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Core i7-12700KF vs Ryzen 9 5900X


Description
The i7-12700KF is based on Alder Lake architecture while the 5900X is based on Zen 3.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-12700KF gets a score of 1018.3 k points while the 5900X gets 840.1 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-12700KF is 1.2 times faster than the 5900X. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
90672
a20f10
Core
Alder Lake-S
Vermeer
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
3.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
5 GHz
4.8 GHz
Socket
LGA 1700
AM4
Cores/Threads
12/20
12/24
TDP
125 W
105 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32/4x64+8x48/4x32 kB
12x32+12x32 kB
Cache L2
8x1280/2048 kB
12x512 kB
Cache L3
25600 kB
2x32768 kB
Date
November 2021
November 2020
Mean monothread perf.
111.27k points
89.82k points
Mean multithread perf.
1018.31k points
840.11k 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
i7-12700KF
5900X
Test#1 (Integers)
53.63k
24.34k (x0.45)
Test#2 (FP)
29.55k
26.8k (x0.91)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
15.21k
12.12k (x0.8)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.88k
26.55k (x2.06)
TOTAL
111.27k
89.82k (x0.81)

Multithread

i7-12700KF

5900X
Test#1 (Integers)
465.61k
263.12k (x0.57)
Test#2 (FP)
367.26k
353.9k (x0.96)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
164.92k
159.07k (x0.96)
Test#1 (Memory)
20.52k
64.01k (x3.12)
TOTAL
1018.31k
840.11k (x0.83)

Performance/W
i7-12700KF
5900X
Test#1 (Integers)
3725 points/W
2506 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2938 points/W
3371 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1319 points/W
1515 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
164 points/W
610 points/W
TOTAL
8146 points/W
8001 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-12700KF
5900X
Test#1 (Integers)
10726 points/GHz
5071 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5910 points/GHz
5584 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3041 points/GHz
2526 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2577 points/GHz
5530 points/GHz
TOTAL
22255 points/GHz
18712 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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