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Core i3-12100T vs i7-7700K


Description
The i3-12100T is based on Alder Lake architecture while the i7-7700K is based on Kaby Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i3-12100T gets a score of 330.6 k points while the i7-7700K gets 289.8 k points.

Summarizing, the i3-12100T is 1.1 times faster than the i7-7700K . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
90675
906e9
Core
Alder Lake-S
Kaby Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.2 GHz
4.2 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.1 GHz
4.5 GHz
Socket
LGA 1700
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
4/8
4/8
TDP
35 W
95 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32+4x48 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
4x1280 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
12288 kB
8192 kB
Date
January 2022
September 2016
Mean monothread perf.
93.54k points
76.9k points
Mean multithread perf.
330.62k points
289.82k 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
i3-12100T
i7-7700K
Test#1 (Integers)
6.88k
4.63k (x0.67)
Test#2 (FP)
17.36k
18.92k (x1.09)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
12.26k
6.22k (x0.51)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.49k
13.92k (x1.03)
TOTAL
49.98k
43.7k (x0.87)

Multithread

i3-12100T

i7-7700K
Test#1 (Integers)
22.03k
18.53k (x0.84)
Test#2 (FP)
84.16k
86.49k (x1.03)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
46.49k
28.78k (x0.62)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.96k
9.67k (x1.08)
TOTAL
161.65k
143.47k (x0.89)

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
i3-12100T
i7-7700K
Test#1 (Integers)
22.25k
17.55k (x0.79)
Test#2 (FP)
23.16k
27.82k (x1.2)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
13.09k
6.8k (x0.52)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.21k
14.83k (x1.12)
TOTAL
71.7k
67k (x0.93)

Multithread

i3-12100T

i7-7700K
Test#1 (Integers)
77.43k
68.4k (x0.88)
Test#2 (FP)
109.08k
118.8k (x1.09)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
52.45k
33.34k (x0.64)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.75k
17.43k (x1.99)
TOTAL
247.71k
237.97k (x0.96)

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
i3-12100T
i7-7700K
Test#1 (Integers)
43.24k
30.44k (x0.7)
Test#2 (FP)
23.76k
26.91k (x1.13)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
12.67k
6.25k (x0.49)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.88k
13.3k (x0.96)
TOTAL
93.54k
76.9k (x0.82)

Multithread

i3-12100T

i7-7700K
Test#1 (Integers)
150.28k
127.73k (x0.85)
Test#2 (FP)
126.29k
123.68k (x0.98)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
45.32k
29.34k (x0.65)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.73k
9.08k (x1.04)
TOTAL
330.62k
289.82k (x0.88)

Performance/W
i3-12100T
i7-7700K
Test#1 (Integers)
4294 points/W
1345 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
3608 points/W
1302 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1295 points/W
309 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
249 points/W
96 points/W
TOTAL
9446 points/W
3051 points/W

Performance/GHz
i3-12100T
i7-7700K
Test#1 (Integers)
10546 points/GHz
6765 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5794 points/GHz
5981 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3089 points/GHz
1388 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3384 points/GHz
2955 points/GHz
TOTAL
22814 points/GHz
17089 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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