SiSoftware Sandra
We are now testing in the popular SiSoftware Sandra 2021 version. We are testing the CPU arithmetic section. In this graph above we are looking at Dhrystone integer performance in multi-threading. The new Intel Core i5-12600K is pulling very strong numbers here in multi-threaded Dhrystone integer performance. Firstly, the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X is actually on the lower side in this comparison, being beaten by the Intel Core i5-11600K by 18%, so that’s not a good start from the 5600X. The Core i5-12600K though is 39% faster than the Ryzen 5 5600X, proving to offer a lot more integer performance. Compared to the 11600K the 12600K is 18% offering that advantage generation-to-generation.
In this graph, we are now looking at the Whetstone floating-point performance in multi-threading. This is where the AMD Ryzen Zen 3 CPUs have consistently done well in comparison to Intel CPUs, floating-point performance. In fact, the Ryzen 5 5600X is 8% faster than the Core i5-11600K. However, the new Intel Core i5-12600K is even better still, besting the Ryzen 5 5600X by 23%, and besting the 11600K by 33%. Intel has made massive gains in floating-point performance.
Now we are looking at Dhrystone integer performance again, but this time on a single thread. In single-thread performance, the Ryzen 5 5600X was faster than the i5-11600K by 14%, which is great for that single-thread performance. However, the new i5-12600K is better still, besting the 5600X by 18% and besting the 11600K by 35%.
In single-thread floating-point performance, we also find the i5-12600K to be faster than everything as well. It’s 6% faster than the 5600X and 12% faster than the 11600K.