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Core i5-9500 vs i3-12100F


Description
The i5-9500 is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the i3-12100F is based on Alder Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-9500 gets a score of 352.8 k points while the i3-12100F gets 340.5 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-9500 is 1 times faster than the i3-12100F. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906ea
90675
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Alder Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3 GHz
3.3 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.4 GHz
4.3 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA 1700
Cores/Threads
6/6
4/8
TDP
65 W
58 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
4x32+x4x48 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
4x1280 kB
Cache L3
9216 kB
12288 kB
Date
April 2019
January 2022
Mean monothread perf.
73.65k points
88.81k points
Mean multithread perf.
352.84k points
340.49k 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
i5-9500
i3-12100F
Test#1 (Integers)
29.17k
39.54k (x1.36)
Test#2 (FP)
25.49k
23.79k (x0.93)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.84k
11.96k (x2.05)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.15k
13.52k (x1.03)
TOTAL
73.65k
88.81k (x1.21)

Multithread

i5-9500

i3-12100F
Test#1 (Integers)
166.66k
148k (x0.89)
Test#2 (FP)
146.9k
123.08k (x0.84)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
34.04k
52.73k (x1.55)
Test#1 (Memory)
5.25k
16.67k (x3.17)
TOTAL
352.84k
340.49k (x0.96)

Performance/W
i5-9500
i3-12100F
Test#1 (Integers)
2564 points/W
2552 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2260 points/W
2122 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
524 points/W
909 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
81 points/W
287 points/W
TOTAL
5428 points/W
5871 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-9500
i3-12100F
Test#1 (Integers)
6629 points/GHz
9195 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5793 points/GHz
5532 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1327 points/GHz
2781 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2990 points/GHz
3144 points/GHz
TOTAL
16739 points/GHz
20652 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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