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Core i9-12900KF vs i9-10980XE


Description
The i9-12900KF is based on Alder Lake architecture while the i9-10980XE is based on Cascade Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i9-12900KF gets a score of 1219.3 k points while the i9-10980XE gets 1241.1 k points.

Summarizing, the i9-10980XE is 1 times faster than the i9-12900KF. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
90672
50657
Core
Alder Lake-S
Cascade Lake-X
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.2 GHz
3 GHz
Boost frecuency
5.2 GHz
4.8 GHz
Socket
LGA 1700
LGA 2066
Cores/Threads
16/24
18/36
TDP
125 W
165 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32/8x64+8x48/8x32 kB
18x32+18x32 kB
Cache L2
8x1280+8x2048 kB
18x1024 kB
Cache L3
30720 kB
25344 kB
Date
November 2021
November 2019
Mean monothread perf.
120.97k points
68.33k points
Mean multithread perf.
1219.33k points
1241.12k points

AVX optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode II (AVX) is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the first version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX compatible CPU was released in 2011.
Monothread
i9-12900KF
i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
28.96k
16.4k (x0.57)
Test#2 (FP)
30k
20.97k (x0.7)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.94k
5.82k (x0.34)
Test#1 (Memory)
17.14k
8.86k (x0.52)
TOTAL
93.05k
52.05k (x0.56)

Multithread

i9-12900KF

i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
166.25k
316.84k (x1.91)
Test#2 (FP)
172.03k
461.09k (x2.68)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
96.95k
129.82k (x1.34)
Test#1 (Memory)
55.78k
22.09k (x0.4)
TOTAL
491.01k
929.85k (x1.89)

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
i9-12900KF
i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
57.05k
29.53k (x0.52)
Test#2 (FP)
29.66k
22.59k (x0.76)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.48k
5.99k (x0.36)
Test#1 (Memory)
17.78k
10.22k (x0.57)
TOTAL
120.97k
68.33k (x0.56)

Multithread

i9-12900KF

i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
546.04k
587.06k (x1.08)
Test#2 (FP)
437.01k
496.41k (x1.14)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
211.36k
134.66k (x0.64)
Test#1 (Memory)
24.92k
22.99k (x0.92)
TOTAL
1219.33k
1241.12k (x1.02)

Performance/W
i9-12900KF
i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
4368 points/W
3558 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
3496 points/W
3009 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1691 points/W
816 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
199 points/W
139 points/W
TOTAL
9755 points/W
7522 points/W

Performance/GHz
i9-12900KF
i9-10980XE
Test#1 (Integers)
10972 points/GHz
6153 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5704 points/GHz
4707 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3170 points/GHz
1248 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3419 points/GHz
2129 points/GHz
TOTAL
23264 points/GHz
14236 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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