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Core i9-10900K vs i7-12700KF


Description
The i9-10900K is based on Comet Lake architecture while the i7-12700KF is based on Alder Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i9-10900K gets a score of 685.6 k points while the i7-12700KF gets 1018.3 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-12700KF is 1.5 times faster than the i9-10900K. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
a0655
90672
Core
Comet Lake-S
Alder Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.7 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
5.2 GHz
5 GHz
Socket
LGA 1200
LGA 1700
Cores/Threads
10/20
12/20
TDP
125 W
125 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
10x32+10x32 kB
8x32/4x64+8x48/4x32 kB
Cache L2
10x256 kB
8x1280/2048 kB
Cache L3
20480 kB
25600 kB
Date
April 2020
November 2021
Mean monothread perf.
80.41k points
111.27k points
Mean multithread perf.
685.65k 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
i9-10900K
i7-12700KF
Test#1 (Integers)
32.67k
53.63k (x1.64)
Test#2 (FP)
28.49k
29.55k (x1.04)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.53k
15.21k (x2.33)
Test#1 (Memory)
12.72k
12.88k (x1.01)
TOTAL
80.41k
111.27k (x1.38)

Multithread

i9-10900K

i7-12700KF
Test#1 (Integers)
307.39k
465.61k (x1.51)
Test#2 (FP)
298.47k
367.26k (x1.23)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
72.94k
164.92k (x2.26)
Test#1 (Memory)
6.85k
20.52k (x3)
TOTAL
685.65k
1018.31k (x1.49)

Performance/W
i9-10900K
i7-12700KF
Test#1 (Integers)
2459 points/W
3725 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2388 points/W
2938 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
583 points/W
1319 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
55 points/W
164 points/W
TOTAL
5485 points/W
8146 points/W

Performance/GHz
i9-10900K
i7-12700KF
Test#1 (Integers)
6282 points/GHz
10726 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5479 points/GHz
5910 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1257 points/GHz
3041 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
2445 points/GHz
2577 points/GHz
TOTAL
15463 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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