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Core i5-12400 vs i9-9900K


Description
The i5-12400 is based on Alder Lake architecture while the i9-9900K is based on Coffee Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-12400 gets a score of 552.6 k points while the i9-9900K gets 529.3 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-12400 is 1 times faster than the i9-9900K. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
90675
906ed
Core
Arder Lake-S
Coffee Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.5 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.4 GHz
5 GHz
Socket
LGA 1700
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
6/12
8/16
TDP
65 W
95 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x48 kB
8x32+8x32 kB
Cache L2
6x1280 kB
8x256 kB
Cache L3
18432 kB
16384 kB
Date
January 2022
October 2018
Mean monothread perf.
99.72k points
81.91k points
Mean multithread perf.
552.59k points
529.32k 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
i5-12400
i9-9900K
Test#1 (Integers)
46.08k
32.08k (x0.7)
Test#2 (FP)
25.51k
28.17k (x1.1)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
13.4k
6.68k (x0.5)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.73k
14.98k (x1.02)
TOTAL
99.72k
81.91k (x0.82)

Multithread

i5-12400

i9-9900K
Test#1 (Integers)
237.35k
242.98k (x1.02)
Test#2 (FP)
201.2k
220.16k (x1.09)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
97.8k
53.97k (x0.55)
Test#1 (Memory)
16.24k
12.22k (x0.75)
TOTAL
552.59k
529.32k (x0.96)

Performance/W
i5-12400
i9-9900K
Test#1 (Integers)
3652 points/W
2558 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
3095 points/W
2317 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1505 points/W
568 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
250 points/W
129 points/W
TOTAL
8501 points/W
5572 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-12400
i9-9900K
Test#1 (Integers)
10472 points/GHz
6417 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5798 points/GHz
5634 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3046 points/GHz
1335 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3348 points/GHz
2996 points/GHz
TOTAL
22665 points/GHz
16382 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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