Xeon Gold 6534 vs i9-12900F

Primary details

Comparing Core i9-12900F and Xeon Gold 6534 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking225not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiency33.40no data
Architecture codenameAlder Lake-S (2022)Emerald Rapids (2023)
Release date4 January 2022 (2 years ago)14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$2,816

Detailed specifications

Core i9-12900F and Xeon Gold 6534 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads2416
Base clock speed2.4 GHz3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz4.2 GHz
L1 cache80K (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1.25 MB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache30 MB (shared)22.5 MB (shared)
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size215 mm22x 763 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C64 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-12900F and Xeon Gold 6534 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
SocketFCLGA1700FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt195 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-12900F and Xeon Gold 6534. 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 i9-12900F and Xeon Gold 6534 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 i9-12900F and Xeon Gold 6534 are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-12900F and Xeon Gold 6534. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

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

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-12900F and Xeon Gold 6534.

PCIe version5.0 and 4.05.0
PCI Express lanes2080

Pros & cons summary


Recency 4 January 2022 14 December 2023
Physical cores 16 8
Threads 24 16
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 195 Watt

i9-12900F has 100% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and 200% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6534, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year.

We couldn't decide between Core i9-12900F and Xeon Gold 6534. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i9-12900F is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 6534 is a server/workstation one.


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