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Core i9-12900KF vs i9-13900HX


Description
The i9-12900KF is based on Alder Lake architecture while the i9-13900HX is based on Raptor Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i9-12900KF gets a score of 1219.3 k points while the i9-13900HX gets 1160.7 k points.

Summarizing, the i9-12900KF is 1.1 times faster than the i9-13900HX. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
90672
b0671
Core
Alder Lake-S
Raptor Lake-HX
Architecture
Alder Lake
Base frecuency
3.2 GHz
2.2 GHz
Boost frecuency
5.2 GHz
5.4 GHz
Socket
LGA 1700
BGA 1964
Cores/Threads
16/24
24/32
TDP
125 W
55 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32/8x64+8x48/8x32 kB
8x32/16x64+8x48/16x32 kB
Cache L2
8x1280+8x2048 kB
8x2048/4x4096 kB
Cache L3
30720 kB
36864 kB
Date
November 2021
January 2023
Mean monothread perf.
120.97k points
112.85k points
Mean multithread perf.
1219.33k points
1160.72k 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
i9-13900HX
Test#1 (Integers)
57.05k
53.69k (x0.94)
Test#2 (FP)
29.66k
28.76k (x0.97)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.48k
14.93k (x0.91)
Test#1 (Memory)
17.78k
15.47k (x0.87)
TOTAL
120.97k
112.85k (x0.93)

Multithread

i9-12900KF

i9-13900HX
Test#1 (Integers)
546.04k
526.44k (x0.96)
Test#2 (FP)
437.01k
420.48k (x0.96)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
211.36k
196.13k (x0.93)
Test#1 (Memory)
24.92k
17.68k (x0.71)
TOTAL
1219.33k
1160.72k (x0.95)

Performance/W
i9-12900KF
i9-13900HX
Test#1 (Integers)
4368 points/W
9572 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
3496 points/W
7645 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1691 points/W
3566 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
199 points/W
321 points/W
TOTAL
9755 points/W
21104 points/W

Performance/GHz
i9-12900KF
i9-13900HX
Test#1 (Integers)
10972 points/GHz
9942 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5704 points/GHz
5326 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3170 points/GHz
2765 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3419 points/GHz
2865 points/GHz
TOTAL
23264 points/GHz
20898 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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