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Core i5-12500H vs Xeon Bronze 3206R


Description
The i5-12500H is based on Alder Lake architecture while the 3206R is based on Cascade Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-12500H gets a score of 225.7 k points while the 3206R gets 216 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-12500H is 1 times faster than the 3206R. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906a3
50657
Core
Alder Lake-H
Cascade Lake-SP
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.5 GHz
1.9 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.5 GHz
1.9 GHz
Socket
BGA 1744
LGA 3647-0
Cores/Threads
12/16
8/8
TDP
45 W
85 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
4x32/8X64+4x48/8X32 kB
8x32+8x32 kB
Cache L2
4x1280/2x2048 kB
8x1024 kB
Cache L3
18432 kB
11264 kB
Date
February 2022
February 2020
Mean monothread perf.
58.37k points
31.52k points
Mean multithread perf.
225.65k points
216.02k 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
3206R
Test#1 (Integers)
6.93k
1.97k (x0.28)
Test#2 (FP)
18.76k
8.15k (x0.43)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
9.46k
2.37k (x0.25)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.17k
4.84k (x0.59)
TOTAL
43.33k
17.32k (x0.4)

Multithread

i5-12500H

3206R
Test#1 (Integers)
18.04k
15.73k (x0.87)
Test#2 (FP)
66.78k
64.78k (x0.97)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
37.55k
18.06k (x0.48)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.08k
5.21k (x0.86)
TOTAL
128.45k
103.77k (x0.81)

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
3206R
Test#1 (Integers)
22.61k
12.92k (x0.57)
Test#2 (FP)
17.73k
10.97k (x0.62)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
9.63k
2.54k (x0.26)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.4k
5.09k (x0.61)
TOTAL
58.37k
31.52k (x0.54)

Multithread

i5-12500H

3206R
Test#1 (Integers)
85.49k
103.33k (x1.21)
Test#2 (FP)
94.93k
87.67k (x0.92)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
39.15k
20.1k (x0.51)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.08k
4.91k (x0.81)
TOTAL
225.65k
216.02k (x0.96)

Performance/W
i5-12500H
3206R
Test#1 (Integers)
1900 points/W
1216 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2110 points/W
1031 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
870 points/W
237 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
135 points/W
58 points/W
TOTAL
5014 points/W
2541 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-12500H
3206R
Test#1 (Integers)
5025 points/GHz
6801 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
3939 points/GHz
5774 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2139 points/GHz
1334 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
1867 points/GHz
2678 points/GHz
TOTAL
12971 points/GHz
16588 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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