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Core i5-9600KF vs i3-12100F


Description
The i5-9600KF is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the i3-12100F is based on Alder Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i5-9600KF gets a score of 371.1 k points while the i3-12100F gets 340.5 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-9600KF is 1.1 times faster than the i3-12100F. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906ec
90675
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Alder Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.7 GHz
3.3 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.6 GHz
4.3 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA 1700
Cores/Threads
6/6
4/8
TDP
95 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
January 2019
January 2022
Mean monothread perf.
77.34k points
88.81k points
Mean multithread perf.
371.08k 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
i5-9600KF
i3-12100F
Test#1 (Integers)
30.52k
39.54k (x1.3)
Test#2 (FP)
26.54k
23.79k (x0.9)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.41k
11.96k (x1.87)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.87k
13.52k (x0.97)
TOTAL
77.34k
88.81k (x1.15)

Multithread

i5-9600KF

i3-12100F
Test#1 (Integers)
174.66k
148k (x0.85)
Test#2 (FP)
154.06k
123.08k (x0.8)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
34.11k
52.73k (x1.55)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.24k
16.67k (x2.02)
TOTAL
371.08k
340.49k (x0.92)

Performance/W
i5-9600KF
i3-12100F
Test#1 (Integers)
1839 points/W
2552 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1622 points/W
2122 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
359 points/W
909 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
87 points/W
287 points/W
TOTAL
3906 points/W
5871 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-9600KF
i3-12100F
Test#1 (Integers)
6635 points/GHz
9195 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5769 points/GHz
5532 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1394 points/GHz
2781 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3015 points/GHz
3144 points/GHz
TOTAL
16813 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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