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Ryzen 5 2600 vs Core i9-12900K


Description
The 2600 is based on Zen+ architecture while the i9-12900K is based on Alder Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the 2600 gets a score of 292.3 k points while the i9-12900K gets 1131.6 k points.

Summarizing, the i9-12900K is 3.9 times faster than the 2600. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
800f82
90672
Core
Pinnacle Ridge
Alder Lake
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.4 GHz
2.4 GHz
Boost frecuency
3.9 GHz
5.2 GHz
Socket
AM4
LGA 1700
Cores/Threads
6/12
16/24
TDP
65 W
241 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x64+6x32 kB
8x32/8x64+8x48/8x32 kB
Cache L2
6x512 kB
8x1280+8x2048 kB
Cache L3
2x8192 kB
30720 kB
Date
April 2018
November 2021
Mean monothread perf.
57.33k points
109.05k points
Mean multithread perf.
292.31k points
1131.59k 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
2600
i9-12900K
Test#1 (Integers)
13.83k
47.92k (x3.46)
Test#2 (FP)
23.16k
30.1k (x1.3)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.15k
15.65k (x3.04)
Test#1 (Memory)
15.18k
15.38k (x1.01)
TOTAL
57.33k
109.05k (x1.9)

Multithread

2600

i9-12900K
Test#1 (Integers)
83.44k
502.11k (x6.02)
Test#2 (FP)
161.53k
414.67k (x2.57)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
40.62k
192.52k (x4.74)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.72k
22.3k (x3.32)
TOTAL
292.31k
1131.59k (x3.87)

Performance/W
2600
i9-12900K
Test#1 (Integers)
1284 points/W
2083 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2485 points/W
1721 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
625 points/W
799 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
103 points/W
93 points/W
TOTAL
4497 points/W
4695 points/W

Performance/GHz
2600
i9-12900K
Test#1 (Integers)
3547 points/GHz
9216 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5938 points/GHz
5789 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1321 points/GHz
3009 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3893 points/GHz
2957 points/GHz
TOTAL
14699 points/GHz
20971 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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