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Core i7-9750H vs i5-12400


Description
The i7-9750H is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the i5-12400 is based on Alder Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i7-9750H gets a score of 276.5 k points while the i5-12400 gets 544.6 k points.

Summarizing, the i5-12400 is 2 times faster than the i7-9750H. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906ed
90672
Core
Coffee Lake-H
Arder Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
2.6 GHz
2.5 GHz
Boost frecuency
4.5 GHz
4.4 GHz
Socket
BGA 1440
LGA 1700
Cores/Threads
6/12
6/12
TDP
45 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
6x32+6x32 kB
6x32+6x48 kB
Cache L2
6x256 kB
6x1280 kB
Cache L3
12288 kB
18432 kB
Date
April 2019
January 2022
Mean monothread perf.
62.92k points
102.51k points
Mean multithread perf.
276.46k points
544.64k points

Non-optimized benchmark
The benchmark in Mode 0 (FPU) measures cpu performance with non-optimized software. It uses the basic µinstructions from the i386 architecture with the i387 floating point unit. This mode is compatible with all CPUs so it's practical to compare very different CPUs
Monothread
i7-9750H
i5-12400
Test#1 (Integers)
4.53k
7.51k (x1.66)
Test#2 (FP)
18.24k
18.66k (x1.02)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.76k
13.32k (x2.31)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.01k
14.8k (x1.14)
TOTAL
41.54k
54.29k (x1.31)

Multithread

i7-9750H

i5-12400
Test#1 (Integers)
24.3k
35.52k (x1.46)
Test#2 (FP)
97.88k
138.43k (x1.41)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
29.85k
85.55k (x2.87)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.93k
21.72k (x1.82)
TOTAL
163.95k
281.22k (x1.72)

SSE3 optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode I (SSE) is optimized for the use of SIMD instructions with 128 bits register and the SSE set up to version 3. Nearly every modern CPU has support for this mode.
Monothread
i7-9750H
i5-12400
Test#1 (Integers)
16.32k
24.24k (x1.48)
Test#2 (FP)
23.42k
23.92k (x1.02)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.04k
14.43k (x2.39)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.24k
14.84k (x1.12)
TOTAL
59.03k
77.43k (x1.31)

Multithread

i7-9750H

i5-12400
Test#1 (Integers)
86.92k
124.33k (x1.43)
Test#2 (FP)
126.14k
168.8k (x1.34)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
29.62k
100k (x3.38)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.86k
21.2k (x1.79)
TOTAL
254.54k
414.33k (x1.63)

AVX optimized benchmark
The benchmark in mode II (AVX) is optimized to used 256 bits registers beside the first version of the Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX). The first AVX compatible CPU was released in 2011.
Monothread
i7-9750H
i5-12400
Test#1 (Integers)
16.31k
23.84k (x1.46)
Test#2 (FP)
24.48k
25.09k (x1.03)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.87k
14.1k (x2.4)
Test#1 (Memory)
13.02k
14.48k (x1.11)
TOTAL
59.67k
77.51k (x1.3)

Multithread

i7-9750H

i5-12400
Test#1 (Integers)
87.54k
123.98k (x1.42)
Test#2 (FP)
131.05k
176.89k (x1.35)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
28.47k
97.42k (x3.42)
Test#1 (Memory)
11.8k
20.78k (x1.76)
TOTAL
258.87k
419.07k (x1.62)

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
i7-9750H
i5-12400
Test#1 (Integers)
25.22k
48.08k (x1.91)
Test#2 (FP)
21.97k
25.6k (x1.17)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
5.02k
14.02k (x2.79)
Test#1 (Memory)
10.71k
14.81k (x1.38)
TOTAL
62.92k
102.51k (x1.63)

Multithread

i7-9750H

i5-12400
Test#1 (Integers)
125.56k
230.14k (x1.83)
Test#2 (FP)
115.86k
198.07k (x1.71)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
25.63k
94.78k (x3.7)
Test#1 (Memory)
9.4k
21.64k (x2.3)
TOTAL
276.46k
544.64k (x1.97)

Performance/W
i7-9750H
i5-12400
Test#1 (Integers)
2790 points/W
3541 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2575 points/W
3047 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
570 points/W
1458 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
209 points/W
333 points/W
TOTAL
6144 points/W
8379 points/W

Performance/GHz
i7-9750H
i5-12400
Test#1 (Integers)
5605 points/GHz
10927 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
4882 points/GHz
5819 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1115 points/GHz
3186 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2380 points/GHz
3365 points/GHz
TOTAL
13982 points/GHz
23298 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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