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Core i7-9700K vs i7-12700KF


Description
The i7-9700K is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the i7-12700KF is based on Alder Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-9700K gets a score of 460 k points while the i7-12700KF gets 1018.3 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-12700KF is 2.2 times faster than the i7-9700K. 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
3.6 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.9 GHz
5 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA 1700
Cores/Threads
8/8
12/20
TDP
95 W
125 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32+8x32 kB
8x32/4x64+8x48/4x32 kB
Cache L2
8x256 kB
8x1280/2048 kB
Cache L3
12288 kB
25600 kB
Date
October 2018
November 2021
Mean monothread perf.
73.62k points
111.27k points
Mean multithread perf.
460.02k points
1018.31k 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
i7-9700K
i7-12700KF
Test#1 (Integers)
29.3k
53.63k (x1.83)
Test#2 (FP)
25.61k
29.55k (x1.15)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.86k
15.21k (x2.6)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.86k
12.88k (x1)
TOTAL
73.62k
111.27k (x1.51)

Multithread

i7-9700K

i7-12700KF
Test#1 (Integers)
217.77k
465.61k (x2.14)
Test#2 (FP)
190.46k
367.26k (x1.93)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
40.48k
164.92k (x4.07)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.31k
20.52k (x1.82)
TOTAL
460.02k
1018.31k (x2.21)

Performance/W
i7-9700K
i7-12700KF
Test#1 (Integers)
2292 points/W
3725 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2005 points/W
2938 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
426 points/W
1319 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
119 points/W
164 points/W
TOTAL
4842 points/W
8146 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-9700K
i7-12700KF
Test#1 (Integers)
5981 points/GHz
10726 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5226 points/GHz
5910 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1195 points/GHz
3041 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2624 points/GHz
2577 points/GHz
TOTAL
15025 points/GHz
22255 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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