Core i9-12900KF vs i7-12700H
Description
Both models i9-12900KF and i7-12700H 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 i7-12700H gets 643.3 k points.
Summarizing, the i9-12900KF is 1.9 times faster than the i7-12700H. 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 i7-12700H gets 643.3 k points.
Summarizing, the i9-12900KF is 1.9 times faster than the i7-12700H. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.
Specs
CPUID
90672
906a3
Core
Alder Lake-S
Alder Lake-H
Base frecuency
3.2 GHz
4.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
5.2 GHz
4.7 GHz
Socket
LGA 1700
BGA 1744
Cores/Threads
16/24
14/20
TDP
125 W
115 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32/8x64+8x48/8x32 kB
6x32/8x64+6x48/8x32 kB
Cache L2
8x1280+8x2048 kB
6x1280+6x2048 kB
Cache L3
30720 kB
24576 kB
Date
November 2021
January 2022
Mean monothread perf.
120.97k points
93.12k points
Mean multithread perf.
1219.33k points
643.29k points
AVX optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode II (AVX) is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the first version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX compatible CPU was released in 2011.
Monothread
i9-12900KF
i7-12700H
Test#1 (Integers)
28.96k
25.81k (x0.89)
Test#2 (FP)
30k
26.18k (x0.87)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.94k
14.71k (x0.87)
Test#1 (Memory)
17.14k
13.88k (x0.81)
TOTAL
93.05k
80.58k (x0.87)
Multithread
i9-12900KF
i7-12700H
Test#1 (Integers)
166.25k
203.61k (x1.22)
Test#2 (FP)
172.03k
249.64k (x1.45)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
96.95k
101.32k (x1.05)
Test#1 (Memory)
55.78k
9.55k (x0.17)
TOTAL
491.01k
564.12k (x1.15)
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
i7-12700H
Test#1 (Integers)
57.05k
41.64k (x0.73)
Test#2 (FP)
29.66k
25.48k (x0.86)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.48k
13.2k (x0.8)
Test#1 (Memory)
17.78k
12.8k (x0.72)
TOTAL
120.97k
93.12k (x0.77)
Multithread
i9-12900KF
i7-12700H
Test#1 (Integers)
546.04k
276.56k (x0.51)
Test#2 (FP)
437.01k
251.6k (x0.58)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
211.36k
104.55k (x0.49)
Test#1 (Memory)
24.92k
10.58k (x0.42)
TOTAL
1219.33k
643.29k (x0.53)
Performance/W
i9-12900KF
i7-12700H
Test#1 (Integers)
4368 points/W
2405 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
3496 points/W
2188 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1691 points/W
909 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
199 points/W
92 points/W
TOTAL
9755 points/W
5594 points/W
Performance/GHz
i9-12900KF
i7-12700H
Test#1 (Integers)
10972 points/GHz
8859 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5704 points/GHz
5422 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3170 points/GHz
2808 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3419 points/GHz
2724 points/GHz
TOTAL
23264 points/GHz
19813 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]
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