Core i7-12800H vs Xeon Gold 6240

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6240 and Core i7-12800H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	323	412
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	29.78	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	Intel Alder Lake-P
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Alder Lake-H (2022)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,445	$457

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6240 and Core i7-12800H 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	18 (Octadeca-Core)	14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads	36	20
Base clock speed	no data	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.6 GHz	4.8 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	26	no data
L1 cache	1.125 MB	1.2 MB
L2 cache	18 MB	11.5 MB
L3 cache	24.75 MB	24 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Die size	no data	217 mm2
Maximum core temperature	85 °C	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6240 and Core i7-12800H 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 (Multiprocessor)	1
Socket	Socket P	BGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6240 and Core i7-12800H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
AVX	+	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
TSX	+	+

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6240 and Core i7-12800H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6240 and Core i7-12800H are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	+
VT-x	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Gold 6240 and Core i7-12800H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory size	1 TiB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	140.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6240 and Core i7-12800H.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	48	20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	18.34	16.04
Recency	2 April 2019	4 January 2022
Physical cores	18	14
Threads	36	20
Chip lithography	14 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	45 Watt

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