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Core i7-12700K vs i5-11400


Description
The i7-12700K is based on Alder Lake architecture while the i5-11400 is based on Rocket Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-12700K gets a score of 1034.1 k points while the i5-11400 gets 489.3 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-12700K is 2.1 times faster than the i5-11400. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
90672
a0671
Core
Alder Lake
Rocket Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.7 GHz
2.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
5 GHz
4.4 GHz
Socket
LGA 1700
LGA 1200
Cores/Threads
12/20
6/12
TDP
190 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32/4x64+8x48/4x32 kB
6x32+6x48 kB
Cache L2
8x1280+4x2048 kB
6x512 kB
Cache L3
25600 kB
12288 kB
Date
November 2021
March 2021
Mean monothread perf.
110.2k points
86.11k points
Mean multithread perf.
1034.06k points
489.31k 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
i7-12700K
i5-11400
Test#1 (Integers)
52.13k
31.23k (x0.6)
Test#2 (FP)
28.97k
25.88k (x0.89)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
15.04k
10.83k (x0.72)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.07k
18.17k (x1.29)
TOTAL
110.2k
86.11k (x0.78)

Multithread

i7-12700K

i5-11400
Test#1 (Integers)
458.8k
213.85k (x0.47)
Test#2 (FP)
377.45k
195.51k (x0.52)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
171.31k
72.06k (x0.42)
Test#1 (Memory)
26.51k
7.89k (x0.3)
TOTAL
1034.06k
489.31k (x0.47)

Performance/W
i7-12700K
i5-11400
Test#1 (Integers)
2415 points/W
3290 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1987 points/W
3008 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
902 points/W
1109 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
140 points/W
121 points/W
TOTAL
5442 points/W
7528 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-12700K
i5-11400
Test#1 (Integers)
10425 points/GHz
7098 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5794 points/GHz
5881 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3008 points/GHz
2461 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2813 points/GHz
4130 points/GHz
TOTAL
22040 points/GHz
19570 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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