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Core i9-12900KF vs i7-10510U


Description
The i9-12900KF is based on Alder Lake architecture while the i7-10510U is based on Comet Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i9-12900KF gets a score of 1219.3 k points while the i7-10510U gets 190.8 k points.

Summarizing, the i9-12900KF is 6.4 times faster than the i7-10510U. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
90672
806ec
Core
Alder Lake-S
Comet Lake-U
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.2 GHz
1.8 GHz
Boost frecuency
5.2 GHz
4.9 GHz
Socket
LGA 1700
BGA 1528
Cores/Threads
16/24
4/8
TDP
125 W
15 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32/8x64+8x48/8x32 kB
4x32+4x32 kB
Cache L2
8x1280+8x2048 kB
4x256 kB
Cache L3
30720 kB
8192 kB
Date
November 2021
August 2019
Mean monothread perf.
120.97k points
59.01k points
Mean multithread perf.
1219.33k points
190.82k 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
i7-10510U
Test#1 (Integers)
28.96k
17.52k (x0.61)
Test#2 (FP)
30k
26.74k (x0.89)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.94k
6.22k (x0.37)
Test#1 (Memory)
17.14k
13.33k (x0.78)
TOTAL
93.05k
63.81k (x0.69)

Multithread

i9-12900KF

i7-10510U
Test#1 (Integers)
166.25k
54.53k (x0.33)
Test#2 (FP)
172.03k
85.61k (x0.5)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
96.95k
20.87k (x0.22)
Test#1 (Memory)
55.78k
8.05k (x0.14)
TOTAL
491.01k
169.07k (x0.34)

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
i7-10510U
Test#1 (Integers)
57.05k
22.85k (x0.4)
Test#2 (FP)
29.66k
21.15k (x0.71)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
16.48k
4.78k (x0.29)
Test#1 (Memory)
17.78k
10.24k (x0.58)
TOTAL
120.97k
59.01k (x0.49)

Multithread

i9-12900KF

i7-10510U
Test#1 (Integers)
546.04k
86.08k (x0.16)
Test#2 (FP)
437.01k
79.78k (x0.18)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
211.36k
18.26k (x0.09)
Test#1 (Memory)
24.92k
6.69k (x0.27)
TOTAL
1219.33k
190.82k (x0.16)

Performance/W
i9-12900KF
i7-10510U
Test#1 (Integers)
4368 points/W
5739 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
3496 points/W
5319 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1691 points/W
1217 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
199 points/W
446 points/W
TOTAL
9755 points/W
12721 points/W

Performance/GHz
i9-12900KF
i7-10510U
Test#1 (Integers)
10972 points/GHz
4664 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5704 points/GHz
4316 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
3170 points/GHz
975 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3419 points/GHz
2089 points/GHz
TOTAL
23264 points/GHz
12044 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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