i3-12100F vs Xeon Platinum 9221

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 9221 and Core i3-12100F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated868
Place by popularitynot in top-1005
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon Platinumno data
Power efficiencyno data14.47
Architecture codenameCascade Lake-AP (2019)Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 9221 and Core i3-12100F 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 cores32 (Dotriaconta-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Performance-coresno data4
Threads648
Base clock speed2.3 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4.3 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache64K (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache71.5 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography14 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data163 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors8,000 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 9221 and Core i3-12100F 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 configuration81
SocketIntel BGA5903FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt58 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 9221 and Core i3-12100F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX-512Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
AVX++
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Speed Shift++
Turbo Boost Technology2.02.0
Hyper-Threading Technology++
TSX++
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 9221 and Core i3-12100F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT++
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 9221 and Core i3-12100F are enumerated here.

VT-d++
VT-x++
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Platinum 9221 and Core i3-12100F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size2 TiB128 GB
Max memory channels122
Maximum memory bandwidth281.6 GB/s76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 9221 and Core i3-12100F.

PCIe version3.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 32 4
Threads 64 8
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 58 Watt

Xeon Platinum 9221 has 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads.

i3-12100F, on the other hand, has 331% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Platinum 9221 and Core i3-12100F. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Platinum 9221 is a server/workstation processor while Core i3-12100F is a desktop one.


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