Core i7-12700K vs i5-12600K
Description
Both models i7-12700K 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 i7-12700K gets a score of 1034.1 k points while the i5-12600K gets 764.7 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-12700K is 1.4 times faster than the i5-12600K. 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 i7-12700K gets a score of 1034.1 k points while the i5-12600K gets 764.7 k points.
Summarizing, the i7-12700K is 1.4 times faster than the i5-12600K. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
90672
90672
Core
Alder Lake
Arder Lake-S
Base frecuency
2.7 GHz
3.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
5 GHz
4.9 GHz
Socket
LGA 1700
LGA 1700
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
6x1280 kB
Cache L3
25600 kB
18432 kB
Date
November 2021
January 2022
Mean monothread perf.
110.2k points
111.14k points
Mean multithread perf.
1034.06k 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
i7-12700K
i5-12600K
Test#1 (Integers)
52.13k
52.6k (x1.01)
Test#2 (FP)
28.97k
27.28k (x0.94)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
15.04k
14.86k (x0.99)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.07k
16.4k (x1.17)
TOTAL
110.2k
111.14k (x1.01)
Multithread
i7-12700K
i5-12600K
Test#1 (Integers)
458.8k
356.58k (x0.78)
Test#2 (FP)
377.45k
263.15k (x0.7)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
171.31k
126.87k (x0.74)
Test#1 (Memory)
26.51k
18.08k (x0.68)
TOTAL
1034.06k
764.68k (x0.74)
Performance/W
i7-12700K
i5-12600K
Test#1 (Integers)
2415 points/W
5486 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1987 points/W
4048 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
902 points/W
1952 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
140 points/W
278 points/W
TOTAL
5442 points/W
11764 points/W
Performance/GHz
i7-12700K
i5-12600K
Test#1 (Integers)
10425 points/GHz
10735 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5794 points/GHz
5568 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3008 points/GHz
3033 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2813 points/GHz
3346 points/GHz
TOTAL
22040 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