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Core i5-9600KF vs i5-12400F


Description
The i5-9600KF is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the i5-12400F 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 i5-12400F gets 512.2 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-12400F is 1.4 times faster than the i5-9600KF. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906ec
90672
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Alder Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.7 GHz
2.5 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.6 GHz
4.4 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA 1700
Cores/Threads
6/6
6/12
TDP
95 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
6x32+6x48 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
6x1280 kB
Cache L3
9216 kB
18432 kB
Date
January 2019
January 2022
Mean monothread perf.
77.34k points
88.01k points
Mean multithread perf.
371.08k points
512.23k 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
i5-12400F
Test#1 (Integers)
30.52k
37.79k (x1.24)
Test#2 (FP)
26.54k
24.07k (x0.91)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.41k
12.44k (x1.94)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.87k
13.71k (x0.99)
TOTAL
77.34k
88.01k (x1.14)

Multithread

i5-9600KF

i5-12400F
Test#1 (Integers)
174.66k
212.6k (x1.22)
Test#2 (FP)
154.06k
197.81k (x1.28)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
34.11k
84.35k (x2.47)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.24k
17.48k (x2.12)
TOTAL
371.08k
512.23k (x1.38)

Performance/W
i5-9600KF
i5-12400F
Test#1 (Integers)
1839 points/W
3271 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
1622 points/W
3043 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
359 points/W
1298 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
87 points/W
269 points/W
TOTAL
3906 points/W
7881 points/W

Performance/GHz
i5-9600KF
i5-12400F
Test#1 (Integers)
6635 points/GHz
8588 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5769 points/GHz
5471 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1394 points/GHz
2827 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3015 points/GHz
3116 points/GHz
TOTAL
16813 points/GHz
20003 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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