i5-12400F vs Xeon W3520

Primary details

Comparing Xeon W3520 and Core i5-12400F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1989	620
Place by popularity	not in top-100	4
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.26	43.61
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	1.34	17.89
Architecture codename	Bloomfield (2008−2010)	Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date	30 March 2009 (15 years ago)	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$404	$180

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i5-12400F has 16673% better value for money than Xeon W3520.

Detailed specifications

Xeon W3520 and Core i5-12400F 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	4 (Quad-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	8	12
Base clock speed	2.66 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.93 GHz	4.4 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	80K (per core)
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	Intel 7 nm
Die size	263 mm2	163 mm2
Maximum core temperature	68 °C	100 °C
Number of transistors	731 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon W3520 and Core i5-12400F 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	1	1
Socket	FCLGA1366	FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon W3520 and Core i5-12400F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	1.0	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	+
TSX	-	+
Idle States	+	+
Thermal Monitoring	-	+
Demand Based Switching	+	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	no data	-
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Xeon W3520 and Core i5-12400F 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 W3520 and Core i5-12400F are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	+	+
EPT	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon W3520 and Core i5-12400F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	24 GB	128 GB
Max memory channels	3	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	76.8 GB/s
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon W3520 and Core i5-12400F.

PCIe version	2.0	5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.84	12.29
Recency	30 March 2009	4 January 2022
Physical cores	4	6
Threads	8	12
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	65 Watt

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