Core i9-12900K vs i5-12400F
Description
Both models i9-12900K and i5-12400F 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 i9-12900K gets a score of 1131.6 k points while the i5-12400F gets 399.4 k points.
Summarizing, the i9-12900K is 2.8 times faster than the i5-12400F. 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 i9-12900K gets a score of 1131.6 k points while the i5-12400F gets 399.4 k points.
Summarizing, the i9-12900K is 2.8 times faster than the i5-12400F. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
90672
90675
Core
Alder Lake
Alder Lake-S
Base frecuency
2.4 GHz
2.5 GHz
Boost frecuency
5.2 GHz
4.4 GHz
Socket
LGA 1700
LGA 1700
Cores/Threads
16/24
6/12
TDP
241 W
117 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32/8x64+8x48/8x32 kB
6x32/0x64+6x48/0x32 kB
Cache L2
8x1280+8x2048 kB
6x1280+0x2048 kB
Cache L3
30720 kB
18432 kB
Date
November 2021
January 2022
Mean monothread perf.
109.05k points
76.46k points
Mean multithread perf.
1131.59k points
399.39k 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
i9-12900K
i5-12400F
Test#1 (Integers)
47.92k
33.85k (x0.71)
Test#2 (FP)
30.1k
20.33k (x0.68)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
15.65k
10.51k (x0.67)
Test#1 (Memory)
15.38k
11.77k (x0.77)
TOTAL
109.05k
76.46k (x0.7)
Multithread
i9-12900K
i5-12400F
Test#1 (Integers)
502.11k
174.21k (x0.35)
Test#2 (FP)
414.67k
141.31k (x0.34)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
192.52k
64.86k (x0.34)
Test#1 (Memory)
22.3k
19.01k (x0.85)
TOTAL
1131.59k
399.39k (x0.35)
Performance/W
i9-12900K
i5-12400F
Test#1 (Integers)
2083 points/W
1489 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1721 points/W
1208 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
799 points/W
554 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
93 points/W
162 points/W
TOTAL
4695 points/W
3414 points/W
Performance/GHz
i9-12900K
i5-12400F
Test#1 (Integers)
9216 points/GHz
7693 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5789 points/GHz
4621 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3009 points/GHz
2389 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2957 points/GHz
2675 points/GHz
TOTAL
20971 points/GHz
17378 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