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Core i7-11700 vs i7-12700H


Description
The i7-11700 is based on Rocket Lake architecture while the i7-12700H is based on Alder Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-11700 gets a score of 729 k points while the i7-12700H gets 643.3 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-11700 is 1.1 times faster than the i7-12700H. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
a0671
906a3
Core
Rocket Lake-S
Alder Lake-H
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.5 GHz
4.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.9 GHz
4.7 GHz
Socket
LGA 1200
BGA 1744
Cores/Threads
8/16
14/20
TDP
65 W
115 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32+8x48 kB
6x32/8x64+6x48/8x32 kB
Cache L2
8x512 kB
6x1280+6x2048 kB
Cache L3
16384 kB
24576 kB
Date
March 2021
January 2022
Mean monothread perf.
98.87k points
93.12k points
Mean multithread perf.
728.98k points
643.29k 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
i7-11700
i7-12700H
Test#1 (Integers)
5.48k
7.95k (x1.45)
Test#2 (FP)
20.99k
19.74k (x0.94)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
12.58k
13.29k (x1.06)
Test#1 (Memory)
21.24k
14.97k (x0.71)
TOTAL
60.28k
55.95k (x0.93)

Multithread

i7-11700

i7-12700H
Test#1 (Integers)
44.15k
53.64k (x1.21)
Test#2 (FP)
196.6k
171.15k (x0.87)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
102.57k
94.92k (x0.93)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.64k
9.24k (x0.87)
TOTAL
353.96k
328.95k (x0.93)

SSE3 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode I (SSE) is optimized for the use of SIMD instructions with 128 bits register and the SSE set up to version 3. Nearly every modern CPU has support for this mode.
Monothread
i7-11700
i7-12700H
Test#1 (Integers)
18.05k
24.26k (x1.34)
Test#2 (FP)
26.13k
24.03k (x0.92)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
13.92k
14.75k (x1.06)
Test#1 (Memory)
21.22k
12.08k (x0.57)
TOTAL
79.32k
75.12k (x0.95)

Multithread

i7-11700

i7-12700H
Test#1 (Integers)
160.49k
199.99k (x1.25)
Test#2 (FP)
225.25k
218.01k (x0.97)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
113.88k
102.62k (x0.9)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.64k
9.42k (x0.89)
TOTAL
510.25k
530.04k (x1.04)

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
i7-11700
i7-12700H
Test#1 (Integers)
18.96k
25.81k (x1.36)
Test#2 (FP)
28.34k
26.18k (x0.92)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
13.26k
14.71k (x1.11)
Test#1 (Memory)
20.2k
13.88k (x0.69)
TOTAL
80.76k
80.58k (x1)

Multithread

i7-11700

i7-12700H
Test#1 (Integers)
164.31k
203.61k (x1.24)
Test#2 (FP)
253.96k
249.64k (x0.98)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
115.28k
101.32k (x0.88)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.65k
9.55k (x0.9)
TOTAL
544.2k
564.12k (x1.04)

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
i7-11700
i7-12700H
Test#1 (Integers)
35.12k
41.64k (x1.19)
Test#2 (FP)
29.24k
25.48k (x0.87)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
12.56k
13.2k (x1.05)
Test#1 (Memory)
21.95k
12.8k (x0.58)
TOTAL
98.87k
93.12k (x0.94)

Multithread

i7-11700

i7-12700H
Test#1 (Integers)
304k
276.56k (x0.91)
Test#2 (FP)
304.7k
251.6k (x0.83)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
109.64k
104.55k (x0.95)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.64k
10.58k (x0.99)
TOTAL
728.98k
643.29k (x0.88)

Performance/W
i7-11700
i7-12700H
Test#1 (Integers)
4677 points/W
2405 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
4688 points/W
2188 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1687 points/W
909 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
164 points/W
92 points/W
TOTAL
11215 points/W
5594 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-11700
i7-12700H
Test#1 (Integers)
7168 points/GHz
8859 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5967 points/GHz
5422 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2563 points/GHz
2808 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
4479 points/GHz
2724 points/GHz
TOTAL
20177 points/GHz
19813 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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