Core i7-12700 vs i5-12600K
Description
Both models i7-12700 and i5-12600K 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 i7-12700 gets a score of 698.3 k points while the i5-12600K gets 764.7 k points.
Summarizing, the i5-12600K is 1.1 times faster than the i7-12700. 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 i7-12700 gets a score of 698.3 k points while the i5-12600K gets 764.7 k points.
Summarizing, the i5-12600K is 1.1 times faster than the i7-12700. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
90672
90672
Core
Alder Lake-S
Arder Lake-S
Base frecuency
3.3 GHz
3.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.9 GHz
4.9 GHz
Socket
LGA 1700
LGA 1700
Cores/Threads
12/20
6/12
TDP
65 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32/4x64+8x48/4x32 kB
6x32+6x48 kB
Cache L2
8x1280+4x2048 kB
6x1280 kB
Cache L3
25600 kB
18432 kB
Date
November 2021
January 2022
Mean monothread perf.
104.01k points
111.14k points
Mean multithread perf.
698.34k points
764.68k 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
i7-12700
i5-12600K
Test#1 (Integers)
48.39k
52.6k (x1.09)
Test#2 (FP)
26.92k
27.28k (x1.01)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
13.37k
14.86k (x1.11)
Test#1 (Memory)
15.34k
16.4k (x1.07)
TOTAL
104.01k
111.14k (x1.07)
Multithread
i7-12700
i5-12600K
Test#1 (Integers)
415.67k
356.58k (x0.86)
Test#2 (FP)
158.57k
263.15k (x1.66)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
109.37k
126.87k (x1.16)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.72k
18.08k (x1.23)
TOTAL
698.34k
764.68k (x1.1)
Performance/W
i7-12700
i5-12600K
Test#1 (Integers)
6395 points/W
5486 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2440 points/W
4048 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1683 points/W
1952 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
226 points/W
278 points/W
TOTAL
10744 points/W
11764 points/W
Performance/GHz
i7-12700
i5-12600K
Test#1 (Integers)
9876 points/GHz
10735 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5493 points/GHz
5568 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
2728 points/GHz
3033 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3131 points/GHz
3346 points/GHz
TOTAL
21227 points/GHz
22682 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