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Core i9-9900K vs i5-12400F


Description
The i9-9900K is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the i5-12400F is based on Alder Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i9-9900K gets a score of 545.3 k points while the i5-12400F gets 512.2 k points.

Summarizing, the i9-9900K is 1.1 times faster than the i5-12400F. 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
2.5 GHz
Boost frecuency
5 GHz
4.4 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA 1700
Cores/Threads
8/16
6/12
TDP
95 W
65 W
Cache L1 (d+i)
8x32+8x32 kB
6x32+6x48 kB
Cache L2
8x256 kB
6x1280 kB
Cache L3
16384 kB
18432 kB
Date
October 2018
January 2022
Mean monothread perf.
86.24k points
88.01k points
Mean multithread perf.
545.3k 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
i9-9900K
i5-12400F
Test#1 (Integers)
33.62k
37.79k (x1.12)
Test#2 (FP)
30.02k
24.07k (x0.8)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
7.17k
12.44k (x1.74)
Test#1 (Memory)
15.43k
13.71k (x0.89)
TOTAL
86.24k
88.01k (x1.02)

Multithread

i9-9900K

i5-12400F
Test#1 (Integers)
248.93k
212.6k (x0.85)
Test#2 (FP)
224.43k
197.81k (x0.88)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
53.39k
84.35k (x1.58)
Test#1 (Memory)
18.54k
17.48k (x0.94)
TOTAL
545.3k
512.23k (x0.94)

Performance/W
i9-9900K
i5-12400F
Test#1 (Integers)
2620 points/W
3271 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2362 points/W
3043 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
562 points/W
1298 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
195 points/W
269 points/W
TOTAL
5740 points/W
7881 points/W

Performance/GHz
i9-9900K
i5-12400F
Test#1 (Integers)
6724 points/GHz
8588 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
6003 points/GHz
5471 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1434 points/GHz
2827 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3087 points/GHz
3116 points/GHz
TOTAL
17247 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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