Xeon Gold 5420+ vs i7-12700F

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Aggregate performance score

Core i7-12700F
2022
12 cores / 20 threads, 65 Watt
19.32
Xeon Gold 5420+
2023
28 cores / 56 threads, 205 Watt
36.65
+89.7%

Xeon Gold 5420+ outperforms Core i7-12700F by an impressive 90% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Core i7-12700F and Xeon Gold 5420+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking29595
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation36.3559.52
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency28.1316.92
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)$386$1,848

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Gold 5420+ has 64% better value for money than i7-12700F.

Detailed specifications

Core i7-12700F and Xeon Gold 5420+ 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads2056
Base clock speed2.1 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.9 GHz4.1 GHz
L1 cache80K (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache1.25 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache25 MB (shared)52.5 MB
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm10 nm
Die size215 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data84 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-12700F and Xeon Gold 5420+ 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 configuration12
SocketFCLGA17004677
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-12700F and Xeon Gold 5420+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI++
AVX++
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX++
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+no data
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Core i7-12700F and Xeon Gold 5420+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-12700F and Xeon Gold 5420+ are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-12700F and Xeon Gold 5420+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800, DDR4-3200DDR5-4400
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth76.8 GB/sno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-12700F and Xeon Gold 5420+.

PCIe version5.0 and 4.05.0
PCI Express lanes2080

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i7-12700F 19.32
Xeon Gold 5420+ 36.65
+89.7%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i7-12700F 30694
Xeon Gold 5420+ 58209
+89.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 19.32 36.65
Recency 4 January 2022 10 January 2023
Physical cores 12 28
Threads 20 56
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 205 Watt

i7-12700F has 215.4% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 5420+, on the other hand, has a 89.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 133.3% more physical cores and 180% more threads.

The Xeon Gold 5420+ is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-12700F in performance tests.

Note that Core i7-12700F is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 5420+ is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-12700F and Xeon Gold 5420+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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