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Core i9-9900KF vs i9-12900HK


Description
The i9-9900KF is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the i9-12900HK is based on Alder Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i9-9900KF gets a score of 560.4 k points while the i9-12900HK gets 622.8 k points.

Summarizing, the i9-12900HK is 1.1 times faster than the i9-9900KF. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906ed
906a3
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Alder Lake-H
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
2.5 GHz
Boost frecuency
5 GHz
5 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
BGA 1744
Cores/Threads
8/16
14/20
TDP
95 W
45 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32+8x32 kB
6x32/8x64+6x48/8x32 kB
Cache L2
8x256 kB
6x1280/2x2048 kB
Cache L3
16386 kB
24576 kB
Date
January 2019
January 2022
Mean monothread perf.
84.62k points
68.43k points
Mean multithread perf.
560.37k points
622.83k 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
i9-9900KF
i9-12900HK
Test#1 (Integers)
33.03k
30.51k (x0.92)
Test#2 (FP)
29.54k
18.67k (x0.63)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.56k
9.69k (x1.48)
Test#1 (Memory)
15.49k
9.55k (x0.62)
TOTAL
84.62k
68.43k (x0.81)

Multithread

i9-9900KF

i9-12900HK
Test#1 (Integers)
259.64k
273.58k (x1.05)
Test#2 (FP)
236.58k
228.21k (x0.96)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
53.37k
111.89k (x2.1)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.78k
9.15k (x0.85)
TOTAL
560.37k
622.83k (x1.11)

Performance/W
i9-9900KF
i9-12900HK
Test#1 (Integers)
2733 points/W
6080 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2490 points/W
5071 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
562 points/W
2486 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
113 points/W
203 points/W
TOTAL
5899 points/W
13841 points/W

Performance/GHz
i9-9900KF
i9-12900HK
Test#1 (Integers)
6606 points/GHz
6103 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5908 points/GHz
3734 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1313 points/GHz
1938 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3099 points/GHz
1911 points/GHz
TOTAL
16925 points/GHz
13686 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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