i5-12600KF vs Xeon Silver 4114T

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4114T and Core i5-12600KF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	344
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	48.98
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon Silver	Intel Core i5
Power efficiency	no data	13.29
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Alder Lake, Golden Cove, Gracemont (2021)
Release date	11 July 2017 (7 years ago)	27 October 2021 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$264

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4114T and Core i5-12600KF 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	10 (Deca-Core)	10 (Deca-Core)
Threads	20	16
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	4.9 GHz
Bus type	no data	DMI 4.0
Bus rate	no data	8 × 16 GT/s
Multiplier	22	37
L1 cache	640 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	10 MB	9.5 MB
L3 cache	13.75 MB	2 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	no data	215.25 mm2
Maximum core temperature	92 °C	100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4114T and Core i5-12600KF 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	2 (Multiprocessor)	1
Socket	FCLGA3647	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4114T and Core i5-12600KF. 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	+	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	+	+
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	+	-
Idle States	no data	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	-
Status	Launched	Launched
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4114T and Core i5-12600KF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Silver 4114T and Core i5-12600KF are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Silver 4114T and Core i5-12600KF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	768 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	6	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	115.212 GB/s	76.805 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4114T and Core i5-12600KF.

PCIe version	3.0	5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes	48	20

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	11 July 2017	27 October 2021
Threads	20	16
Power consumption (TDP)	85 Watt	125 Watt

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