Xeon Platinum 8468H vs i5-12400F

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Primary details

Comparing Core i5-12400F and Xeon Platinum 8468H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking631not rated
Place by popularity2not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation46.21no data
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency17.88no data
Architecture codenameAlder Lake-S (2022)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date4 January 2022 (2 years ago)10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$180$13,923

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-12400F and Xeon Platinum 8468H basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores6 (Hexa-Core)48 (Octatetraconta-Core)
Performance-cores6no data
Threads1296
Base clock speed2.5 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz3.8 GHz
L1 cache80K (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache1.25 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache18 MB (shared)105 MB
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size163 mm24x 477 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data77 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-12400F and Xeon Platinum 8468H compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration18
SocketFCLGA1700FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt330 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-12400F and Xeon Platinum 8468H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2Intel® AMX, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Core i5-12400F and Xeon Platinum 8468H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB++
Secure Key+no data
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guard++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-12400F and Xeon Platinum 8468H are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-12400F and Xeon Platinum 8468H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800, DDR4-3200DDR5-4800, DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size128 GB4 TB
Max memory channels28
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-12400F and Xeon Platinum 8468H.

PCIe version5.0 and 4.05.0
PCI Express lanes2080

Pros & cons summary


Recency 4 January 2022 10 January 2023
Physical cores 6 48
Threads 12 96
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 330 Watt

i5-12400F has 407.7% lower power consumption.

Xeon Platinum 8468H, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Core i5-12400F and Xeon Platinum 8468H. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i5-12400F is a desktop processor while Xeon Platinum 8468H is a server/workstation one.


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