Core i5-12500H vs i7-8700
Description
The i5-12500H is based on Alder Lake architecture while the i7-8700 is based on Coffee Lake.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-12500H gets a score of 225.7 k points while the i7-8700 gets 389 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-8700 is 1.7 times faster than the i5-12500H. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-12500H gets a score of 225.7 k points while the i7-8700 gets 389 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-8700 is 1.7 times faster than the i5-12500H. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
906a3
906ea
Core
Alder Lake-H
Coffee Lake-S
Base frecuency
2.5 GHz
3.2 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.5 GHz
4.6 GHz
Socket
BGA 1744
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
12/16
6/12
TDP
45 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32/8X64+4x48/8X32 kB
6x32+6x32 kB
Cache L2
4x1280/2x2048 kB
6x256 kB
Cache L3
18432 kB
12288 kB
Date
February 2022
October 2017
Mean monothread perf.
58.37k points
75.01k points
Mean multithread perf.
225.65k points
388.95k 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
i5-12500H
i7-8700
Test#1 (Integers)
6.93k
4.48k (x0.65)
Test#2 (FP)
18.76k
18.31k (x0.98)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
9.46k
5.88k (x0.62)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.17k
13.45k (x1.65)
TOTAL
43.33k
42.12k (x0.97)
Multithread
i5-12500H
i7-8700
Test#1 (Integers)
18.04k
27.35k (x1.52)
Test#2 (FP)
66.78k
124.94k (x1.87)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
37.55k
43.23k (x1.15)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.08k
7.08k (x1.17)
TOTAL
128.45k
202.61k (x1.58)
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
i5-12500H
i7-8700
Test#1 (Integers)
21.93k
16.45k (x0.75)
Test#2 (FP)
18.79k
23.74k (x1.26)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
10.5k
6.24k (x0.59)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.11k
13.43k (x1.66)
TOTAL
59.33k
59.86k (x1.01)
Multithread
i5-12500H
i7-8700
Test#1 (Integers)
61.07k
100.94k (x1.65)
Test#2 (FP)
86.08k
159.09k (x1.85)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
41.08k
43.61k (x1.06)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.02k
6.59k (x1.1)
TOTAL
194.25k
310.23k (x1.6)
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
i5-12500H
i7-8700
Test#1 (Integers)
21.11k
16.57k (x0.78)
Test#2 (FP)
19.61k
25.52k (x1.3)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
9.53k
6.01k (x0.63)
Test#1 (Memory)
7.72k
12.82k (x1.66)
TOTAL
57.97k
60.92k (x1.05)
Multithread
i5-12500H
i7-8700
Test#1 (Integers)
61.44k
101.85k (x1.66)
Test#2 (FP)
93.66k
170.31k (x1.82)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
40.09k
43.12k (x1.08)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.01k
7.11k (x1.18)
TOTAL
201.2k
322.39k (x1.6)
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
i5-12500H
i7-8700
Test#1 (Integers)
22.61k
29.25k (x1.29)
Test#2 (FP)
17.73k
25.98k (x1.47)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
9.63k
6.05k (x0.63)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.4k
13.74k (x1.63)
TOTAL
58.37k
75.01k (x1.29)
Multithread
i5-12500H
i7-8700
Test#1 (Integers)
85.49k
182.56k (x2.14)
Test#2 (FP)
94.93k
159.9k (x1.68)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
39.15k
38.18k (x0.98)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.08k
8.31k (x1.37)
TOTAL
225.65k
388.95k (x1.72)
Performance/W
i5-12500H
i7-8700
Test#1 (Integers)
1900 points/W
2809 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2110 points/W
2460 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
870 points/W
587 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
135 points/W
128 points/W
TOTAL
5014 points/W
5984 points/W
Performance/GHz
i5-12500H
i7-8700
Test#1 (Integers)
5025 points/GHz
6358 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3939 points/GHz
5647 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2139 points/GHz
1316 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1867 points/GHz
2986 points/GHz
TOTAL
12971 points/GHz
16307 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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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.
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]
Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]
Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]
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