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Core i7-11700 vs i9-9900K


Description
The i7-11700 is based on Rocket Lake architecture while the i9-9900K is based on Coffee Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-11700 gets a score of 729 k points while the i9-9900K gets 545.3 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-11700 is 1.3 times faster than the i9-9900K. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
a0671
906ec
Core
Rocket Lake-S
Coffee Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.5 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.9 GHz
5 GHz
Socket
LGA 1200
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
8/16
8/16
TDP
65 W
95 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32+8x48 kB
8x32+8x32 kB
Cache L2
8x512 kB
8x256 kB
Cache L3
16384 kB
16384 kB
Date
March 2021
October 2018
Mean monothread perf.
98.87k points
86.24k points
Mean multithread perf.
728.98k points
545.3k 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
i9-9900K
Test#1 (Integers)
5.48k
5.17k (x0.94)
Test#2 (FP)
20.99k
21.15k (x1.01)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
12.58k
7.01k (x0.56)
Test#1 (Memory)
21.24k
15.32k (x0.72)
TOTAL
60.28k
48.66k (x0.81)

Multithread

i7-11700

i9-9900K
Test#1 (Integers)
44.15k
38.45k (x0.87)
Test#2 (FP)
196.6k
155.68k (x0.79)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
102.57k
51k (x0.5)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.64k
18.26k (x1.72)
TOTAL
353.96k
263.38k (x0.74)

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
i9-9900K
Test#1 (Integers)
35.12k
33.62k (x0.96)
Test#2 (FP)
29.24k
30.02k (x1.03)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
12.56k
7.17k (x0.57)
Test#1 (Memory)
21.95k
15.43k (x0.7)
TOTAL
98.87k
86.24k (x0.87)

Multithread

i7-11700

i9-9900K
Test#1 (Integers)
304k
248.93k (x0.82)
Test#2 (FP)
304.7k
224.43k (x0.74)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
109.64k
53.39k (x0.49)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.64k
18.54k (x1.74)
TOTAL
728.98k
545.3k (x0.75)

Performance/W
i7-11700
i9-9900K
Test#1 (Integers)
4677 points/W
2620 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
4688 points/W
2362 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1687 points/W
562 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
164 points/W
195 points/W
TOTAL
11215 points/W
5740 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-11700
i9-9900K
Test#1 (Integers)
7168 points/GHz
6724 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5967 points/GHz
6003 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2563 points/GHz
1434 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
4479 points/GHz
3087 points/GHz
TOTAL
20177 points/GHz
17247 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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