i7-12700KF vs Xeon Platinum 8280L

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Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated268
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data43.08
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon PlatinumIntel Core i7
Power efficiencyno data16.30
DesignerIntelIntel
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)Alder Lake, Golden Cove, Gracemont (2021)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)4 November 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$17,906$384

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8280L and Core i7-12700KF 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 cores28 (Octacosa-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Performance-coresno data8
Efficient-coresno data4
Threads5620
Base clock speed2.7 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz5 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 4.0
Bus rateno data8 × 16 GT/s
Multiplier2736
L1 cache1.75 MB80K (per core)
L2 cache28 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache38.5 MB25 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data215.25 mm2
Maximum core temperature84 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8280L and Core i7-12700KF 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 configuration8 (Multiprocessor)1
SocketFCLGA3647FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)205 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8280L and Core i7-12700KF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX+-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-+
Deep Learning Boost++

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8280L and Core i7-12700KF 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 Platinum 8280L and Core i7-12700KF are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPT++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 8280L and Core i7-12700KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size4.5 TB128 GB
Max memory channels62
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/s76.805 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8280L and Core i7-12700KF.

PCIe version3.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes4820

Pros & cons summary


Recency 2 April 2019 4 November 2021
Physical cores 28 12
Threads 56 20
Power consumption (TDP) 205 Watt 125 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8280L has 133.3% more physical cores and 180% more threads.

i7-12700KF, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 64% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Intel Xeon Platinum 8280L and Intel Core i7-12700KF. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Platinum 8280L is a server/workstation processor while Core i7-12700KF is a desktop one.

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