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Core i9-12900KF vs i7-11700K


Description
The i9-12900KF is based on Alder Lake architecture while the i7-11700K 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 i7-11700K gets 742.2 k points.

Summarizing, the i9-12900KF is 1.6 times faster than the i7-11700K. 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
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
5.2 GHz
5 GHz
Socket
LGA 1700
LGA 1200
Cores/Threads
16/24
8/16
TDP
125 W
125 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32/8x64+8x48/8x32 kB
8x32+8x48 kB
Cache L2
8x1280+8x2048 kB
8x512 kB
Cache L3
30720 kB
16384 kB
Date
November 2021
March 2021
Mean monothread perf.
120.97k points
99.57k points
Mean multithread perf.
1219.33k points
742.15k 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
i7-11700K
Test#1 (Integers)
57.05k
36.24k (x0.64)
Test#2 (FP)
29.66k
28.87k (x0.97)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.48k
12.76k (x0.77)
Test#1 (Memory)
17.78k
21.7k (x1.22)
TOTAL
120.97k
99.57k (x0.82)

Multithread

i9-12900KF

i7-11700K
Test#1 (Integers)
546.04k
315.15k (x0.58)
Test#2 (FP)
437.01k
303.07k (x0.69)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
211.36k
111.09k (x0.53)
Test#1 (Memory)
24.92k
12.85k (x0.52)
TOTAL
1219.33k
742.15k (x0.61)

Performance/W
i9-12900KF
i7-11700K
Test#1 (Integers)
4368 points/W
2521 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
3496 points/W
2425 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1691 points/W
889 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
199 points/W
103 points/W
TOTAL
9755 points/W
5937 points/W

Performance/GHz
i9-12900KF
i7-11700K
Test#1 (Integers)
10972 points/GHz
7247 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5704 points/GHz
5775 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3170 points/GHz
2551 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3419 points/GHz
4341 points/GHz
TOTAL
23264 points/GHz
19914 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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