Core i9-12900KF vs i3-12100F
Description
Both models i9-12900KF and i3-12100F 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 i9-12900KF gets a score of 1219.3 k points while the i3-12100F gets 340.5 k points.
Summarizing, the i9-12900KF is 3.6 times faster than the i3-12100F. 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 i9-12900KF gets a score of 1219.3 k points while the i3-12100F gets 340.5 k points.
Summarizing, the i9-12900KF is 3.6 times faster than the i3-12100F. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
90672
90675
Core
Alder Lake-S
Alder Lake-S
Base frecuency
3.2 GHz
3.3 GHz
Boost frecuency
5.2 GHz
4.3 GHz
Socket
LGA 1700
LGA 1700
Cores/Threads
16/24
4/8
TDP
125 W
58 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32/8x64+8x48/8x32 kB
4x32+x4x48 kB
Cache L2
8x1280+8x2048 kB
4x1280 kB
Cache L3
30720 kB
12288 kB
Date
November 2021
January 2022
Mean monothread perf.
120.97k points
88.81k points
Mean multithread perf.
1219.33k points
340.49k 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
i3-12100F
Test#1 (Integers)
57.05k
39.54k (x0.69)
Test#2 (FP)
29.66k
23.79k (x0.8)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.48k
11.96k (x0.73)
Test#1 (Memory)
17.78k
13.52k (x0.76)
TOTAL
120.97k
88.81k (x0.73)
Multithread
i9-12900KF
i3-12100F
Test#1 (Integers)
546.04k
148k (x0.27)
Test#2 (FP)
437.01k
123.08k (x0.28)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
211.36k
52.73k (x0.25)
Test#1 (Memory)
24.92k
16.67k (x0.67)
TOTAL
1219.33k
340.49k (x0.28)
Performance/W
i9-12900KF
i3-12100F
Test#1 (Integers)
4368 points/W
2552 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
3496 points/W
2122 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1691 points/W
909 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
199 points/W
287 points/W
TOTAL
9755 points/W
5871 points/W
Performance/GHz
i9-12900KF
i3-12100F
Test#1 (Integers)
10972 points/GHz
9195 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5704 points/GHz
5532 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3170 points/GHz
2781 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3419 points/GHz
3144 points/GHz
TOTAL
23264 points/GHz
20652 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