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Core i9-9900KF vs i7-12700KF


Description
The i9-9900KF is based on Coffee Lake architecture while the i7-12700KF is based on Alder Lake.

Using the multithread performance as a reference, the i9-9900KF gets a score of 592.9 k points while the i7-12700KF gets 1018.3 k points.

Summarizing, the i7-12700KF is 1.7 times faster than the i9-9900KF. To get a proper comparison between both models, take a look to the data shown below.

Specs
CPUID
906ed
90672
Core
Coffee Lake-S
Alder Lake-S
Architecture
Base frecuency
3.6 GHz
3.6 GHz
Boost frecuency
5 GHz
5 GHz
Socket
LGA 1151
LGA 1700
Cores/Threads
8/16
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
16386 kB
25600 kB
Date
January 2019
November 2021
Mean monothread perf.
84.54k points
111.27k points
Mean multithread perf.
592.86k 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
i9-9900KF
i7-12700KF
Test#1 (Integers)
33.03k
53.63k (x1.62)
Test#2 (FP)
29.52k
29.55k (x1)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
6.55k
15.21k (x2.32)
Test#1 (Memory)
15.45k
12.88k (x0.83)
TOTAL
84.54k
111.27k (x1.32)

Multithread

i9-9900KF

i7-12700KF
Test#1 (Integers)
276.22k
465.61k (x1.69)
Test#2 (FP)
250.61k
367.26k (x1.47)
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
57.2k
164.92k (x2.88)
Test#1 (Memory)
8.84k
20.52k (x2.32)
TOTAL
592.86k
1018.31k (x1.72)

Performance/W
i9-9900KF
i7-12700KF
Test#1 (Integers)
2908 points/W
3725 points/W
Test#2 (FP)
2638 points/W
2938 points/W
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
602 points/W
1319 points/W
Test#1 (Memory)
93 points/W
164 points/W
TOTAL
6241 points/W
8146 points/W

Performance/GHz
i9-9900KF
i7-12700KF
Test#1 (Integers)
6605 points/GHz
10726 points/GHz
Test#2 (FP)
5904 points/GHz
5910 points/GHz
Test#3 (Generic, ZIP)
1309 points/GHz
3041 points/GHz
Test#1 (Memory)
3090 points/GHz
2577 points/GHz
TOTAL
16909 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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