a20f12
Core
Alder Lake
Vermeer
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.7 GHz
3.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
5 GHz
4.8 GHz
Socket
LGA 1700
AM4
Cores/Threads
12/20
12/24
TDP
190 W
105 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32/4x64+8x48/4x32 kB
12x32+12x32 kB
Cache L2
8x1280+4x2048 kB
12x512 kB
Cache L3
25600 kB
2x32768 kB
Date
November 2021
November 2020
Mean monothread perf.
110.2k points
83.42k points
Mean multithread perf.
1034.06k points
816.01k 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
i7-12700K
5900X
Test#1 (Integers)
52.13k
22.58k (x0.43)
Test#2 (FP)
28.97k
24.83k (x0.86)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
15.04k
11.23k (x0.75)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.07k
24.78k (x1.76)
TOTAL
110.2k
83.42k (x0.76)

Multithread

i7-12700K

5900X
Test#1 (Integers)
458.8k
259.31k (x0.57)
Test#2 (FP)
377.45k
343.12k (x0.91)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
171.31k
155.92k (x0.91)
Test#1 (Memory)
26.51k
57.66k (x2.18)
TOTAL
1034.06k
816.01k (x0.79)

Performance/W
i7-12700K
5900X
Test#1 (Integers)
2415 points/W
2470 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1987 points/W
3268 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
902 points/W
1485 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
140 points/W
549 points/W
TOTAL
5442 points/W
7772 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-12700K
5900X
Test#1 (Integers)
10425 points/GHz
4704 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5794 points/GHz
5172 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3008 points/GHz
2340 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2813 points/GHz
5163 points/GHz
TOTAL
22040 points/GHz
17379 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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