CPU 2021 Benchmarks
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Bench Results
Intel Core i9-9900K (8C/16T, 95W, $499) - (Coffee Refresh) 3.6G Base, 5.0G Turbo
Intel Core i9-12900K (16C/24T, 125W, $589) - 16C/24T with DDR5-4800B
Intel Core i9-9900K
Coffee Refresh
MSI Z390 Gaming Edge AC
BIOS AB0
4x32 GB DDR4-2666 ADATA
Crucial MX500 2TB
Corsair AX860i
Coffee Refresh
MSI Z390 Gaming Edge AC
BIOS AB0
4x32 GB DDR4-2666 ADATA
Crucial MX500 2TB
Corsair AX860i
Core i9-12900K
Alder Lake
MSI Z690 Unify
BIOS 1.1
SKHynix 2x32GB DDR5-4800B
Crucial MX500 2 TB
Corsair AX860i
Alder Lake
MSI Z690 Unify
BIOS 1.1
SKHynix 2x32GB DDR5-4800B
Crucial MX500 2 TB
Corsair AX860i
Product Ratings & Comparisons
(1-1) Agisoft Photoscan 1.3, Complex Test
Time to Convert in Seconds (Lower is Better)
Time to Convert in Seconds (Lower is Better)
2171
1263
(1-2) AppTimer: GIMP 2.10.18
Time in Seconds (Lower is Better)
Time in Seconds (Lower is Better)
20.1
25.7
(2-1) 3D Particle Movement v2.1 (non-AVX)
Million Movements Per Second (Higher Is Better)
Million Movements Per Second (Higher Is Better)
2202
3534
(2-2) 3D Particle Movement v2.1 (Peak AVX)
Million Movements Per Second (Higher Is Better)
Million Movements Per Second (Higher Is Better)
3573
6006
(2-3) yCruncher 0.78.9506 ST (250m Pi)
Time in Seconds (Lower is Better)
Time in Seconds (Lower is Better)
62.34
42.78
(2-4) yCruncher 0.78.9506 MT (2.5b Pi)
Time in Seconds (Lower is Better)
Time in Seconds (Lower is Better)
141.44
71.7
(2-4b) yCruncher 0.78.9506 MT (250m Pi)
Time in Seconds (Lower is Better)
Time in Seconds (Lower is Better)
10.31
5.41
(2-5) NAMD ApoA1 Simulation
Nanoseconds Per Day (More is Better)
Nanoseconds Per Day (More is Better)
1.9
4.19
(2-6) AI Benchmark 0.1.2 Total
Score (Higher is Better)
Score (Higher is Better)
1294
2751
(2-6a) AI Benchmark 0.1.2 Inference
Score (Higher is Better)
Score (Higher is Better)
584
1540
(2-6b) AI Benchmark 0.1.2 Training
Score (Higher is Better)
Score (Higher is Better)
710
1211
(3-1) DigiCortex 1.35 (32k Neuron, 1.8B Synapse)
Fraction of Real-Time (Higher is Better)
Fraction of Real-Time (Higher is Better)
0.96
2.16
(3-2a) Dwarf Fortress 0.44.12 World Gen 65x65, 250 Yr
Time in Seconds (Lower is Better)
Time in Seconds (Lower is Better)
109
75
(3-2b) Dwarf Fortress 0.44.12 World Gen 129x129, 550 Yr
Time in Seconds (Lower is Better)
Time in Seconds (Lower is Better)
769
571
(3-2c) Dwarf Fortress 0.44.12 World Gen 257x257, 550 Yr
Time in Seconds (Lower is Better)
Time in Seconds (Lower is Better)
2275
1860
(3-3) Dolphin 5.0 Render Test
Time in Seconds (Lower is Better)
Time in Seconds (Lower is Better)
248
189
(4-1) Blender 2.83 Custom Render Test
Time in Seconds (Lower is Better)
Time in Seconds (Lower is Better)
480
258
(4-2) Corona 1.3 Benchmark
Mega-Rays Per Second (Higher is Better)
Mega-Rays Per Second (Higher is Better)
5.01
8.96
(4-3a) Crysis CPU Render at 320x200 Low
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
32.64
34.58
(4-3b) Crysis CPU Render at 1080p Low
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
13.61
12.02
(4-3c) Crysis CPU Render at 1080p Medium
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
5.23
7.27
(4-4) POV-Ray 3.7.1
Score (Higher is Better)
Score (Higher is Better)
5426
10366
(4-5) V-Ray Renderer
KiloSamples Per Second (Higher is Better)
KiloSamples Per Second (Higher is Better)
13880
27671
(4-6a) CineBench R20 Single Thread
Score (Higher is Better)
Score (Higher is Better)
517
759
(4-6b) CineBench R20 Multi-Thread
Score (Higher is Better)
Score (Higher is Better)
4895
10303
(4-7a) CineBench R23 Single Thread
Score (Higher is Better)
Score (Higher is Better)
1325
1994
(4-7b) CineBench R23 Multi-Thread
Score (Higher is Better)
Score (Higher is Better)
12661
26890
(5-1a) Handbrake 1.3.2, 1080p30 H264 to 480p Discord
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
214
393
(5-1b) Handbrake 1.3.2, 1080p30 H264 to 720p YouTube
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
159
280
(5-1c) Handbrake 1.3.2, 1080p30 H264 to 4K60 HEVC
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
58
99
(5-2a) 7-Zip 1900 Compression
Score (Higher is Better)
Score (Higher is Better)
59889
119866
(5-2b) 7-Zip 1900 Decompression
Score (Higher is Better)
Score (Higher is Better)
82064
143252
(5-2c) 7-Zip 1900 Combined Score
Score (Higher is Better)
Score (Higher is Better)
70977
131559
(5-3) AES Encoding
GB/s (Higher is Better)
GB/s (Higher is Better)
11.3
20.3
(5-4) WinRAR 5.90 Test, 3477 files, 1.96 GB
Time in Seconds (Lower is Better)
Time in Seconds (Lower is Better)
51.06
31.32
(6-1a) CineBench R10 ST
Score (Higher is Better)
Score (Higher is Better)
10479
15955
(6-1b) CineBench R10 MT
Score (Higher is Better)
Score (Higher is Better)
64559
118188
(6-2a) CineBench R11.5 ST
Score (Higher is Better)
Score (Higher is Better)
2.4
3.45
(6-2b) CineBench R11.5 MT
Score (Higher is Better)
Score (Higher is Better)
21.16
47.6
(6-3a) CineBench R15 ST
Score (Higher is Better)
Score (Higher is Better)
211
287
(6-3b) CineBench R15 MT
Score (Higher is Better)
Score (Higher is Better)
1979
4095
(6-4a) 3DPM v1 ST
Million Movements Per Second (Higher Is Better)
Million Movements Per Second (Higher Is Better)
167
172
(6-4b) 3DPM v1 MT
Million Movements Per Second (Higher Is Better)
Million Movements Per Second (Higher Is Better)
1779
2403
(6-5a) x264 HD 3.0 Pass 1
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
166
237
(6-5b) x264 HD 3.0 Pass 2
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
113
193
(7-1) Kraken 1.1 Web Test
Time in Seconds (Lower is Better)
Time in Seconds (Lower is Better)
840
493
(7-2) Google Octane 2.0 Web Test
Score (Higher is Better)
Score (Higher is Better)
50624
84160
(7-3) Speedometer 2.0 Web Test
Score (Higher is Better)
Score (Higher is Better)
93
181
(8-1a) Geekbench 4.0 ST
Score (Higher is Better)
Score (Higher is Better)
6011
8445
(8-1b) Geekbench 4.0 MT
Score (Higher is Better)
Score (Higher is Better)
33335
65782
(8-1c) Geekbench 5 Single Thread
Score (Higher is Better)
Score (Higher is Better)
1376
1950
(8-1d) Geekbench 5 Multi-Thread
Score (Higher is Better)
Score (Higher is Better)
8896
18510
(8-2a) AIDA DRAM Read Speed
MB/s (Higher is Better)
MB/s (Higher is Better)
39066
75260
(8-2b) AIDA DRAM Write Speed
MB/s (Higher is Better)
MB/s (Higher is Better)
41353
72376
(8-2c) AIDA DRAM Copy Speed
MB/s (Higher is Better)
MB/s (Higher is Better)
39900
73726
(b-5) Civilization VI - 4K Min - Average FPS
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
92.6
139.5
(b-6) Civilization VI - 4K Min - 95th Percentile
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
61.5
101
(b-7) Civilization VI - 1080p Max - Average FPS
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
88.9
126.5
(b-8) Civilization VI - 1080p Max - 95th Percentile
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
54.3
77.2
(d-3) Final Fantasy 14 - 4K Min - Average FPS
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
142.2
162.6
(d-4) Final Fantasy 14 - 1080p Max - Average FPS
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
165.5
181.9
(e-3) Final Fantasy 15 - 1080p Standard - Average FPS
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
173.2
186.2
(e-4) Final Fantasy 15 - 1080p Standard - 95th Percentile
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
132.3
147.1
(e-5) Final Fantasy 15 - 4K Standard - Average FPS
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
70.4
74.1
(e-6) Final Fantasy 15 - 4K Standard - 95th Percentile
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
60.1
62.8
(f-3) World of Tanks - 1080p Standard - Average FPS
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
406.3
568.5
(f-4) World of Tanks - 1080p Standard - 95th Percentile
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
234
338.1
(f-5) World of Tanks - 1080p Max - Average FPS
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
258.3
120.2
(f-6) World of Tanks - 1080p Max - 95th Percentile
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
178.2
104.6
(f-7) World of Tanks - 4K Max - Average FPS
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
98.2
103.1
(f-8) World of Tanks - 4K Max - 95th Percentile
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
74.7
78.6
(g-5) Borderlands 3 - 4K VLow - Average FPS
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
127.1
140.3
(g-6) Borderlands 3 - 4K VLow - 95th Percentile
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
103.6
123.8
(g-7) Borderlands 3 - 1080p Max - Average FPS
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
108.7
120.2
(g-8) Borderlands 3 - 1080p Max - 95th Percentile
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
91.8
104.6
(j-5) Gears Tactics - 4K Low - Average FPS
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
50.6
53.6
(j-6) Gears Tactics - 4K Low - 95th Percentile
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
47.3
50.9
(j-7) Gears Tactics - 1080p Ultra - Average FPS
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
133.8
138.8
(j-8) Gears Tactics - 1080p Ultra - 95th Percentile
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
111.7
127.1
(k-5) Grand Theft Auto V - 4K Low - Average FPS
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
172.6
179.3
(k-6) Grand Theft Auto V - 4K Low - 95th Percentile
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
139.3
179.3
(k-7) Grand Theft Auto V - 1080p Max - Average FPS
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
95.6
112.9
(k-8) Grand Theft Auto V - 1080p Max - 95th Percentile
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
67.4
81.4
(l-7) Red Dead 2 - 1080p Max - Average FPS
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
94.6
92.1
(l-8) Red Dead 2 - 1080p Max - 95th Percentile
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
80.5
79.8
(m-5) Strange Brigade DX12 - 4K Low - Average FPS
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
160.7
170.1
(m-6) Strange Brigade DX12 - 4K Low - 95th Percentile
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
136.8
143.9
(m-7) Strange Brigade DX12 - 1080p Ultra - Average FPS
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
222.1
250.4
(m-8) Strange Brigade DX12 - 1080p Ultra - 95th Percentile
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
179
206.8
(n-5) Strange Brigade Vulkan - 4K Low - Average FPS
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
177.3
177.5
(n-6) Strange Brigade Vulkan - 4K Low - 95th Percentile
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
158.9
152.3
(n-7) Strange Brigade Vulkan - 1080p Ultra - Average FPS
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
263.3
265.3
(n-8) Strange Brigade Vulkan - 1080p Ultra - 95th Percentile
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
Frames Per Second (Higher is Better)
214.4
219.2
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