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Core i5-12600K vs i7-7700K


Description
The i5-12600K is based on Alder Lake architecture while the i7-7700K is based on Kaby Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-12600K gets a score of 764.7 k points while the i7-7700K gets 289.8 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-12600K is 2.6 times faster than the i7-7700K . To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
90672
906e9
Core
Arder Lake-S
Kaby Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.7 GHz
4.2 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.9 GHz
4.5 GHz
Socket
LGA 1700
LGA 1151
Cores/Threads
6/12
4/8
TDP
65 W
95 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x48 kB
32+32 kB
Cache L2
6x1280 kB
256 kB
Cache L3
18432 kB
8192 kB
Date
January 2022
September 2016
Mean monothread perf.
111.14k points
76.9k points
Mean multithread perf.
764.68k points
289.82k 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
i7-7700K
Test#1 (Integers)
52.6k
30.44k (x0.58)
Test#2 (FP)
27.28k
26.91k (x0.99)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
14.86k
6.25k (x0.42)
Test#1 (Memory)
16.4k
13.3k (x0.81)
TOTAL
111.14k
76.9k (x0.69)

Multithread

i5-12600K

i7-7700K
Test#1 (Integers)
356.58k
127.73k (x0.36)
Test#2 (FP)
263.15k
123.68k (x0.47)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
126.87k
29.34k (x0.23)
Test#1 (Memory)
18.08k
9.08k (x0.5)
TOTAL
764.68k
289.82k (x0.38)

Performance/W
i5-12600K
i7-7700K
Test#1 (Integers)
5486 points/W
1345 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
4048 points/W
1302 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1952 points/W
309 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
278 points/W
96 points/W
TOTAL
11764 points/W
3051 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-12600K
i7-7700K
Test#1 (Integers)
10735 points/GHz
6765 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5568 points/GHz
5981 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3033 points/GHz
1388 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3346 points/GHz
2955 points/GHz
TOTAL
22682 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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