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Core i7-12700K vs Ryzen 9 5950X


Description
The i7-12700K is based on Alder Lake architecture while the 5950X is based on Zen 3.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-12700K gets a score of 1034.1 k points while the 5950X gets 1060.6 k points.

Summarizing, the 5950X is 1 times faster than the i7-12700K. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
90672
a20f12
Core
Alder Lake
Vermeer
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.7 GHz
3.4 GHz
Boost frecuency
5 GHz
4.9 GHz
Socket
LGA 1700
AM4
Cores/Threads
12/20
16/32
TDP
190 W
105 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32/4x64+8x48/4x32 kB
16x32+16x32 kB
Cache L2
8x1280+4x2048 kB
16x512 kB
Cache L3
25600 kB
2x32768 kB
Date
November 2021
November 2020
Mean monothread perf.
110.2k points
79.51k points
Mean multithread perf.
1034.06k points
1060.62k 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
5950X
Test#1 (Integers)
52.13k
19.88k (x0.38)
Test#2 (FP)
28.97k
25.26k (x0.87)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
15.04k
10.77k (x0.72)
Test#1 (Memory)
14.07k
23.59k (x1.68)
TOTAL
110.2k
79.51k (x0.72)

Multithread

i7-12700K

5950X
Test#1 (Integers)
458.8k
349.53k (x0.76)
Test#2 (FP)
377.45k
470.67k (x1.25)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
171.31k
207.28k (x1.21)
Test#1 (Memory)
26.51k
33.13k (x1.25)
TOTAL
1034.06k
1060.62k (x1.03)

Performance/W
i7-12700K
5950X
Test#1 (Integers)
2415 points/W
3329 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1987 points/W
4483 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
902 points/W
1974 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
140 points/W
316 points/W
TOTAL
5442 points/W
10101 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-12700K
5950X
Test#1 (Integers)
10425 points/GHz
4058 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5794 points/GHz
5155 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3008 points/GHz
2198 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2813 points/GHz
4815 points/GHz
TOTAL
22040 points/GHz
16226 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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