| | | | | | |

Core i5-12600K vs i7-11700F


Description
The i5-12600K is based on Alder Lake architecture while the i7-11700F is based on Rocket Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-12600K gets a score of 764.7 k points while the i7-11700F gets 512.3 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-12600K is 1.5 times faster than the i7-11700F. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
90672
a0671
Core
Arder Lake-S
Rocket Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.7 GHz
2.5 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.9 GHz
4.9 GHz
Socket
LGA 1700
LGA 1200
Cores/Threads
6/12
8/16
TDP
65 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x48 kB
8x32+8x48 kB
Cache L2
6x1280 kB
8x512 kB
Cache L3
18432 kB
16384 kB
Date
January 2022
March 2021
Mean monothread perf.
111.14k points
89.58k points
Mean multithread perf.
764.68k points
512.32k 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
i5-12600K
i7-11700F
Test#1 (Integers)
52.6k
32.55k (x0.62)
Test#2 (FP)
27.28k
26.95k (x0.99)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
14.86k
10.76k (x0.72)
Test#1 (Memory)
16.4k
19.32k (x1.18)
TOTAL
111.14k
89.58k (x0.81)

Multithread

i5-12600K

i7-11700F
Test#1 (Integers)
356.58k
232.06k (x0.65)
Test#2 (FP)
263.15k
203.56k (x0.77)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
126.87k
72.89k (x0.57)
Test#1 (Memory)
18.08k
3.81k (x0.21)
TOTAL
764.68k
512.32k (x0.67)

Performance/W
i5-12600K
i7-11700F
Test#1 (Integers)
5486 points/W
3570 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
4048 points/W
3132 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1952 points/W
1121 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
278 points/W
59 points/W
TOTAL
11764 points/W
7882 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-12600K
i7-11700F
Test#1 (Integers)
10735 points/GHz
6642 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5568 points/GHz
5500 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3033 points/GHz
2196 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3346 points/GHz
3943 points/GHz
TOTAL
22682 points/GHz
18281 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]

grafica bm.hardlimit.com


Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

grafica bm.hardlimit.com


Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

grafica bm.hardlimit.com


Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

grafica bm.hardlimit.com

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]

grafica bm.hardlimit.com


Test#2 (FP) [points vs time]

grafica bm.hardlimit.com


Test#3 (Generic, ZIP) [points vs time]

grafica bm.hardlimit.com


Test#1 (Memory) [points vs time]

grafica bm.hardlimit.com

Hardlimit Benchmark Central - Ver. 3.11.4