i9-12900F vs Xeon Gold 5320H
Aggregate performance score
Core i9-12900F outperforms Xeon Gold 5320H by a moderate 13% 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 | 412 | 349 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 5.10 | 13.28 |
| Designer | Intel | Intel |
| Manufacturer | Intel | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Cooper Lake-SP (2021) | Alder Lake-S (2022) |
| Release date | 6 April 2021 (5 years ago) | 4 January 2022 (4 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon Gold 5320H and Core i9-12900F 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 | 20 (Icosa-Core) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Performance-cores | no data | 8 |
| Efficient-cores | no data | 8 |
| Threads | 40 | 24 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.2 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 1.25 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 27.5 MB (shared) | 30 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | no data | 215 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Gold 5320H and Core i9-12900F 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 | 4 | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA4189 | FCLGA1700 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 5320H and Core i9-12900F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| AVX | + | + |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | + |
| Speed Shift | + | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | + |
| TSX | + | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | no data | + |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | + |
Security technologies
Xeon Gold 5320H and Core i9-12900F 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 Gold 5320H and Core i9-12900F are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | + |
| VT-x | + | + |
| EPT | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 5320H and Core i9-12900F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 RDIMM | DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | 1.12 TB | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | 6 | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 76.8 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 5320H and Core i9-12900F.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 5.0 and 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | 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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 18.12 | 20.46 |
| Recency | 6 April 2021 | 4 January 2022 |
| Physical cores | 20 | 16 |
| Threads | 40 | 24 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 65 Watt |
Xeon Gold 5320H has 25% more physical cores and 67% more threads.
i9-12900F, on the other hand, has a 13% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 months, and 131% lower power consumption.
The Intel Core i9-12900F is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon Gold 5320H in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon Gold 5320H is a server/workstation processor while Core i9-12900F is a desktop one.
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