Core i9-12900F vs Xeon Gold 6248

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6248 and Core i9-12900F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	278	193
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	20.85	51.32
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	no data
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date	2 April 2019 (5 years ago)	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$3,072	no data
Current price	$1057 (0.3x MSRP)	$424

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i9-12900F has 146% better value for money than Xeon Gold 6248.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6248 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)
Threads	40	24
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	5.1 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	1.25 MB	80K (per core)
L2 cache	20 MB	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	27.5 MB	30 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	no data	215 mm2
Maximum core temperature	86 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6248 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 (Multiprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA3647	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6248 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	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	+
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	no data	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	+
Status	Launched	Launched

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6248 and Core i9-12900F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	+
EDB	+	+
Secure Key	no data	+
OS Guard	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6248 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 6248 and Core i9-12900F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	1 TB	128 GB
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	140.8 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6248 and Core i9-12900F.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0 and 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.

Core i9-12900F outperforms Xeon Gold 6248 by 25% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	19.08	23.83
Recency	2 April 2019	4 January 2022
Physical cores	20	16
Threads	40	24
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	65 Watt

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