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Core i9-12900KF vs i5-11400F


Description
The i9-12900KF is based on Alder Lake architecture while the i5-11400F is based on Rocket Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i9-12900KF gets a score of 1219.3 k points while the i5-11400F gets 495.6 k points.

Summarizing, the i9-12900KF is 2.5 times faster than the i5-11400F. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
90672
a0671
Core
Alder Lake-S
Rocket Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.2 GHz
2.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
5.2 GHz
4.4 GHz
Socket
LGA 1700
LGA 1200
Cores/Threads
16/24
6/12
TDP
125 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32/8x64+8x48/8x32 kB
6x32+6x48 kB
Cache L2
8x1280+8x2048 kB
6x512 kB
Cache L3
30720 kB
12288 kB
Date
November 2021
March 2021
Mean monothread perf.
120.97k points
88.34k points
Mean multithread perf.
1219.33k points
495.65k 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
i9-12900KF
i5-11400F
Test#1 (Integers)
57.05k
31.66k (x0.55)
Test#2 (FP)
29.66k
26.21k (x0.88)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.48k
11.96k (x0.73)
Test#1 (Memory)
17.78k
18.5k (x1.04)
TOTAL
120.97k
88.34k (x0.73)

Multithread

i9-12900KF

i5-11400F
Test#1 (Integers)
546.04k
210.36k (x0.39)
Test#2 (FP)
437.01k
203.84k (x0.47)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
211.36k
72.05k (x0.34)
Test#1 (Memory)
24.92k
9.4k (x0.38)
TOTAL
1219.33k
495.65k (x0.41)

Performance/W
i9-12900KF
i5-11400F
Test#1 (Integers)
4368 points/W
3236 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
3496 points/W
3136 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1691 points/W
1108 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
199 points/W
145 points/W
TOTAL
9755 points/W
7625 points/W

Performance/GHz
i9-12900KF
i5-11400F
Test#1 (Integers)
10972 points/GHz
7196 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5704 points/GHz
5957 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3170 points/GHz
2718 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3419 points/GHz
4205 points/GHz
TOTAL
23264 points/GHz
20076 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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