i7-12700F vs Xeon 5130
Aggregate performance score
Core i7-12700F outperforms Xeon 5130 by a whopping 4024% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 3261 | 448 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.74 | 33.20 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 0.27 | 11.24 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Woodcrest (2006) | Alder Lake-S (2022) |
| Release date | June 2006 (19 years ago) | 4 January 2022 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $16 | $386 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
i7-12700F has 4386% better value for money than Xeon 5130.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Xeon 5130 and Core i7-12700F 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Performance-cores | no data | 8 |
| Efficient-cores | no data | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 20 |
| Base clock speed | 2 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| L1 cache | 0 KB | 80K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 1.25 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 25 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | no data | 215 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 65 °C | 100 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| VID voltage range | B2=1V-1.5V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon 5130 and Core i7-12700F 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | 771 | FCLGA1700 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 5130 and Core i7-12700F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | + | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | + |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | + |
| FSB parity | + | no data |
| Deep Learning Boost | - | + |
Security technologies
Xeon 5130 and Core i7-12700F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | + |
| EDB | + | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon 5130 and Core i7-12700F are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 5130 and Core i7-12700F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR2 | DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 76.8 GB/s |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon 5130 and Core i7-12700F.
| PCIe version | no data | 5.0 and 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 20 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.42 | 17.32 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 12 |
| Threads | 2 | 20 |
i7-12700F has a 4024% higher aggregate performance score, and 500% more physical cores and 900% more threads.
The Intel Core i7-12700F is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon 5130 in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon 5130 is a server/workstation processor while Core i7-12700F is a desktop one.
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