i5-12600KF vs Xeon 7140N

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon 7140N and Core i5-12600KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated358
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data48.61
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Core i5
Power efficiencyno data13.29
Architecture codenameTulsa (2006)Alder Lake, Golden Cove, Gracemont (2021)
Release dateAugust 2006 (18 years ago)4 November 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$264

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon 7140N and Core i5-12600KF 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)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads416
Base clock speed3.33 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.33 GHz4.9 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 4.0
Bus rateno data8 × 16 GT/s
Multiplierno data37
L1 cache0 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB9.5 MB
L3 cache16 MB20 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size435 mm2215.25 mm2
Maximum core temperature69 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors1328 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+
VID voltage range1.1V-1.35Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon 7140N and Core i5-12600KF 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
SocketPPGA604FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 7140N and Core i5-12600KF. 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-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technology-2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
Idle States++
Thermal Monitoring++
Demand Based Switching-no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
FSB parity+no data
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon 7140N and Core i5-12600KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB++
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon 7140N and Core i5-12600KF are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 7140N and Core i5-12600KF. 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 data76.805 GB/s

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon 7140N and Core i5-12600KF.

PCIe versionno data5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 10
Threads 4 16
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 125 Watt

i5-12600KF has 400% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and 20% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon 7140N and Core i5-12600KF. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon 7140N is a server/workstation processor while Core i5-12600KF is a desktop one.


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