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Core i5-8600 vs i7-12700H


Description
The i5-8600 is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the i7-12700H is based on Alder Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-8600 gets a score of 317.5 k points while the i7-12700H gets 643.3 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-12700H is 2 times faster than the i5-8600. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906ea
906a3
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Alder Lake-H
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.1 GHz
4.7 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.3 GHz
4.7 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
BGA 1744
Cores/Threads
6/6
14/20
TDP
65 W
115 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
6x32/8x64+6x48/8x32 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
6x1280+6x2048 kB
Cache L3
9216 kB
24576 kB
Date
March 2018
January 2022
Mean monothread perf.
70.3k points
93.12k points
Mean multithread perf.
317.49k points
643.29k 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
i5-8600
i7-12700H
Test#1 (Integers)
28.14k
41.64k (x1.48)
Test#2 (FP)
24.71k
25.48k (x1.03)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.51k
13.2k (x2.4)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.95k
12.8k (x1.07)
TOTAL
70.3k
93.12k (x1.32)

Multithread

i5-8600

i7-12700H
Test#1 (Integers)
159.4k
276.56k (x1.74)
Test#2 (FP)
126.93k
251.6k (x1.98)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
26.76k
104.55k (x3.91)
Test#1 (Memory)
4.4k
10.58k (x2.41)
TOTAL
317.49k
643.29k (x2.03)

Performance/W
i5-8600
i7-12700H
Test#1 (Integers)
2452 points/W
2405 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1953 points/W
2188 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
412 points/W
909 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
68 points/W
92 points/W
TOTAL
4884 points/W
5594 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-8600
i7-12700H
Test#1 (Integers)
6543 points/GHz
8859 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5746 points/GHz
5422 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1281 points/GHz
2808 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2780 points/GHz
2724 points/GHz
TOTAL
16350 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.


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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