i5-12600 vs Xeon 5050

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon 5050 and Core i5-12600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated549
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data19.83
Architecture codenameDempsey (2006)Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release dateMay 2006 (18 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon 5050 and Core i5-12600 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 cores2 (Dual-core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speed3 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz4.8 GHz
L1 cache0 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data163 mm2
Maximum core temperature67 °C100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
VID voltage range1.075V-1.35Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon 5050 and Core i5-12600 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 configuration11
SocketPLGA771FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 5050 and Core i5-12600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX-+
Idle States-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+
Demand Based Switching-no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
FSB parity+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon 5050 and Core i5-12600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon 5050 and Core i5-12600 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPT-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 5050 and Core i5-12600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 770
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.45 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon 5050 and Core i5-12600 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Xeon 5050 and Core i5-12600 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Xeon 5050 and Core i5-12600 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon 5050 and Core i5-12600.

PCIe versionno data5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 6
Threads 4 12
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt

i5-12600 has 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and 46.2% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon 5050 and Core i5-12600. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon 5050 is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-12600 is a desktop one.


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