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Core i7-11700K vs i9-12900KF


Description
The i7-11700K is based on Rocket Lake architecture while the i9-12900KF is based on Alder Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-11700K gets a score of 742.2 k points while the i9-12900KF gets 1219.3 k points.

Summarizing, the i9-12900KF is 1.6 times faster than the i7-11700K. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
a0671
90672
Core
Rocket Lake-S
Alder Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
3.2 GHz
Boost frecuency
5 GHz
5.2 GHz
Socket
LGA 1200
LGA 1700
Cores/Threads
8/16
16/24
TDP
125 W
125 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32+8x48 kB
8x32/8x64+8x48/8x32 kB
Cache L2
8x512 kB
8x1280+8x2048 kB
Cache L3
16384 kB
30720 kB
Date
March 2021
November 2021
Mean monothread perf.
99.57k points
120.97k points
Mean multithread perf.
742.15k points
1219.33k 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
i7-11700K
i9-12900KF
Test#1 (Integers)
36.24k
57.05k (x1.57)
Test#2 (FP)
28.87k
29.66k (x1.03)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
12.76k
16.48k (x1.29)
Test#1 (Memory)
21.7k
17.78k (x0.82)
TOTAL
99.57k
120.97k (x1.21)

Multithread

i7-11700K

i9-12900KF
Test#1 (Integers)
315.15k
546.04k (x1.73)
Test#2 (FP)
303.07k
437.01k (x1.44)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
111.09k
211.36k (x1.9)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.85k
24.92k (x1.94)
TOTAL
742.15k
1219.33k (x1.64)

Performance/W
i7-11700K
i9-12900KF
Test#1 (Integers)
2521 points/W
4368 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2425 points/W
3496 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
889 points/W
1691 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
103 points/W
199 points/W
TOTAL
5937 points/W
9755 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-11700K
i9-12900KF
Test#1 (Integers)
7247 points/GHz
10972 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5775 points/GHz
5704 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2551 points/GHz
3170 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
4341 points/GHz
3419 points/GHz
TOTAL
19914 points/GHz
23264 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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