Core i5-12600K vs i3-12100F
Description
Both models i5-12600K and i3-12100F are based on Alder Lake architecture.
Alder Lake is the 12th generation of Intel Core. It uses the 10nm proccess and was the first to introduce a hybrid architecture with Performance cores and Efficiency cores.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-12600K gets a score of 764.7 k points while the i3-12100F gets 340.5 k points.
Summarizing, the i5-12600K is 2.2 times faster than the i3-12100F. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Alder Lake is the 12th generation of Intel Core. It uses the 10nm proccess and was the first to introduce a hybrid architecture with Performance cores and Efficiency cores.
Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-12600K gets a score of 764.7 k points while the i3-12100F gets 340.5 k points.
Summarizing, the i5-12600K is 2.2 times faster than the i3-12100F. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
90672
90675
Core
Arder Lake-S
Alder Lake-S
Base frecuency
3.7 GHz
3.3 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.9 GHz
4.3 GHz
Socket
LGA 1700
LGA 1700
Cores/Threads
6/12
4/8
TDP
65 W
58 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x48 kB
4x32+x4x48 kB
Cache L2
6x1280 kB
4x1280 kB
Cache L3
18432 kB
12288 kB
Date
January 2022
January 2022
Mean monothread perf.
111.14k points
88.81k points
Mean multithread perf.
764.68k points
340.49k 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
i3-12100F
Test#1 (Integers)
52.6k
39.54k (x0.75)
Test#2 (FP)
27.28k
23.79k (x0.87)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
14.86k
11.96k (x0.8)
Test#1 (Memory)
16.4k
13.52k (x0.82)
TOTAL
111.14k
88.81k (x0.8)
Multithread
i5-12600K
i3-12100F
Test#1 (Integers)
356.58k
148k (x0.42)
Test#2 (FP)
263.15k
123.08k (x0.47)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
126.87k
52.73k (x0.42)
Test#1 (Memory)
18.08k
16.67k (x0.92)
TOTAL
764.68k
340.49k (x0.45)
Performance/W
i5-12600K
i3-12100F
Test#1 (Integers)
5486 points/W
2552 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
4048 points/W
2122 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1952 points/W
909 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
278 points/W
287 points/W
TOTAL
11764 points/W
5871 points/W
Performance/GHz
i5-12600K
i3-12100F
Test#1 (Integers)
10735 points/GHz
9195 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5568 points/GHz
5532 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3033 points/GHz
2781 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3346 points/GHz
3144 points/GHz
TOTAL
22682 points/GHz
20652 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]
Hardlimit Benchmark Central - Ver. 3.11.4